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Victoria Loustalot

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Victoria Loustalot
BornSacramento, California, United States
Period2006–present
GenreMemoir

Biography

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Loustalot was raised in Sacramento, California and graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in English. At age 21, an essay she wrote about her father's death was published in The New York Times "Modern Love" column.[1] She was offered a nonfiction writing fellowship from Columbia University. She accepted and went on to earn her M.F.A. in writing from Columbia's School of the Arts.

Her work has appeared in numerous print and online publications, including The New Yorker[2] Women's Wear Daily, The Onion, Publishers Weekly, The Huffington Post,[3] and The New York Times.[1] Her first book, This Is How You Say Goodbye, a memoir about her unusual childhood and traveling alone in her early twenties, was published in 2013.[4][5][6]

She lives in New York City.

References

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  1. ^ a b Loustalot, Victoria (19 November 2006). "Fatherly Memories Scattered to the Wind". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Contributor: Victoria Loustalot". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. ^ "Princess Margaret". Huffingtonpost.com. 2011-05-25. Archived from the original on 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  4. ^ "This Is How You Say Goodbye | Victoria Loustalot | Macmillan". Us.macmillan.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  5. ^ "Victoria Loustalot (Author of This Is How You Say Goodbye)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  6. ^ "Victoria Loustalot". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
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