Lisa Waterman Gray is a freelance writer and photographer from the Kansas City area who has ballooned over the Rio Grande, savored Quebec’s finest restaurants and profiled charismatic celebrities. A veteran storyteller who has been widely published in Greater Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri, she has crafted thousands of stories for international, national, regional, and local print and online publications. Lisa specializes in travel and food topics and also writes human interest, alternative health and business stories. In addition, she offers copywriting, ghost writing, editing and recipe development services.

​Lisa Waterman Gray repeatedly proves her expertise with the written word through:

  Recent Stories by Lisa

• AAA Midwest Traveler: Feast For The Senses (UNESCO Creative Cities)
• Food Tank: Helping Refugees Become Sustainable Farmers
• Travel Iowa blog: Playing Tennis on Grass Near Charles City
• Bus & Motorcoach News: Scenic autumn byways a tour-goer won't soon forget
• CivilEats: Kanbe's Markets and the Movement to Bring Groceries to a Gas Station Near You
• USAToday/10Best.com: 10 things you should see when exploring Lubbock's amazing art scene
• Civil Eats: An Indigenous Corn Makes a Comeback
• USAToday.com, You Should Think About Visiting These Small Town Treasures​ 
• AAA Southern Traveler, Down by the Sea
• Dreamscapes Travel and Lifestyle Magazine (Canada)  - Missouri’s Gateway City Merges Old & New​

► Visit Lisa’s YouTube channel 
to view a selection of travel slideshows. 

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• AAA World & AAA
  Home & Away
• AAA Midwest Traveler 
• SAAA Southern Traveler
• Bus & Motorcoach News
• Better Nutrition
• CivilEats.com​

• Delta Sky​
• Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine 
• Edible Kansas City

• ​feastmagazine.com
• Food Tank
• Kansas!
• Kansas City Star​

• KC Magazine
• Ladies’ Home Journal

• ​Midwest Living
• Missouri Life 
• Nation’s Restaurant News
• New Mexico Magazine
• Offbeattravel.com

• Restaurant Startup & Growth
• ​Edible Santa Fe
• The Christian Science Monitor
• The Countryman Press 
• VintageKC Magazine
• USA Today / 10 Best 
• VisitKC.com
• WanderWithWonder.com​

Published by The Countryman Press/W.W. Norton, Lisa's national book, An Explorer's Guide: Kansas, features more than 400 pages and 130+ author photos. Purchase this comprehensive travel guide through Amazon or bookstores.

► Purchase at Amazon.com 
► FOX 4 Explorer's Guide: Kansas Interview

"Even though I'm a born and bred Kansan, I'm learning so much that I didn't know… You make me want to get in my car and drive!"
     - Cisley Thummel, book reviewer for 435 South Magazine