Stephen Powell is a Welsh journalist who worked for Reuters for twenty-seven years. He has lived and worked on every continent except Antarctica and brings to his craft a deeply engrained global perspective. His reporting has included civil war and coups in Africa and Brazil’s transition from military rule to democracy. He lives in southern Portugal. Stephen’s travelogue The First Toast is to Peace, Travels in the South Caucasus was published by SilverWood Books in 2018. His second book, Walking Europe’s Edge, Reflections on Portugal, followed in 2021. In 2026, Letters From Mozambique was launched at The Africa Centre in London.
Read Stephen's guest article on Beth Haslam's blog here.
May 2025: Stephen is featured on the Algarve Addicts podcast: Walking the Length of Portugal: Stephen Powell's Incredible Journey | Small Towns, Secret History
June 2025: Stephen talks with Dylan Herholdt on the Portugal The Simple Life podcast. Listen here.
January 2026: Welsh writer shines light on Mozambique in new book - link to the article in the Abergavenny Chronicle here.
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