Robert Earle Howells, Writer

Hey, you found me! If you want to learn a bit about me or my writing, you’re in the right place. If you’re looking for my blog about writing and earning a living as a writer,  that’s SurefireWriting.com. While you’re here, feel free to poke around, look under the seat cushions (if you find any change, it’s mine), rummage through some stories, and have as much fun as it’s possible to have on a writer’s homepage.

Oh: Bob or Robert? Robert Earle Howells is my professional byline and the name I was born with. And the guy you can write checks to. Otherwise, I’m a proud Bob.

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2009 Travel Journalist of the Year—Lowell Thomas Silver Award

Here’s what the judges said:

“Bob Howells does not just write about nature—he becomes one with it. In fact, if you are not careful, you will find yourself transported into a remote and vast landscape or seascape. And he knows just how to hook you along. In ‘Called to the Wild,’ written for National Geographic Traveler, Howells does just that: ‘How I came to be snorkeling in Hudson Bay not far from 3,000-pound beluga whales is the story of a growing obsession … I like being reminded that separation from the natural world is an illusion. Indeed, here I am, as alive and breathing as the creature I’m watching.’ Howells has a talent for bringing nature up close and revealing the wonder of our surroundings far from cities and towns. He is also very good at drawing you into his stories with each succeeding paragraph until you are so far away from home that you really do come away feeling you traveled.”