Elfy Scott

Elfy is a presenter, journalist, and author.

In 2023, Elfy was appointed as an Executive Editor at Mamamia, publishing long-form journalism, columns and appearing on podcasts such as The Quicky, Mamamia Out Loud and The Spill. Previously, Elfy hosted the Spotify exclusive podcast, Left Right Out and weekly environmental news podcast, The Green Canary.

Her debut book, ’The One Thing We’ve Never Spoken About’ focuses on the experiences of people living with complex mental health conditions in Australia and was published by Pantera Press in early 2023.

Elfy started out her journalism career at BuzzFeed News as their first science reporter and her freelance journalism has featured in The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, SBS, Junkee, Pedestrian, and VICE.

Elfy also worked as the senior producer and host of the daily video news show, The Junkee Takeaway for Junkee Media, which secured over 20 million views in its first year. In 2021 she took home a 30 Under 30 award from B&T in the Producer/Journalist category for her work on this show.

She has collaborated as a presented and producer with a number of high-profile brands including Red Bull, Google, Snapchat, Greenpeace, and Bank Australia.

Elfy is a huge nerd at heart and her greatest passions include science reporting, climate action, and talking about mental health.