Jason Stevenson is a freelance magazine writer, author, and editor.
Most recently he was an associate editor at Backpacker where he was part of the editorial team that won a National Magazine Award for "General Excellence" in 2008 and received another nomination in 2009. He got his start in journalism as an intern and assistant editor at Outside. Prior to becoming a journalist, Jason worked for three years as an economic development consultant in Boston.
Jason's first book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Backpacking and Hiking (Alpha), was published in April 2010. He hopes more people than just his mom and wife buy copies.
He has written for Backpacker, Outside, Wired, Men's Health, Men's Journal, Women's Health,
Runner's World,
Best Life,
Spirit, Boston, Seed,
Delicious Living,
and World War II. His essay about working on a Scottish sheep farm during the 2001 'foot and mouth' disease outbreak appeared in the travel anthology Europe from a Backpack (Pearson Venture Group, 2004).
Jason and his wife Jackie live in downtown Lancaster, PA along with their excitable Australian cattle dog, Nellie.