Peter Kujawinski is a New York Times-bestselling author, an award-winning travel and feature journalist, and a former U.S.  foreign service officer. His piece on protecting Indigenous elders in the Arctic won the 2021 Lowell Thomas Award for best multimedia single work. He contributes regularly to the New York Times.

 

With co-author Jake Halpern, he has written six young adult novels: Dormia (2009), World's End (2010), Shadow Tree (2013), the New York Times and Indiebound bestseller Nightfall (2015), and Edgeland (2017). Their latest collaboration, A Tale of Plagues and Perfumes was released in 2026. It is an Amazon Editor's Pick for Best Book Ages 9-12, and it also received a starred review from School Library Journal.  You can always reach out to Peter via email at peterkujawinski@gmail.com ​