Hellwarth, Ben

Ben Hellwarth grew up in Los Angeles and began reporting, writing, and editing for papers in the Bay Area after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley. He won a number of notable journalism awards in the 1990s as a staff writer for the "Santa Barbara News-Press", then part of The New York Times Regional Newspaper Group. Hedivides his time between southern California andwestern Pennsylvania. "Sealab "is his first book. Visit him at www.benhellwarth.com.