Printable view of Eleanor Vincent

Listed as:

Creative Nonfiction Writer

Public address:

Walnut Creek, CA

California US

Email:

epvinceiam@yahoo.com

Bio:

Eleanor Vincent’s memoir, Swimming with Maya, is a New York Times e-book bestseller that explores love, loss, and resilience following the death of her daughter. Vincent’s essays appear in several collections, including Creative Nonfiction’s anthology, At the End of Life, and This I Believe: On Motherhood. She holds an MFA from Mills College and is a member of the San Francisco Writers Grotto and the Author’s Guild.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Orhan Pamuk Ann Pattchett Michael Ondaatje Tess Gallagher Sigrid Undset Ilya Kaminsky Magda Szabo

Twitter/X:

@eleanorpvincent

Born in:

Cleveland, OH

Ohio

Raised in:

Cleveland, OH

Ohio

Website:

https://www.eleanorvincent.com [2]

Prizes won:

Woman of Promise Award, Feminist Writers Guild

Finalist, Independent Publisher of the Year Award

Finalist, Mary Merritt Henry Award, Mills College

Agent/Agency name:

Sebastian Literary

What I'm reading now:

Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

Writers Retreats:

Vermont Studio Center

Identifies as:

White

Prefers to work with:

Any