Holly Morris (author)
Holly Morris is an American author, documentary director/producer and television presenter. Her articles have been published in New York Times Book Review">The New York Times">New York Times Book Review, More, O, Slate, The Daily Telegraph, The Week and other national publications.
Early life
Morris was born in Chicago, Illinois, US. She is the daughter of former professional football player Johnny Morris and Jeannie Morris, a sports reporter and writer. Johnny Morris was a Chicago Bears wide receiver who became a long-time sportscaster for WBBM-TV in Chicago and a football color commentator with CBS Sports. Jeannie Morris is the author of the best-selling book Brian Piccolo: A Short Season, the story of an American National Football League player who died of cancer at the age of 26.Career
AuthorShe is the author of Adventure Divas: Searching the Globe for a New Kind of Heroine, a New York Times|New York Times] Editor’s Choice, and contributes to many publications, including “O,” The New York Times, The Week and The Independent. Her story about a subculture of illegal ‘Stalkers’ inside the Chernobyl’s Dead Zone appeared in SLATE.
In 2010, her article "A Country of Women" was published.
Creative activist
Morris is the former Editorial Director of the book publishing company Seal Press, where she edited the Adventura series – ground breaking books about women explorers, travelers, and environmental issues. As an editorial director, she acquired and edited fiction and non-fiction on diverse topics including third wave feminism, health, international politics, and travel.
Personal life
Morris lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Santa Fe, NM, with her partner Michael Kovnat and their daughter.Works
As director/producerExposureThe Babushkas of ChernobylAdventure Divas - 8 episodes, PBSAs travel hostGlobe TrekkerOutdoor InvestigationsTreks in a Wild WorldAdventure DivasGringo Trails
As authorAdventure Divas: Searching the Globe for a New Kind of Heroine Best Travel Writing: 2013 Best Women's Travel Literature Go Your Own Way 100 Places Every Woman Should Go Cuba in Mind Homefield: 9 Writers at Bat A Woman Alone Gifts of the Wild Two in the Wild Another Wilderness Reading the Water
As editorUncommon Waters: Women Write About Fishing A Different Angle: Fly Fishing Stories by Women
As Documentary Subject
- ''Hedgebrook: Women Authoring Change''