Hannah N. Knighton

Currently based in St. Petersburg, Florida, I’m a copy editor for Science magazine and a freelance writer & editor with interests in environment, sustainability, and wildlife topics. Recently, I’ve also been exploring race, loss, and grief through personal essays that I intend to publish in the near future.

During the past few years as a freelancer, I’ve written for the Smithsonian’s ocean education platform, the Ocean Portal, sustainable shoe company Sanuk’s blog, the U.S. Botanical Gardens learning and engagement division, and worked on the editorial team for Johns Hopkins University’s The Science Writer.

My stories have also been published with Smithsonian Magazine online, Motif Magazine, and the Well.

I earned a B.S Marine Science and a B.A English from Jacksonville University. My research experience includes studying coral reef and nearshore hard-bottom ecosystems in the Florida Keys and flamboyant cuttlefish behavior and embryology at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA.

I’ve since identified a passion for communicating my interests in wildlife and the environment. I graduated with a MA in Science Writing from the Johns Hopkins University in 2020. When I’m not writing, I enjoy traveling, sailing, and spending time with my little growing family!

My mission is to connect individuals from diverse career and racial backgrounds who have a desire to be informed and enlightened on environment, sustainability, nature, and wildlife topics. I hope to provide resources that lend to informed lifestyle choices by producing content that explores where spirit, science, and self intersect.