About Us

Our writers live in London, Yellowknife, New York, Portland ME, San Francisco, Mazama WA, Baltimore, off-grid in western Colorado, Seattle, Madison, Colorado Springs, the central California coast, Washington, D.C., and Cedaredge.  In their day jobs, they write books, teach science writing, and roam widely over the earth to meet deadlines for Science, Nature, New Scientist, Hakai, Scientific American, High Country News, Smithsonian, Slate, National Geographic, The Atlantic, Outside, Washington Post, New York Times, and many other journalistic entities.  By night, they write for you.

Sally Adee

Christie Aschwanden

Rebecca Boyle

Craig Childs

Helen Fields

Ann Finkbeiner

Sarah Gilman

Laura Helmuth

Jennifer Holland

Betsy Mason

Richard Panek

Emily Underwood

Eric Wagner

Cameron Walker

Cassandra Willyard

The Open Notebook has posts about the lives & practices of several current or ex-LWONers: Jessa Gamble, Erik Vance, Ann Finkbeiner, Emma MarrisChristie Aschwanden, Michelle Nijhuis, Cameron WalkerCassandra Willyard, Rose Eveleth, Ben Goldfarb

Our archives contain not only all posts by current LWONers but also admired and admirable LWONers of the past.  On the Subjects and Writers drop-down list, you can find posts by Emma Marris, Erik Vance, Erika Check-Hayden, Heather Pringle, Michelle Nijhuis, Richard Panek, Roberta Kwok, Rose Eveleth, Thomas Hayden, and Virginia Hughes.