How to Sail Across the Ocean

Glyn Vincent is a New York based journalist and author. A finalist for the National Magazine Award, he has written about art and culture, socio-political issues, and the environment for The New York Times Book Review, The New York Observer, The Paris Review, Huffington Post, Columbia Magazine, Gannett, Monocle, East and other publications.  He is the author of two books, the critically acclaimed biography of the American painter, R.A. Blakelock, The Unknown Night, and most recently, Crossing, a memoir about sailing the Atlantic and his family’s troubled, itinerant past. He is also the author of several plays. Glyn was born and raised in New York City, though he spent some time as a child living in Ecuador and California. He later lived in Boston, France, Mexico and San Francisco before returning to New York where he worked as a reporter and editor at the United Nations and a New York City public-high school teacher.  Glyn graduated from Harvard College. While there he joined the American Repertory Theater and had his first play produced. He later earned an M.A. from Columbia University’s School of Journalism.  Glyn is active in local environmental organizations on Long Island where he saltwater fly-fishes and sails. He is a member of the Gray Wolf Press National Council.  He has appeared on New York Public Radio and lectured across the country.