Virginia M. Wright

For more than 30 years, Virginia M. Wright has traveled the state of Maine in search of stories about people, places, and culture. Her latest project,"The Town That Ski Bums Built," is an engaging history written with Carrabassett Valley History Committee. It will be published by Down East Books in fall 2024. The former senior editor for Down East magazine, Wright has covered such diverse topics as the harmful child welfare practices that have devastated Maine's Wabanaki people, a remote island's struggle to maintain a year-round community, the revival of Maine's oyster industry, a United Nations proposal to promote moose milk (yes, really!), and a rare moth that lives only atop Maine's highest mountain. She has driven the entire 527-mile length of Maine's Route 1, observed the peculiar rituals of one island's daily commute, and helped biologists capture and assess the health of loons on a lake in the middle of the night. Her magazine articles have won eight International Regional Magazine Association awards, including four golds. She is the author of five novelty books: "The Wild Blueberry Book," "The Maine Lobster Book," "Route 1: Maine," "Ultimate Acadia," and "Red’s Eats: World’s Best Lobster Shack." Wright is a graduate of McGill University in Montréal.