Amy Waeschle

                         Chasing Waves

A Surfer's Tale of Obsessive Wandering  

now available from:

 Mountaineers Books

Amazon.com

Chasing Waves: A Surfer's Tale of Obsessive Wandering

A freelance travel and outdoors writer, photographer, and

former Patagonia writer, Amy makes her home in Poulsbo, Washington

contact by email

 What people are saying about Chasing Waves: "The people, the places, the loves, the losses, and the aching curiosity about one's own destiny and motivations--it's all rendered here  in strong, fresh prose. This beautiful, worthy book has a place in every surf-literature home library, and is doubtless just the beginning of a great writer's career." 

--Daniel Duane, author of Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast

 

"A sense of freedom, overcoming fears, discovering new cultures, dealing with love, the exciting, unexplainable feeling of riding a wave--this is what Chasing Waves is all about." 

--Mary Osborne, pro surfer and co-author of Surf Sister: A Woman's Guide to Surfing with Bliss and Courage

 

Join us for a book release party June 4th! 

@ Duke's Chowder House at Alki Beach in Seattle, 6pm 

 

Meet the author and hear more about Chasing Waves at these events:

Saturday, June 6th, 6pm, Liberty Bay Books, Pouslbo

Friday, June 12th, 12 pm PST, live radio interview, stations TBA

Monday, June 15, 7pm, Village Bay Books, Bellingham

Thursday, June 25, 7:30, Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge Island

 

 

Sample Publications

Heart of Winter 2006 Patagonia catalogue: "W.A.P. #96."

Surfline: "ONE WEEK OFF: How to Surf Your Brains Out in Costa Rica."

 The Seattle Times: "All I Ever Needed to Know About Surfing I Learned from a Local with Almost No Teeth."

Writing Awards:

2005 Zola Award, Finalist, Short Story, “Making a Pie With Grandma.”

Focus Magazine, 2004 CoastLines Adventure Writing Contest, Honorable Mention, “Feet Like Blocks of Ice, Heart Red-Hot with Joy.” Focus on Women magazine, May 2004. 

 writing Curriculum Vitae: click here

Works in Progress:

Fiction:

Deception Bay, 75,000 word mainstream fiction

Island Tryst, 70,000 word sequel to Deception Bay

Feeding the Fire, 85,000 word mainstream fiction

Non-Fiction:

Leading the Lost Boys

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Photography

 

Morocco


 

Fiji


 

Hawaii


 

Costa Rica


 

Baja


 

Life in Sicily