Claire Datnow

Clair Datnow was born and raised in South Africa and now lives in the US. Her first published worked appeared in the Johannesburg daily newspaper, promoting the cause of game preservation. She was surprised by the twenty rand (about $50.00) she received for the article, which made an entire page with a handsome picture of the rhino photographed by her husband. She taught creative writing to gifted and talented students, and now writes full time. She and her husband live and pursue their avocations—nature and travel writing, photography and videography—in the foothills of the Appalachians.