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{{short description|American writer of memoir and essays}} |
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'''Victoria Loustalot''' is an American writer of memoir and essays. |
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==Biography== |
==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.<ref name="nytimes2006">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/fashion/19love.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Fatherly Memories Scattered to the Wind|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> 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 [[Columbia University School of the Arts|School of the Arts]]. |
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.<ref name="nytimes2006">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/fashion/19love.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Fatherly Memories Scattered to the Wind|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=19 November 2006 |accessdate=25 February 2015 |last1=Loustalot |first1=Victoria }}</ref> 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 [[Columbia University School of the Arts|School of the Arts]]. |
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Her work has appeared in numerous print and online publications, including ''[[The New Yorker]]''<ref>{{cite |
Her work has appeared in numerous print and online publications, including ''[[The New Yorker]]''<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://newyorker.com/magazine/bios/victoria_loustalot/search?contributorName=Victoria%20Loustalot |accessdate=2023-03-30 |title=Contributor: Victoria Loustalot |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605014239/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/bios/victoria_loustalot/search?contributorName=Victoria%20Loustalot |archivedate=June 5, 2013 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] }}</ref> ''[[Women's Wear Daily]]'', ''[[The Onion]]'', ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'', ''[[The Huffington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-05-25 |title=Princess Margaret |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/tag/princess-margaret |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321045839/https://huffingtonpost.com/tag/princess-margaret |archive-date=2014-03-21 |accessdate=2013-09-05 |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com}}</ref> and ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name="nytimes2006"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://us.macmillan.com/thisishowyousaygoodbye/VictoriaLoustalot |title=This Is How You Say Goodbye | Victoria Loustalot | Macmillan |publisher=Us.macmillan.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6906451.Victoria_Loustalot |title=Victoria Loustalot (Author of This Is How You Say Goodbye) |publisher=Goodreads.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/victoria-loustalot/28/12b/292 |title=Victoria Loustalot |publisher=LinkedIn |date= |accessdate=2013-09-05}}</ref> |
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She lives in [[New York City]]. |
She lives in [[New York City]]. |
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[[Category:Columbia University School of the Arts alumni]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American women]] |
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Victoria Loustalot | |
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| Born | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Period | 2006–present |
| Genre | Memoir |
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Loustalot, Victoria (19 November 2006). "Fatherly Memories Scattered to the Wind". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Contributor: Victoria Loustalot". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Princess Margaret". Huffingtonpost.com. 2011-05-25. Archived from the original on 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "This Is How You Say Goodbye | Victoria Loustalot | Macmillan". Us.macmillan.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Victoria Loustalot (Author of This Is How You Say Goodbye)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ^ "Victoria Loustalot". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2013-09-05.