Martha Steger\’s career as a freelance writer and editor acted as \”bookends\” for her 25-year position as Virginia Tourism Corporation\’s public relations director. She freelances for a variety of publications, ranging from the arts, tourism to parenting and business. She\’s won more than 100 awards in editing, public relations, and writing everything from fiction and nonfiction to poetry and essays. This month (April) her New York interview with author Tom Wolfe appears in Virginia Business Magazine on the 50th anniversary of the release of his 1968 book, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. Her article on long-haul accessible travel is in the April-May issue of Boomer Magazine. She has been active in the Society of Professional Journalists, Virginia Professional Communicators, and the Society of American Travel Writers for more than 30 years. She is an Accredited member and Fellow in the Public Relations Society and was inducted into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame in 2001. She and her husband, Tom, have a grown son and daughter and two granddaughters. A native of Virginia\’s Eastern Shore, she especially enjoys visiting less-developed destinations situated on oceans.