Anna Welch is a writer working at the intersection of art and science, using travel narratives to tell deeper stories about landscapes and the creatures that inhabit them. The 2023 recipient of the Waterston Desert Writing Prize, she has been published in Wilderness magazine and the anthology True Travel Tales. A former resident of the Highlands, she has worked in the environmental sector for nearly a decade and is currently writing her first book, a literary travel memoir about cycling across the United States.
Instagram: @annakristinawelch