Mary Collins

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Sample Columns

Mary Collins has written for a variety of newspapers and magazines, including Smithsonian Magazine, Air&Space/​Smithsonian Magazine, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Boston Globe and Christian Science Monitor.

To read sample articles and columns, click on MY WORKS in the upper left hand corner of this page.

Selected Works

Go to the "My Works" page to access writing samples.

Adult Nonfiction Book
Most Recent Book
NEW BOOKS
AMERICAN IDLE: A JOURNEY THROUGH OUR SEDENTARY CULTURE
Other Books
A sample personal essay about the author's back injury, surgery and the culture of sitting.
"Don't Have a Seat," The Washington Post Health Section
An award-winning essay about back pain and the culture of sitting.
Young adult nonfiction
Airborne: A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright (National Geographic Books)
A portrait of the Wright brothers and how they conquered flight.
Adult Nonfiction book
National Public Radio: The Cast of Characters (Seven Locks Press)
A behind-the-scenes portrait of the first 25 years of NPR.
Sample Columns and Short Articles
Magazine and Newspaper Work
"Around the Mall" and "In the Museum" columns for Smithsonian Magazine and Air&Space/Smithsonian Magazine
History and Biography
Other Young Adult Work
Mary Collins has written young adult history and biography for National Geographic Books and Grolier
Books-for-Hire, Educational Materials, Museum Work
Projects for Hire
Educational materials for teachers and students, copy for traveling exhibits, segments of books.