# Molly Wizenberg
*Award-winning writer, teacher, and podcaster*

Molly Wizenberg is a bestselling memoirist, James Beard Award-winning essayist, and teacher of personal narrative writing. She is passionate about helping people learn to use writing as a tool to better understand themselves, their experiences, and their stories.

Her memoir “[The Fixed Stars](https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-fixed-stars-a-memoir-molly-wizenberg/294e1f7a92ba6bd5?ean=9781419747892&next=t)” was an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book and a finalist for the Washington Book Award in biography and memoir. Her food memoirs, "[A Homemade Life](https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-homemade-life-stories-and-recipes-from-my-kitchen-table-molly-wizenberg/6e9969853c4924e0?ean=9781416551065&next=t)" and "[Delancey](https://bookshop.org/p/books/delancey-a-man-a-woman-a-restaurant-a-marriage-molly-wizenberg/8af6cc631593b3fd?ean=9781451655117&next=t)," were both New York Times bestsellers.

Molly’s work has appeared in The Guardian, The Washington Post, and Bon Appétit, where she was a monthly columnist for three years. Since 2010, she has co-hosted the hit comedy-and-food podcast “[Spilled Milk](https://spilledmilkpodcast.com/).”

In other lifetimes, she wrote the beloved blog “[Orangette](https://orangette.net/)” (2004-2019), her debut in the writing world, and she co-founded the award-winning restaurants Delancey and Essex, both in Seattle, Washington. She writes the newsletter I’ve Got a Feeling on Substack and teaches writing workshops online and around the world.

Learn more about Molly Wizenberg and her work by visiting her [website](https://www.mollywizenberg.com/) or her [Substack](https://mollywizenberg.substack.com/), or find her on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/molly.wizenberg/).

**Connect:** [Website](https://www.mollywizenberg.com/) · [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/molly.wizenberg/)

## Retreats led by Molly Wizenberg

### Tiny True Stories and Sketches - A Micro-Memoir Retreat with Authors Nadine Kenney Johnstone, Molly Wizenberg, and Hallie Bateman in Spain
October 26 - November 2, 2026 · Níjar, Almería, Spain · $5,200
Instructors: Nadine Kenney Johnstone, Molly Wizenberg, Hallie Bateman
[Details](https://uptrek.com/ai/content/retreat/tiny-true-stories-sketches-micro-memoir-retreat-authors-nadine-kenney-johnstone-molly-wizenberg-hallie-bateman-spain) · [Book on uptrek.com →](https://uptrek.com/retreat/tiny-true-stories-sketches-micro-memoir-retreat-authors-nadine-kenney-johnstone-molly-wizenberg-hallie-bateman-spain#book)

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**Last updated:** 2026-02-03