Neil Shea

Biography

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Neil Shea grew up near Boston and worked as a wilderness guide before becoming a writer. He is a contributing writer with National Geographic Magazine, and he regularly writes for The Virginia Quarterly Review. He has also written for The American Scholar, Foreign Policy, The Atlantic Monthly, The Christian Science Monitor, and Inversion Magazine, among others. Before coming to National Geographic, he was a reporter for the Providence Journal. He has worked in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and elsewhere.

Neil’s writing has been recognized nationally; most recently with a Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American Travel Writers for his story on Cuba, and an award for environmental reporting from the Society of Environmental Journalists. He has been nominated for a National Magazine Award and an Overseas Press Club Award.