Photo: Michael V. Day
Michael V. Day is a journalist and author who was the editor of the Bahá’í World News Service at the Bahá’í World Centre in Haifa, Israel from 2003 to 2006, where he lived and worked within a few hundred metres of the Shrine of the Báb.
Michael has had six books on Baha’i history published, another awaiting publication and one more underway.
Born and raised in New Zealand, Michael was briefly a lawyer before becoming a newspaper reporter, leader writer, editor, foreign correspondent, and ministerial foreign affairs advisor.
He first visited the Shrine of the Báb and the Shrine of Baha’u’llah while on pilgrimage in 1980. After moving to Australia in 1988 with his wife, Chris, and sons Thomas and George, he was a journalist with Murdoch University in Perth before joining the staff of The West Australian newspaper where he was a national award-winning education, feature writer and foreign correspondent.
As the newspaper’s Asia Desk Chief, specializing in covering Indonesia, he was awarded the Perth Press Club Award for consistent excellence, and the University of Western Australia's Arthur Lovekin award. He covered Timor Leste prior to its independence, and had assignments in China, Japan and the Philippines. He was recently a ministerial foreign affairs adviser, a highlight being a visit to the resting place of May Maxwell, and attending the 2018 General Assembly of the United Nations.
Michael now writes about aspects of the Faith’s history full-time. Michael and his wife, Chris, live in Queensland, Australia.
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Team:
Editor: Books on the Shrine of the Bab: May Hofman (http://www.grbooks.com). Book on the Shrine of Baha’u’llah: Bahhaj Taherzadeh.
Production Manager: Shrine of the Bab books: Erica Leith (http://www.grbooks.com)
Cover: Shrine of the Bab books: Rene Steiner and William McGuire. Shrine of Baha’u’llah book: Carlos Esparza. Photo: Farzam Sabetian.Book design: Patrick Falso.
Photograph enhancement and maps: William McGuire (william@wagdesign.biz)
Initial text editor: Marjorie Tidman
Research colleague: Shrine of the Bab books: Fuad Izadinia
Publishers: Shrine of the Bab: George Ronald Publisher (UK). Photo books: Enlightened Publications (Australia); Shrine of Baha’u’llah:Baha’i Publishing, USA.