Kim Brown Seely (born Kimberly Allyson Brown; 1961) is an American author, writer of travel and adventure, and a 2016 Lowell Thomas Travel 'Journalist of the Year.'[1] She is the author of the memoir Uncharted: A Couple’s Epic Empty-Nest Adventure Sailing from One Life to Another. Her book was given the Silver Award in the 2019 Nautilus Book Awards.[2] She has published articles in magazines including Travel + Leisure, Town & Country, National Geographic Traveler, Virtuoso Travel & Life, Sunset, Coastal Living and Outside. She lives in Seattle, Washington.
Kim Brown Seely | |
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 Seely, 2019 Portland Book Festival | |
| Born | Kimberly Allyson Brown June 25, 1961 California, United States |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Spouse | Jeff Seely |
| Website | |
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Personal life
editSeely was born and grew up in southern California. After graduating from Stanford University she moved to New York City and began her career as a journalist. She joined Travel & Leisure magazine where she became Senior Editor. She subsequently became Senior Editor of Mungo Park, the first online adventure travel magazine published by Microsoft, and later served as the travel books editor at Amazon.com. She was a contributing editor at National Geographic Adventure magazine. Seely is a member of the board of directors of Copper Canyon Press,[3] an independent, non-profit publisher of poetry based in Port Townsend, Washington and winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry.[4] She also served on the board and was Board President for Seattle Arts & Lectures.[5] Kim is married[6] to Jeffrey T. Seely. They have two sons.
Memoir
editUncharted: A Couple’s Epic Empty-Nest Adventure Sailing from One Life to Another, Sasquatch/Penguin Random House, 2019 ISBN 9781632172556
References
edit- ^ "Travel Journalist of the Year- Lowell Thomas Award 2016". September 24, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Nautilus Book Award 2019". Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Copper Canyon Press"
- ^ "2019 National Book Award for Poetry"
- ^ "Seattle Arts and Lectures"
- ^ Weddings: "Kim Brown Seely, Jeff Seely", The New York Times, September 27, 1987.
External links
edit- Official website
- She’s Bold Podcast #104
- 11th Annual Goodreads Choice Awards
- Wall Street Journal- The Best Books About Retirement and Aging of 2019
- Portland Book Festival, 2019
- About the Author, Elliott Bay Books, 2019
- Review Uncharted, by Kim Brown Seely Publishers Weekly
- Review Uncharted, by Kim Brown Seely Outside Magazine