Rue Matthiessen

Creative Nonfiction Writer

Author's Bio

Rue Matthiessen is based on the East End of Long Island. At Bard College she majored in literature, and afterwards was a journalist for the East Hampton Star. She had her own photography studio in Los Angeles for six years. Nominated for the Pushcart Prize twice, her essays and short fiction have been published in numerous literary journals. Her book, Buttonwood Cottage, about renovating a house in the Caribbean, is available on Amazon KDP. Rue’s full length memoir, Castles & Ruins, about growing up in an ambitious literary family, was published in March. Recently, Rue was featured in the Bridgehampton Museum’s Distinguished Lecturer Series and other speaking engagements. See website for more information, selections of upcoming work, and recent press.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Castles & Ruins (Latah Books, 2024)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
So many! Henry James, Elizabeth Gilbert, Donna Tartt, Zadie Smith, Elizabeth Hardwick, Charles Dickens, Paula Fox, Jia Tolentino and on and on.
What I'm reading now: 
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert, Lost City of Z by David Gran

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
Italian
Born in: 
Montreal, QC
Canada
Quebec
Raised in: 
Sagaponack, NY
New York
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Last update: Sep 11, 2024