Despite her yoga-and-yogurt appearance, Amanda Castleman is a former wilderness guide. Her Honduras dive article won a 2007 Lowell Thomas award (travel writing’s ersatz Pulitzer). Her articles have appeared in the International Herald Tribune, MSNBC.com, Wired, Salon, Italy Daily and The Athens News, as well as the UK’s BBC, Guardian and Mail on Sunday. A regular contributor to The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Amanda has also worked on nearly 30 books, including titles for National Geographic, Frommer’s, Michelin, Time Out and Rough Guides.
An English narrowboat anchored much of her eight years abroad. After two years as a Visiting Writer at the American Academy in Rome, she ranged farther afield to Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. She has also worked as an editor, staff writer, graphic and web designer. Seattle-based, Amanda now teaches through Writers.com, the Richard Hugo House and Travel Writing Class.com.