Don Messerschmidt

Author of award-winning books on the Himalayas:

*BIG DOGS OF TIBET & THE HIMALAYAS: A Personal Journey* (Orchid Press). Part memoir, part history and anthropology. Winner of the 'Maxwell Medallion for Excellence' from the Dog Writers Association of America.

*AGAINST THE CURRENT: THE LIFE OF LAIN SINGH BANGDEL* (Orchid Press). The biography of Nepal's most famous modern artist, writer and art historian. Winner of the national 'CIVIC GOLDEN AWARD' presented by the Prime Minister of Nepal in 2004.

*FR MORAN OF KATHMANDU* (Orchid Press). About the Catholic priest who brought Western education to Nepal. In its 2nd edition.

See reviews of these books at orchidbooks.com/books_author.html#m.

ALSO NOTE:

>> Past Associate Editor at 'ECS Nepal' magazine (ecs.com.np) and 'Alaska' magazine.

>> Member of the Oregon Writers Colony

>> Member of PEN/Nepal Center. (See 'Pen Nepal' online at ecs.com.np/feature_detail.php?f_id=81.)

>> When not editing, writing or researching an article or book, Don leads treks and tours in the Himalayas: Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet.

>> BLOGS: http://LiteraryDogs.com ('The site for Dogs in Print') and http://dmesserschmidt.blogspot.com.

>> In the field, "off the grid," far from electricity, Don uses a battery-powered NEO Writer to keep notes (it beats a cramped hand!), downloadable to a PC for editing, blogging, and the like. (Check it out at www.neo-direct.com, and see 'Writers off the grid' at http://peacecorpsworldwide.org/writing/.)

>> When not traipsing around high Asia, Don lives in Vancouver, Washington (USA), a suburb of Portland, Oregon. The coffee's always on!

>> Good Writing, everyone! ... and Good Reading!

>> And stay tuned, he's got several other books in the making...