Elisabeth Eaves is an author and journalist born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Elisabeth Eaves | |
|---|---|
| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Author Journalist |
| Education | B.A. (honors) University of Washington Master's degree Columbia University |
| Notable works | Bare: On Women, Dancing, Sex, and Power (2002) Wanderlust: A Love Affair with Five Continents (2011) |
| Notable awards | 2005 Lowell Thomas Silver Award 2014 Lowell Thomas Silver Award 2016 Lowell Thomas Honorable Mention Award |
| Spouse | Joe Ray |
| Website | |
| elisabetheaves | |
Biography
editOn graduating from the University of Washington in 1996, Eaves worked as an exotic dancer at the Lusty Lady peep show in Seattle for a year. Her experiences at the Lusty Lady are told in her book about striptease, Bare: On Women, Dancing, Sex, and Power (2002). The Washington Post called the book a "first-rate, first-person work of social anthropology."[1] A paperback version of the book was released as "Bare: The Naked Truth About Stripping" in 2004.
Her second book, Wanderlust: A Love Affair with Five Continents, published in 2011, chronicles her travels around the world, including extended stays in Egypt, Pakistan, and Australia.[2] The book was called a "heady, headlong chronicle of a decade and a half spent adrift" by The New York Times Book Review.[3]
Eaves' travel writing has been commended and anthologized. In September 2005, her Slate series on flamenco in Seville won a silver award in the Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition.[4] Her Slate series "Eco-touring in Honduras" is included in The Best American Travel Writing 2009, edited by Simon Winchester.[5] Her essay "Wanderlust", first published on World Hum,[6] is included in The Best Women's Travel Writing 2010. Eaves piece in The New York Times, "In Mexico, Eco Concerns Where Sea Lions Romp," was awarded a silver Lowell Thomas Award in 2014.[7] Her original essay Seasoning Jerusalem is included in Lonely Planet's A Moveable Feast: Life-changing Food Adventures from Around the World, edited by Don George.[8] Eaves 2015 New York Times article "A Hundred Cities Within Seoul" was given an "Honorable Mention" Lowell Thomas Award.[9]
Eaves is a columnist at the tablet newspaper The Daily where she also launched and edited the opinions page. From 2006 to 2010 she worked as a writer and editor at Forbes magazine, where in 2008 and 2009 she also wrote a weekly column. She has freelanced widely, including for Slate, Foreign Policy, Harper's, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. In 2006 she was a Robert L. Bartley fellow at The Wall Street Journal. From 1999 to 2000, she worked as a journalist for Reuters in London.
Personal life
editEaves is married to food writer Joe Ray.[10] In 2017, they opened a workshop for writers called Type Set in Columbia City, Seattle.[11]
Eaves received a B.A. (honors) from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and a master's degree in international affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.[10]
Bibliography
edit- 2002: Bare: On Women, Dancing, Sex, and Power. (Published in paperback as Bare: The Naked Truth About Stripping) (Knopf, 2002, and Seal Press, 2004)
- 2009: Best American Travel Writing, 2009 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / Mariner Books; an anthology)
- 2010: Best Women's Travel Writing, 2010 (Travelers' Tales; an anthology)
- 2011: Wanderlust: A Love Affair with Five Continents.(Seal Press)
- 2014: A Moveable Feast: Life-changing Food Adventures from Around the World. (Lonely Planet; an anthology)
References
edit- ^ "Birds do it, bees do it. People write about it -- a lot". The Washington Post. 10 November 2002. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Wanderlust - Elisabeth Eaves". Elisabeth Eaves. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Slutzky, Zoë (3 June 2011). "Book Review - Wanderlust - By Elisabeth Eaves". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition 2005 Winners". SATW Foundation. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Elisabeth Eaves". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Wanderlust". World Hum. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Thomas Travel Journalism Competition 2014 Winners". SATW Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "A Moveable Feast - Elisabeth Eaves". Elisabeth Eaves. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition 2016 Winners". SATW Foundation. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b "About - Elisabeth Eaves". Elisabeth Eaves. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ MacKinnon, Michelle (2 April 2018). "Type Set Offers a Quiet Hideaway for Serious Writers". South Seattle Emerald. Retrieved 12 August 2018.