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Eleanor Vincent [1]

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

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