Megan Eaves-Egenes is a Lowell Thomas Award-winning travel writer and advocate for sustainable travel and dark skies. Her first memoir, Nightfaring: In Search of the Disappearing Darkness, is being published by Simon & Schuster in January 2026.

For many years, Megan was the North and Central Asia Editor at legendary travel publisher Lonely Planet and she has written about travel and place for the BBC, National Geographic, AFAR, The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent and others. Originally from the dark-sky deserts of New Mexico, she now lives in London and is the editor of DarkSky International’s Nightscape magazine.