- Massachusetts, USA
Elin Hilderbrand Keynote Speaker
- Author of 30 best-selling novels and 12 New York Times best sellers, including The Academy (2025)
- Former teaching & writing fellow at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop
- Breast cancer survivor
Elin Hilderbrand's Biography
Elin Hilderbrand is the author of 30 novels. Her latest book is The Academy (2025). She is a proud 1991 graduate of Johns Hopkins University where she majored in Writing Seminars. In her senior year at Hopkins, Elin had her first short story, “Misdirection,” accepted for publication in Seventeen Magazine.
After a short stint working in publishing and teaching in New York City, she moved to Nantucket permanently in 1994. She attended the University of Iowa writers workshop and earned her MFA in 1998, and published her first novel, THE BEACH CLUB, in the summer of 2000. Her 2019 novel, SUMMER OF ’69 was her first novel to debut at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.
She is the mother of three children and loves riding the Peloton, cooking, and going to the beach.
Why Book Elin Hilderbrand as a speaker?
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She has built a devoted global readership across twenty-eight novels, with Summer of ’69 debuting at number one on the New York Times bestseller list and cementing her status as a defining voice of contemporary summer fiction.
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Drawing on her training at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and decades of disciplined storytelling, she translates the craft of commercial success into practical insight on creativity, publishing and audience connection.
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From her long-standing base on Nantucket, she has created an iconic literary setting that demonstrates the power of place, brand and consistency in building a lasting author career.
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As both bestselling novelist and influential voice in the book community, she offers audiences an insider’s perspective on the evolving publishing landscape and the changing relationship between writers and readers.
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Her talks leave audiences inspired to pursue creative ambition with focus and resilience, balancing professional achievement with the realities of family life and reinvention.
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