Amy Waeschle

NAS Sigonella , Italy
PSC 812 BOX 3100 Slot 51
FPO AE 09627-3100 

amywaeschle@comcast.net

Publications:

The Bellingham Herald: “Bike on the Dry Side,” January, 2004; “Terrific Tofino,” April, 2004; “Surfing the Wild Wenatchee,” May 2004; “Surfing Short Sands,” June 25, 2004; “Spectacular Sun Valley,” July 2004; “Packin’ for Pasayten,” August 2004; “Shoot To Thrill,” September 2004; “An Angling Paradise,” September 2004; “’Tis the Season to Ride,” November 2004; “Wallowa Wonder,” January 2005; “Backcountry Bliss,” February 2005; “Heavenly Hood,” June 1 2005 (all with photos by Amy Waeschle).

Patagonia : “Night Bathing,” field report for sportswear catalogue (dist: 800,000), Late Summer 2005; “W.A.P. #96” field report for mid-winter catalogue, 2006. Advertising copy for Water Girl (surf, beach, and river wear for women), Capilene (performance base layers), and Sportswear: Fall 2004-present. 

Surf Life for Women Magazine: “Why You Can’t Surf a Tsunami,” Summer 2005; “Catch a Winter Wave at Westport ,” Winter 2004 (with photos); “ Nagigia Island : Fiji ’s Glassy Wave Retreat,” Fall 2005 (with photos).

Surfline: “How to Surf Your Brains Out in Costa Rica ,” April 2005; “Over My Head in Fiji ,” August 2003 (both stories with photos).

Her Sports: “Summertime’s Super Smoothies,” July 2004.

International Living: “A Taste of the Real Mexico ,” May 2004; “Winter Wave-Watching in Canada ,” Winter 2003.

Focus Magazine: “Feet Like Blocks of Ice, Heart Red-Hot With Joy,” May 2004

Enlightened Practice: “Relax Your Mind, Rejuvenate Your Spirit,” Aug/Sept 2004.

The Seattle Times: “With Coaching, Persistence, ‘Emmie’ Bids Aloha Standing,” Dec., 2003.

Journal of the American Water Resources Association: “Urbanization, Flood Frequency, and Salmon Abundance in Puget Lowland Streams,” December 1997.

Awards/Contests:

Pike’s Peak Writer’s 2006 Paul Gillette Writing Contest, score of 92/100 for “ Deception Bay ”

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.”