Brad Wetzler

Brad Wetzler is a writer, journalist, editor, and writing coach. He’s best known for his magazine feature stories and essays. Hiswritinghas appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Wired, GQ, Men’s Journal, Best American Travel Writing, and Outside, where he is a former senior editor and current contributing editor. His work typically combines travel narrative with in-depth original reporting. He’s traveled to dozens of countries to cover stories about the Russian space program, India’s Silicon Valley, and American surfing Christian missionaries in Indonesia, and other widely ranging topics. Currently, he is writing a memoir about an atheist's search for faith in the stories of the Gospel.

Wetzler coaches writers. To hire Brad as your writing coach or book mentor, please see the detailed guide to his services at on his [brad's writing] page.

He lives in Boulder, Colorado.