Experience

Writer 1991 - present

Feature magazine articles on science, adventure travel, sports, history, forestry, natural history, recreation, travel, theatre, and entertainment.

Newspaper reporter for Pacific Publishing and Robinson Newspapers.

Interviews of athletes, actors, musicians, scientists, and others on the phone and in person.

Contributing writer for Balloon Life, Northwest on Stage, Intermission, Sports ETC., Canoe and Kayak Racing News, and Timber/West.

Four novels, Heart of Stone, The Flower Lover, Collateral Damage, The Isle of Alaska Mystery, and short stories.

Technical writing/editing, including business work manuals, educational brochures, and capability brochures for photographers.

Magazine Columns 1986 - present

Olympic Athlete Profiles, Sports ETC. 1995-96

Exit Thinking, Northwest on Stage 1992-93

Plants and People, Association for Environmental Education 1986-87

Proof Reader and Writing Consultant 1992 - present

Proof read for Cascade Crest, a bi-monthly publication of the Sierra Club.

Assist health care professionals in developing ideas and in writing journal articles.

Edit educational curricula, newsletters, safety plans and procedures, in-house documents, and employee handbooks for private business.

Develop capabilities brochure for professional photographer.

Program Director 1985 - 1991

Manage an Outdoor Education and Travel Adventure company. Develop educational curricula, operating manuals, and business plans.

Volunteer Work

Executive Board Member, Alki Community Council, 1994 - 1999

Publicity Director for Olympic Festival Trials, Whitewater Slalom, 1994-96

Chief of Logistics, West Regional Olympic Whitewater Slalom Trials, 1996-97

Education Chairman for Washington Native Plant Society, Puget Sound Chapter, 1992 - 1993

Program Director, "Celebrating Wildflowers," U.S. Forest Service, 1992

Education

Life Sciences Teaching Credential, Humboldt State University, 1982.

Graduate study, biology and plant ecology, Humboldt State University, 1976-79.

B.A., botany, University of California, Davis, 1975.

Special Skills and Qualifications

Proven, extensive experience in logistics, project planning, and management

Proficient with WordPerfect 8.0, Word 2000, and Windows 98

Proven ability to interview Olympic athletes and celebrities

Knowledge of western U.S. flora and avifauna

Proven ability to work independently

Publicity director for regional U.S. Olympic Festival Games

Treasurer for League of Northwest Whitewater Racers

Selected Publications

Complete Bibliography

Feature Articles and Interviews

Stekel, Peter. 1999. Tracking Brewer and King's Adventures on the Great Western Divide. California Explorer. 19[4]:1.

Stekel, Peter. 1999. Leaving No Trace Means Going Gently. Canoeing and Kayaking. March:90-94.

Stekel, Peter. 1999. Wildflower Heaven. Pack and Paddle. 8[8]:36-37.

Stekel, Peter. 1999. A Mickey Mouse Picnic Day. UC Davis Magazine. 16(3):48.

Stekel, Peter. 1998. Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum. Balloon Life.

Stekel, Peter. 1997. The Cost of Living in Seattle. Seattle Magazine.

Stekel, Peter. 1996. Scott Shipley: A Whitewater Rush. Sports ETC.

Stekel, Peter. 1996. Among Glaciers. Sea Kayaker.

Stekel, Peter. 1995. Living with Fire. American Forests.

Stekel, Peter. 1995. Did Chief Seattle Really Say, "The Earth Does Not Belong to Man; Man Belongs to the Earth?" Wild West.

Fiction

Stekel, Peter. 1995. The Long and Short of It. The Red Herring Mystery Magazine. Winter. Pgs 21-27.

Professional and Writer's Organizations

Mystery Writers of America

Sisters in Crime

Northwest Outdoor Writer's Association [past member]

David Douglas Society of Western North America.

Writing Awards

Stekel, Peter. 1996. Second Place, Excellence in Craft Contest: Newspaper Article on Boating. Northwest Outdoor Writer's Association.

Stekel, Peter. 1996. Second Place, Excellence in Craft Contest: Newspaper Article on Conservation/Natural History. Northwest Outdoor Writer's Association.

Stekel, Peter. 1996. Third Place, Excellence in Craft Contest: Newspaper Article on Conservation/Natural History. Northwest Outdoor Writer's Association.

Stekel, Peter. 1992. Accomplishment of Merit. What Meets the Eye? Creative Arts and Science Enterprises.

Biography

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