Writing Updates/Reintroduce Myself

Fellowships, conferences, and the like. A brief reintroduction of Ricardo Pierre-Louis for new folks.

Recently I posted a headshot on substack that went viral, and it’s equally parts flattering and embarrassing. Thank you for all the kind words and new subscribers. I’m grateful to each and every one of you. And since it’s been awhile and there’s a bunch of new folks here, I figured it would be a good time to reintroduce myself and share some of my recent, unexpected writing wins with you all.

I’m Ricardo Pierre-Louis, a writer who started his career about six years ago. I’ve been an avid reader and fan of fiction for awhile, but it wasn’t until 2020 that I tried my hand at it.

Over the course of a year or so I wrote a novel and started pitching it to agents. Even though I had no clue on what I was doing, I miraculously got a partial read from a big name agency and it was such a momentous occasion that I marked down in my calendar as “A Great Day in R…