Shelley Seale

Location: Seattle, WA, United States

Member Since: 30 October 2008

Professional Associations

 Travelwriters.com

 Society of Professional Journalists

 South Asian Journalists Association

 International Society for Travel Writing

Introduction

Thanks for stopping in. I'm Shelley Seale, a professional freelance writer and vagabond based out of Austin, Texas and Seattle, Washington. My areas of writing specialty include cultural issues, travel, the arts, women & children, nonprofit and social activism, real estate (commercial & residential), relocation, architecture, entrepreneurship, business and interior design. My degree is in Writing and Cultural Psychology from St. Edward's University. My writing has appeared in dozens of publications & websites. I have been a regular contributing writer to The Examiner, Good Life Magazine, Andrew Harper Traveler Magazine, Travel Roads, The American Chronicle, OutFront Magazine, and the Austin Business Journal among others. My work has also been featured in Austin Monthly, Texas School Business Magazine, San Antonio Express-News, Austin Woman, InfoChange India, the Austin American-Statesman, Advance for Nurses, Dance Spirit and more. I recently finished a narrative non-fiction book: The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India. It tells the stories of some of the 25 million children living without parents in India, on the streets or in orphanages; and the inspiring people who are helping to uphold their rights, one child at a time. Go to the Weight of Silence website at http://weightofsilence.wordpress.com, where you can read an excerpt from the book, articles and news about the subject, & much more!

Experience & Expertise

I have been a professional writer for over five years, and recently authored a nonfiction book about children in India. I am a regular contributor to Andrew Harper's Traveler Magazine, as well as a national weekly contributor to The Examiner as the volunteer/sustainable travel columnist. My area of travel writing expertise is TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE; including cultural travel & awareness, immersion travel, voluntourism, reality tourism, sustainable travel, eco-tourism, women's travel, adventure travel, long-term sustained travel, and experiential or learning travel.

Publishing Credentials

Andrew Harper's Traveler Magazine Good Life Magazine InfoChange India World Press OutFront Magazine Eclipse Magazine Global Voices Online Raving Dove Literary Journal Austin Woman Austin Monthly Austin Business Journal Austin American Statesman San Antonio Express News Dance Spirit Texas School Business Magazine Advance for Nurses

Awards Received

Residency awarded at Julia & David White Artist/Writer Retreat in Costa Rica, 2006 Residency awarded to the Prague Summer Program, 2007 Residency & scholarship awarded to the Summer Literary Series, Russia, 2007

Clips & Samples (View All 11)

 A Tale of Two Indias, American Chronicle

 Cultural Immersion: A Deeper Travel Experience, The Examiner

 Experience Old Hawaii at Shipman House in Hilo, The Examiner

 Changing the Lives of 24 Kenyan Girls, The Examiner

 The Art of Traveling, Andrew Harper's Traveler Magazine