Ty McCormick is an American author, foreign correspondent, and magazine editor.

[8] His October 2017 cover story in Foreign Policy, "Highway Through Hell,"[9] about human smugglers in the Sahara Desert, was part of a five-part series that won a 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.

[12][13] He was a finalist for the 2015 Kurt Schork Award for his reporting on the civil war in South Sudan.

[15] He received a second master's degree from the Queen's University Belfast[16] as a George J. Mitchell Scholar.

"[20] The Los Angeles Review of Books called it "well-researched and beautifully depicted, blending objective facts with emotional moments that are both heartbreaking and inspiring," adding that "McCormick’s unique style...combines linguistic austerity with imaginative descriptions.”[21] The book also received favorable reviews in Foreign Affairs and The Irish Times.