Echo Garrett

Echo Montgomery Garrett is the coauthor of My Orange Duffel Bag: A Journey to Radical Change, winner of the American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA) 2013 Arlene Book Award that is only awarded every three years to a book that¿s made the biggest difference in people¿s lives. The book won seven other national awards. She cofounded The Orange Duffel Bag Initiative, a nonprofit that does life-plan coaching based on the principles in the book for homeless youth, highpoverty youth, and those aging out of foster care. She has written or contributed to fourteen other books, including Why Don¿t They Just Get a Job?: One Couple¿s Mission to End Poverty in Their Community. The Marietta, Georgia-based writer¿s work has been published in more than a hundred national media outlets including Parade, Delta Sky, Success, and The Atlanta-Journal Constitution. She has been interviewed on Good Morning America, CNBC, CNN, and NY-1 and served as editor in chief of Atlanta Woman magazine. Married to professional photographer Kevin Garrett, the couple resides in Marietta, Georgia. Their son Connor played on Georgia¿s Olympic development soccer team and played varsity soccer at Berry College. Son Caleb is a professional fly-fishing guide in Missoula, Montana.