Patrick Winn is an investigative journalist who covers rebellion and black markets in Southeast Asia. He is the author of two books: Hello Shadowlands and Narcotopia. Winn enters the worlds of guerrillas and drug traffickers to mine stories that otherwise go ignored. His work has appeared in many outlets — The New York Times, NPR, the BBC — and he has received the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (also known as the 'poor man's Pulitzer') as well as a National Press Club award. Winn is also a three-time winner of Amnesty International's Human Rights Press Awards among other prizes.
This biography was last updated on 01/30/2024.
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