Michelle Nijhuis' award-winning writing about science and the environment appears in National Geographic, Smithsonian, The New Yorker's Elements blog, and many other national publications. She is also a longtime contributing editor of High Country News, a magazine known for its in-depth coverage of environmental issues in the western United States. With Thomas Hayden, she is the co-editor of The Science Writers' Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Pitch, Publish, and Prosper in the Digital Age.