"Many of these writers came to fly fishing in order to defy, or to wow, or to woo a man. But once the River speaks, the man becomes a superfluous distraction and a woman finds herself standing alone, in living water, defying and wowing and wooing the self. This is the moment the fly fisher is born. This beautiful birth is the heartbeat of these stories".--David James Duncan, author of"The River Why" and "The Brothers K". Contributors include Pulitzer Prize winner E. Annie Proulx, author Pam Houston, fly casting champion Joan Salvato Wulff, Lorian Hemingway, LeAnne Schreiber and more.
Holly Morris' essays are widely anthologized, and she is a regular critic for The New York Times Book Review and contributor to many national publications. She is the former editorial director of the book publishing company Seal Press, and is an alum and board member of the Hedgebrook writers' residency. Her book Adventure Divas: Searching the Globe for a New Kind of Heroine, was named an "Editors' Choice" and a "Notable Book of the Year" about exploration by the New York Times. She is the editor of the anthologies A Different Angle and Uncommon Waters.
Morris is also a documentary television producer and correspondent. She is the executive producer/writer/director of the award-winning prime-time PBS documentary series, "Adventure Divas," and host of the series' "Globe Trekkers," (PBS) (aka Pilot Guides), "Treks in a Wild World," (PBS) and "Outdoor Investigations" (OLN). She was a special correspondent for the National Geographic Channel's "Today" show and a columnist for "National Geographic Adventure."
More about Holly and Adventure Divas can be found at www.hollymorris.com and www.adventuredivas.com.
