WILLIAM LANGEWIESCHE

“William Langewiesche's formidable talent as a journalist … is harnessed to an invigorating moral and intellectual perspective on the world he describes.” — The New York Times Book Review

William Langewiesche (pronounced long-gah-vee-shuh) is a journalist, author, and pilot. He is the international correspondent for Vanity Fair and is a writer-at-large for the New York Times Magazine. Prior to that, he served a long tenure with The Atlantic as an acclaimed national correspondent; his early days as a writer for Flying magazine would forecast a career dedicated to aviation.

Other reporting over the years has carved out for Langewiesche niche beats such as modern piracy, nuclear proliferation, nation-state degradation, borders and immigration, and the wine industry.

Langewiesche was the sole journalist allowed full access to the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks; his resulting book AMERICAN GROUND was awarded the National Book Critic's Circle Award. He has been nominated for the National Magazine Award 11 times, winning twice, in 2002 and 2007.