Carol Ann Bassett has written for The New York Times, The Nation, Mother Jones, Condé Nast Traveler and numerous other national publications. She has traveled extensively around the world to lecture and conduct journalism workshops in developing countries such as Nepal, Bolivia and Botswana, and has written about the environment and indigenous cultures on four continents. She is author of A Gathering of Stones: Journeys to the Edges of a Changing World, a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in Creative Nonfiction; and Organ Pipe: Life on the Edge (Desert Places Series). Her essays have been anthologized in the American Nature Writing series.

Bassett was a regular contributor to the New York Times and editor of the Tucson Weekly, an award-winning alternative newspaper that, under her guidance, specialized in literary nonfiction and investigative stories. She worked as a fulltime freelance writer for more than 16 years, was an independent producer for both National Public Radio and Monitor Radio, and has won numerous awards for her work.

Bassett holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona. She teaches Magazine Writing, Environmental Writing and Literary Nonfiction, and is Program Director for Environmental Writing in the Galapagos -- an on-going summer course taught in the archipelago.

Read these fabulous books by Professor Bassett:

A Gathering of Stones: Journeys to the Edges of a Changing World
Organ Pipe: Life on the Edge

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"I try to create an atmosphere where students can become better storytellers, tapping into their curiosty and powers of observation. This often means getting out of the classroom and into the world. For me, the real joy of teaching is helping people open up and believe in themselves. Sometimes my students are my best teachers."