Scott Wallace

Scott Wallace is a bestselling author and veteran journalist who covers the environment, armed conflict, and vanishing cultures from around the world. Scott covered the civil wars in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua throughout the 1980s for CBS News, Newsweek, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Independent, and the Guardian, His forthcoming book, Central America in the Crosshairs of War, is based on his experiences coming of age as a journalist on the frontlines of those conflicts. Scott is a frequent contributor to National Geographic, and his writings have also appeared in Smithsonian, Harper's, National Geographic Adventure, National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian Journeys Quarterly, the Village Voice, and Sports Afield, among others. His photography is represented by Getty Images and has been featured in National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian, and Outside, among many others. His television producing credits include CBS News, CNN, and National Geographic Channel. He is the recipient of the Explorers Club's prestigious Lowell Thomas Award for excellence in reporting from the field. He has three sons and splits his time between Washington, DC. and the woods of eastern Connecticut, where he is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut.