Author Bio Long Version:
Eleanor Vincent is a memoirist and essayist whose work has been recognized by the Feminist Writers’ Guild and published in numerous journals and anthologies. Her memoir Disconnected: Portrait of a Neurodiverse Marriage is available from Vine Leaves Press. Her previous memoir, Swimming with Maya: A Mother’s Story (Dream of Things, 2013) has twice been on The New York Times bestseller list and was a finalist for the Independent Publisher of the Year Award. Her essays have appeared in anthologies by Creative Nonfiction and This I Believe, the literary magazines, Chicago Story Press, 580 Split, and Dorothy Parker’s Ashes, as well as shorter pieces in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Sacramento Bee, and Generations Today. She has an MFA in creative writing from Mills College and is a member of the Author’s Guild, the San Francisco Writers Grotto, and Left Margin Lit. She has taught creative nonfiction seminars at Mills College as a visiting writer and been awarded residencies at Hedgebrook, the Vermont Studio Center, and Between the Vines. She lives in Walnut Creek, California. Visit: eleanorvincent.com
Author Bio Short Version:
Eleanor Vincent’s memoir Disconnected: Portrait of a Neurodiverse Marriage (Vine Leaves Press, 2024) tells the story of her gradual discovery that her husband was on the autism spectrum, and of how she tried to save a challenging high-conflict marriage. It shows the impact neurodivergence can have on relationships and provides resources for other couples with opposite brain wiring. Her previous memoir, Swimming with Maya: A Mother’s Story (Dream of Things, 2013) has twice been on the New York Times bestseller list .