Lou Dzierzak
Highlights
- Twenty years of outdoor industry editorial experience
- Managing editor of leading outdoor industry trade publications
- Contributor to Scientific American
- Author of several books on outdoor recreation topics
- National Outdoor Book Awards judge
- Member of Adventure Travel Trade Association
- Outdoor Writers Association of America, Society of Environmental Journalists
- American Society of Journalists and Authors
- Outdoor Writers Association of America ‘Excellence in Craft’ award winner. Scientific American “Rescue Drones Need to Learn How Lost Humans Think.”
“Exploring the world’s wild places can be a life-changing experience. It’s a thrill to create stories that inspire people to pursue their own adventures.”
Experience
Lou Dzierzak has been a full-time freelance writer since 1997. Much of his writing focuses on the business side of outdoor recreation. Editorial experience includes serving as manager editor of Outdoor Business, Outdoor Insight and Running Insight. He’s published hundreds of articles on marketing trends, product design innovations, environmental sustainability initiatives and retail operations.
On the consumer side, his publishing resume includes titles like Silent Sports,Paddler, Canoe & Kayak, Running Times, Motiv Running, Trail Runner, Backpacker and Scientific American. An avid winter sports enthusiast, he served as the managing editor of Cross Country Skier from 2000-2015.
With Rootsrated.com, an online resource providing detailed outdoor destination profiles, he established editorial guidelines, launched a content strategy and recruited a network of experienced freelance writers. Author of several books including a history of American bicycle racing and a two-volume Boundary Waters Canoe Area guidebook.
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