Elisabeth egan middlebury college
Elisabeth Egan is the books editor at Glamour..
Currently, she is the books editor at Glamour magazine.
Writing Center Hosts NYT Journalist Elisabeth Egan
While attending a graduate school friend’s birthday party in New York City, Writing Center Director Mary Beth Simmons made a serendipitous new connection: New York Times writer and book editor Elisabeth Egan.
Simmons described their first conversation as “fangirling” over a piece by Egan about Elin Hilderbrand, the Nantucket novelist revered as “the queen of beach reads.” Simmons and Egan created an instant affinity and soon began coordinating for Egan to visit Villanova to speak on her experience in the journalism and publishing industries.
The plans came to fruition at an event that took place last Thursday, Sept.
28, at 4 p.m. in Falvey 205. Egan’s talk was co-hosted by the University’s Writing Center and Writing and Rhetoric Program.
Egan commenced her time at the podium by explaining her “circuitous” career trajectory.
A graduate of Middlebury College with a degree in English, Egan has engaged in a variety of professions,