Mar

2

Janet Grace Riehl

March 2, 2007 | 1 Comment

Janet Grace Riehl, writer, speaker, poet, blogger. Riehl Life: Village Wisdom for the 21st Century.

Sep

7

Susan Alcorn

September 7, 2006 | Comments Off

Susan Alcorn publishes an e-newsletter for the hiking/backpacking community, which is available on request from backpack45@yahoo.com

Jul

30

Georgia Hesse

July 30, 2004 | Comments Off

Georgia Hesse is the founding travel editor of the San Francisco Examiner and now a freelance travel writer. She has visited more than 200 countries and island groups, is the author of several guidebooks and holds many awards including the French Ordre du Mrite.

Feb

8

Kevin Smokler

February 8, 2004 | Comments Off

Kevin Smokler “writer, speaker, maker of mischief.”

Oct

4

Don George

October 4, 2003 | Comments Off

Don George, writer, editor, speaker, blogger, teacher, extraordinaire.

Oct

2

Edward Hasbrouck

October 2, 2003 | Comments Off

Edward Hasbrouck, blogger, Practical Nomad, past BATW board member.

Jul

1

Linda Watanabe McFerrin

July 1, 2003 | Comments Off

Linda Watanabe McFerrin, writer, teacher, poet. Founded Left Coast Writers.

Linda Watanabe McFerrin has been traveling since she was two and writing about it since she was six. A poet, travel writer, novelist and contributor to numerous journals, newspapers, magazines, anthologies and online publications including the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine, the Washington Post, the Salt Lake City Tribune, Modern Bride, San Francisco Bride, Travelers’ Tales, Salon.com and Women.com, she is the author of two poetry collections, an award-winning novel (Namako: Sea Cucumber) and short story collection (The Hand of Buddha), and the editor of Best Places Northern California, 4th ed.

Mar

15

Marybeth Bond

March 15, 2003 | Comments Off

Marybeth Bond, author, editor, speaker.

Jan

2

Full Moon Storytellers

January 2, 2003 | Comments Off

The Full Moon Storytellers’ tales are about “what it means to straddle two worlds and two cultures [revealing] constantly-moving boundaries and the strength it takes to negotiate them.” Storytellers are Ayoung Kim, Mei Yan Leung, Karen Llagas, Li Miao, and Kunal Mukherjee; read their bios.