Author's Spotlight: Bill Sherwonit
Website:
http://www.billsherwonit.alaskawriters.com
Profile:
Born in Bridgeport, Conn., nature writer Bill Sherwonit has called Alaska home since 1982. After switching from geology to journalism in the late 1970s, he worked a dozen years at newspapers, including a decade at the Anchorage Times. A fulltime freelancer since 1992, Sherwonit has in recent years become ever more interested in literary journalism and creative non-fiction writing, especially the personal essay/narrative form. He has contributed essays and articles to a wide variety of newspapers, magazines, journals, and anthologies; his essay "In the Company of Bears" was selected for the Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007. Sherwonit is also the author of 12 books about Alaska; his most recent, excerpted here, is Changing Paths. In his spare time, Bill teaches nature and adventure/travel writing. After 13 years on Anchorage’s Hillside, Sherwonit now lives in the city’s Turnagain area. There he writes about the wildness to be found in Alaska’s urban center as well as in the state’s most remote wilderness areas. His website is www.billsherwonit.alaskawriters.com.
Posts by Bill Sherwonit:
- “Wilderness Music” an excerpt from Bill Sherwonit’s new book, February 18, 2010 in Blog entry