Holiday Reinhorn | |
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Born | |
Alma mater |
University of Iowa
[1] University of Washington |
Occupation | Writer |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Holiday Reinhorn (born March 12, 1964) is an American fiction writer known for her short stories.
Reinhorn was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. [2]
She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop [3] and the author of Big Cats, published by Free Press in 2005. [4] Big Cats received largely positive notice in Seattle Times, Post Magazine, Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly. [5] [6] [7] [8] It was a Powell's bestseller. [9]
Her work has been published in Ploughshares, [10] Zoetrope: All-Story, [11] Gulf Coast, and many other literary magazines. [12]
She is married to actor Rainn Wilson, whom she met while both were students at the University of Washington. [1] The couple married on the Kalama River in Washington in 1995 and have one son, Walter (b. 2004). [13] They are both adherents of the Baháʼí Faith. [14] In 2009 Reinhorn was invited by Sean Penn's charity J/P Haitian Relief Organization to hold writing workshops for girls. [15] While in Haiti she co-founded Lide ( Haitian Creole for "leader" or "idea"), a foundation to support young women interested in writing and creative arts. [15] Rather than the capital city, Port-au-Prince, Reinhorn chose the city of Gonaïves for its site, to "boost literacy and help the girls find dignity and learn life skills." [16]
Holiday Reinhorn | |
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Born | |
Alma mater |
University of Iowa
[1] University of Washington |
Occupation | Writer |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Holiday Reinhorn (born March 12, 1964) is an American fiction writer known for her short stories.
Reinhorn was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. [2]
She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop [3] and the author of Big Cats, published by Free Press in 2005. [4] Big Cats received largely positive notice in Seattle Times, Post Magazine, Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly. [5] [6] [7] [8] It was a Powell's bestseller. [9]
Her work has been published in Ploughshares, [10] Zoetrope: All-Story, [11] Gulf Coast, and many other literary magazines. [12]
She is married to actor Rainn Wilson, whom she met while both were students at the University of Washington. [1] The couple married on the Kalama River in Washington in 1995 and have one son, Walter (b. 2004). [13] They are both adherents of the Baháʼí Faith. [14] In 2009 Reinhorn was invited by Sean Penn's charity J/P Haitian Relief Organization to hold writing workshops for girls. [15] While in Haiti she co-founded Lide ( Haitian Creole for "leader" or "idea"), a foundation to support young women interested in writing and creative arts. [15] Rather than the capital city, Port-au-Prince, Reinhorn chose the city of Gonaïves for its site, to "boost literacy and help the girls find dignity and learn life skills." [16]