Heidi Julavits

Heidi Julavits
Julavits at the 2015 Texas Book Festival
Born (1968-04-20) April 20, 1968
OccupationAuthor
EducationDartmouth College
Columbia University (MFA)
Notable worksThe Vanishers, The Folded Clock: A Diary, Directions to Myself
SpouseBen Marcus
ChildrenDelia Marcus & Solomon Marcus

Heidi Suzanne Julavits (born April 20, 1968) is an American author and was a founding editor of The Believer magazine. She has been published in The Best Creative Nonfiction Vol. 2, Esquire, Culture+Travel, Story, Zoetrope All-Story, and McSweeney's Quarterly. Her novels include The Mineral Palace (2000), The Effect of Living Backwards (2003), The Uses of Enchantment (2006), and The Vanishers (2012). She is an associate professor of writing at Columbia University. She is a recipient of the PEN New England Award and a 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship.