Nancy Bevilaqua

Nancy Bevilaqua is the author of Holding Breath: A Memoir of AIDS' Wildfire Days, and A Rough Deliverance: Collected Poetry 1983-2013. She was born in New York City in 1961. After studying English Literature and Creative Writing at Reed College and New York University, she worked for ten years as a caseworker and counselor for people with AIDS, the homeless, and people in drug treatment programs. She married Lorenzo Bevilaqua, a photographer, in 1994, and in 1998 their son, Alessandro, was born. A few years later Nancy became a freelance writer, specializing in travel; her articles, essays, and photography have appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Coastal Living, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, several in-flight magazines, and many other publications. Nancy and Alessandro now live in Florida, where, although she loves the beach on which she lives, Nancy still dreams nearly every night about New York. For questions, comments, and inquiries about Holding Breath: A Memoir of AIDS' Wildfire Days, please email me at holdingbreathmemoir (at) gmail (dot) com.