BIOGRAPHY

By the time Michele Bigley was ten, she had traveled through nearly every U.S. state, only to end up living in a tract home in California’s San Fernando Valley. After nine years of suburban living she boarded an international flight and discovered that she wanted to be a writer.

Thirty-five passport stamps later, Michele had the travel experience, but no writing job. So she entered the MFA program at Antioch University to learn how to write. Soon her work was appearing in publications like Moxie, Tea Party, Coloring Book Anthology, Nine Lives Anthology, Student World Traveler and Prism Review.

The same week she discovered she was pregnant, Michele received a contract to write a major guidebook, Great Destinations: Kauai (Countryman Press, 2008). A few months after her son, Kai, was born, Michele strapped him to her back to research her second book, Northern California: An Explorer’s Guide (Countryman Press, 2009).

Michele is the Hotels and Attractions Expert for a new travel site launched by America Online, called Tripvine. She is also a frequent contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle and to the website, Examiner.com. Her work has also been featured in Away.com and in Islands magazine..

Today you might find Michele exploring the eateries and playgrounds of her hometown, San Francisco, lounging on a tropical beach with her husband, Eddie, and their son, Kai, or perfecting her cheesy pasta recipe.

Kai, Eddie, and Michele