Monica Wesolowska

Creative Nonfiction Writer

New York, NY

New York US

Email:

monica@wesolowska.com

Website:

www.monicawesolowska.com

Author's Bio

Monica Wesolowska is the author of the Holding Silvan: A Brief Life with an introduction by Erica Jong (Hawthorne Books, 2013). A memoir, Holding Silvan explores the love and ethics behind choosing to forgo medical intervention for a newborn son. Her fiction has appeared in many literary journals including The Carolina Quarterly, Quarter After Eight and Literary Mama as well as in anthologies such as Best New American Voices. She has been an instructor at UC Berkeley Extension for over a decade. See www.monicawesolowska.com for more.

Publications & Prizes

Book:

Holding Silvan: A Brief Life (Hawthorne Books, 2013)

Prizes won:

Fiction Fellowship, The Fine Arts Workcenter in Provincetown, 1998-1999

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

European American

Prefers to work with:

Any

Born in:

Livermore

Raised in:

Berkeley, CA

California

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Last update: Jun 12, 2013