Naila Moreira

Naila Moreira is a writer, journalist, and poet living in western Massachusetts. She teaches at Smith College with a focus on science writing.

Her creative nonfiction, fiction and poetry have appeared widely in literary magazines and newspapers, and her poetry chapbook Water Street (Finishing Line Press, 2017) won the New England Poetry Club Jean Pedrick Prize.

Her work is frequently inspired by the natural world, including her doctoral work in geology at the University of Michigan and her experiences as a Seattle Aquarium docent, environmental consultant, and writer in residence at Shoals Marine Laboratory off the coast of Maine.

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