Alysia Abbott Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Author of the book, Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, named a New York Times Editors' Choice, one of the best books of 2013 by the San Francisco Chronicle, GoodReads, and Shelf Awareness, recipient of the ALA Stonewall Award and winner of the 2015 Prix Heroine de Madame Figaro in France. In addition to France the book has been published in Poland and will soon be published in Italy, Brazil, and Spain. Fairyland has also been optioned by Sofia Coppola.

New York City And Boston

Published in: TheAtlantic.com, the Boston Globe, Dame, the Daily Mail, The Guardian UK, Marie Claire, Neiman Storyboard, the New York Times, Psychology Today, Real Simple, Salon, Slate, Time Out New York, TriQuarterly, Vogue, the Wall Street Journal.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

Design, propose, and teach multi-week classes and single day seminars including (but not limited to): “Master Memoir,” "Distancing the Mirror: How to Turn Yourself Into a Character,"​ "Finding the Extraordinary in the Every Day,"​ "Writing the Family,"​ and “In Search of 'Thisness,' On The Importance of Detail.”

Edit original essays and oral histories for TheRecollectors.com. Initiate and manage collaborations with partners, including StoryCorps. Manage online community of more than 140 members. Organize and publicize meet-ups and public events, including 2015 event at Housing Works Bookstore in NYC, which was covered in The New York Times. Take part in broadcast, print and online interviews for the Recollectors. Worked with designers and web developers to establish the Recollectors' website and logo. Helped raise over $13,000 for The Recollectors Project through Kickstarter.

Create and promote dynamic public programs to raise awareness of Boston's rich literary history and vibrant literary community. Manage BLD budget and spearhead marketing initiatives. Develop relationships with local and national media. Work with local businesses and literary minded organizations to put on literary events under the BLD banner. Manage website and social media presence.

New York City

As a freelance and fill-in producer for The Leonard Lopate Show, The Brian Lehrer Show, and Soundcheck Show I pitched, developed and produced a range of segments including a look at the effects of music on the brain, the role of chaos in creativity and the impact of music on cooperation. I also helped produce the stations’s highly rated 2008 primary and election coverage.

New York City

Managed contracts and production of location shoots, fashion shows and corporate rentals. Clients included New Line Cinema, Seventh on 6th, Rolling Stone and the BBC. Directed concepts and wrote content for the web site and all promotional materials for the Events Office.

Mfa, Creative Writing, Non-Fiction Concentration

Activities and Societies: Winner of the 2003 New School Non-Fiction Chapbook competition judged by Jo Ann Beard.I studied with Lucy.

Ba, French History And Literature, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Studied a year in Paris with the NYU in France Program. Graduated Magna Cum Laude