Mira Ptacin is an award-winning memoirist, narrative journalist, editor, and book doula.
About
Mira Ptacin is a literary journalist, memoirist, New York Times best-selling ghostwriter, editor, and professor of creative writing. She is the author of the award-winning memoir Poor Your Soul (Soho Press, 2016), which was named a best book of the year by Kirkus Books, where it received a rare “starred” review. She’s also the author of the genre-blending book of feminist history, memoir, and ethnography, The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna (Liveright-W.W. Norton, 2019), which the New York Times lauded as the best book to read during a pandemic. Mira’s writing frequently appears in the New York Times, New York Times Book Review, Vogue, Poets and Writers, Harper’s, Tin House, LitHub, and more. She received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College, where she was editor-at-large of their literary magazine, LUMINA. Mira lives on Peaks Island, Maine, and is currently working on her next book.
Press & praise
upcoming events
Beneath the Iceberg: A Hybrid Introduction to Memoir Saturday, April 20th, 2024
10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
via Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance
Portland, Maine, AND via Zoom
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To Catharsis & Beyond: a Micro-Memoir Flash Nonfiction 4-Week Generative Zoom Workshop with Mira Ptacin, Starts Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
Through Writing Workshops
Class will meet weekly via Zoom for 2 Hours on Tuesdays starting at 6:00PM - 8:00PM Eastern
Registration now open
Jan. 18 - Feb. 6, 2024
Maine Media Workshops
Entering Through the Side Door:
Flash Nonfiction Writing with Mira Ptacin
Duration: 12 hours over 6 sessions
(Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1-3pm)
Workshop Location: Online
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Maine Writer and Publisher's Alliance
Osher Map Library, University of Southern Maine
CLASS IS FULL. To join waitlist, email Meghan at programs@mainewriters.org
Wednesday, April 26
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Print Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland
Katy Kelleher and Mira Ptacin discuss The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption
Tuesday, May 2
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Bunker Brewing Co, 17 Westfield Street, Portland
Hannah Matthews and Mira Ptacin discuss You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula
May 5 - May 7
The Rangeley Inn, Rangeley Maine
June 26 - June 30
Maine Media Workshops
70 Camden St., Rockport