Fourteen Ways of Looking, written in fragments, looks at the year Erin's parents died. It is also the story of a writer reflecting on her life and her grief and commenting on the writing process as it progresses Fourteen Ways of Looking is a hybrid memoir in the form of a prose poem. When Erin Vincent was fourteen both of her parents were killed in a road accident in Western Sydney. Almost forty years later the number 14 began haunting Erin, appearing everywhere - in the books she was reading, in films, TV shows, in the news... Fourteen. 14. This felt like a sign, so Erin embarked on a quest to seek out instances of fourteen throughout history. To her surprise, much of what she found related to her life at fourteen, so she began writing it all down. The result, Fourteen Ways of Looking, is written in fragments that looks at the year Erin's parents died. It is also the story of a writer reflecting on her life and her grief and commenting on the writing process as it progresses.

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ISBN13: 9781763733176
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 116
Edition:
Publication Date: 03 Mar 2026
Publisher: Upswell Publishing
Publication City, Country: Australia
Dimensions (cm): 20.9(H)x15.2(L)x1.4(W)162
Weight (gm): 162

Author Biography

Erin Vincent is the author of Grief Girl (Macmillan), which was named a New York Public Library Best Book and an American Library Association Best Book Nominee. Her work has appeared in Meanjin, the Guardian, Electric Literature, and the Offing, among other publications. She holds a Master of Arts in creative writing from the University of Technology Sydney and is currently studying for a PhD in creative writing.

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