Ellen O’Connell Whittet (Literature '08) publishes What You Become in Flight: A Memoir

Ellen’s first book is a memoir about ballet and violence against women

Ellen O'Connell Whittet (Literature '08) is a Lecturer at the College of Creative Studies (CCS) Writing & Literature program and the Writing Program at the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. What You Become in Flight: A Memoir, is Ellen’s first book, a memoir about ballet and violence against women. Ellen is a lecturer, essayist, and winner of the Virginia Faulkner Award. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Paris Review, Buzzfeed, Teen Vogue, and Prairie Schooner.  

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