Kirsten Mickelwait

Creative Nonfiction Writer

Richmond, CA
California US
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Author's Bio

Kirsten Mickelwait, author of the memoir The Ghost Marriage, is a professional copywriter and editor by day and a writer of fiction and creative nonfiction by night. She's an alumna of the Squaw Valley Community of Writers, the Napa Valley Writers' Conference, the Paris Writers' Conference, and the San Francisco Writers' Conference. Her short story, "Parting with Nina," won first prize in The Ledge's 2004 Fiction Awards competition. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she's at work on a new novel. 

Publications & Prizes

Book:
The Ghost Marriage, A Memoir (She Writes Press, 2021)
Prizes won: 

First prize in The Ledge's 2004 Fiction Awards

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Anthony Doerr, Paula McClain, Elizabeth Gilbert, James Joyce, Maggie O'Farrell, Claire Fuller, David Sedaris, Ann Patchett, Amor Towles
What I'm reading now: 
The Vixen by Francine Prose, Blow Your House Down by Gina Frangello, In the Event of Contact by Ethel Rohan

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Oakland, CA
California
Raised in: 
Palo Alto, CA
California
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Last update: Jul 08, 2021