Eleanor Glewwe was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Maryland and Minnesota, with a brief interlude in Paris. Her parents sent her to French immersion school in kindergarten, and she began studying Mandarin in high school. At various points in her life, she has also attempted to teach herself Cantonese, German, Spanish, Hindi, Ancient Greek, and Turkish. She plays the cello and used to host music parties for her friends, arranging Renaissance dances and Baroque concerti grossi for unorthodox instrumentation. She attended Swarthmore College, where she majored in Linguistics and Languages and worked in the music library. After graduating, she spent a year at an interfaith advocacy organization, working for social justice at the Minnesota legislature. In addition to being a writer, Eleanor is a folk dancer and a Sacred Harp singer. She currently lives in Los Angeles, where she is a graduate student in linguistics. Her debut novel SPARKERS, a middle grade fantasy, was published by Viking in 2014, and its companion WILDINGS came out in November 2016.
Woooo! You’re going to be published this fall??? Congrats!!!
Thanks, Miyuki! 🙂
Wonderful!! I’m proud of you. I’m reserving a copy for my Nook and for the library too. Mary Elliott (Mrs. Elliott, librarian, Valley View Middle School, Edina MN)
Hi Mrs. Elliott, I remember you from the Valley View library! It makes me happy to know you’ve reserved a copy for the library. Thank you!
Congratulations, Eleanor! Will told be you are a writer, so I tracked you down. Sparkers looks amazing and what a delightful bunch of blurbs you have. Anne Ursu is one of my favorites, both as a friend and as a writer! I wish you all the best.
Thank you! Congratulations to you too on your recent deal! I was delighted to hear the news. Best wishes!
Hi Eleanor We just received your book Sparkers! It arrived in time for all of us to enjoy reading it during Christmas vacation. We are so happy for you! Many blessings and much love. Karen Amrhein and Family
Thank you, Karen! It’s so nice to hear from you. I hope you all enjoy it!
Congrats on publishing Wildings? Will you have a Kindle deal on Amazon in the near future?:)
Thank you! I’m afraid I don’t know anything about Amazon’s Kindle deals…
I meant to put an exclamation mark there, but was already thinking about the question 😉
You and I have a lot in common. I play the piano instrument for one. I don’t ever see or visit Paris, but I have a pen~pal named Eloise who lives in France. Got to love your books though, amazing how you wrote them! = )
Hi Elenor! I ran to my library last night and asked my suburban Chicago librarian for a recommendation. “Speakers” was at the top of her list. ❤️
I love how you took so many things from your own life (music, language, government/politics, and more) and wove it into Marah’s tale. What a delight! I can’t wait to pick up your next book.
All my best to you!
Christy
Hi Christy, Thanks so much for commenting! I’m so happy you enjoyed Sparkers! I hope you’ll enjoy Wildings too.