David Healey

David Healey is an American teacher, journalist, and historical fiction author. He has written several non-fiction works and historical thrillers in the “Civil War,” “Sea Lord Chronicles,” “Delmarva Renovators Mystery,” “World War II,” and “Rehoboth Beach” among several single standing novels. His essays and articles have been published in a variety of magazines such as the “Delmarva Quarterly,” “The Washington Times,” “Out & About,” “American History,” “Chesapeake Bay Magazine,” “Running Times,” and “Blue & Gray.” Before he wrote his novels, he had worked for more than two decades as a newspaper editor and reporter where he won several awards for editorial and feature writing from the Suburban Newspaper Association and the DC Press Association from Maryland-Delaware. He is currently serving on the Eastern Shore Writers’ Association which is a body that was formed to promote writing and the interests of writers on the Delmarva Peninsula. He is a contributing editor to The Bill Thrill magazine and as an author is a member of the International Thriller Writers. He is also a frequent speaker on writing topics and regional history. In 2011, the St Mary’s College of Maryland recognized him as a Chaney Visiting Scholar.