Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed
Strayed in 2012
Strayed in 2012
BornCheryl Nyland
(1968-09-17) September 17, 1968 (age 56)
Spangler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • speaker
  • podcast host
EducationUniversity of St. Thomas
University of Minnesota (BA)
Syracuse University (MFA)
SubjectMemoir, fiction, personal essays, advice
Notable worksTorch
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Brave Enough
Spouse
Marco Littig
(m. 1988; div. 1995)
(m. 1999)
Children2

Cheryl Strayed (/ˈstrd/; née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American writer and podcast host. She has written four books: the novel Torch (2006) and the nonfiction books Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (2012), Tiny Beautiful Things (2012) and Brave Enough (2015). Wild, the story of Strayed's 1995 hike up the Pacific Crest Trail, is an international bestseller and was adapted into the 2014 Academy Award-nominated film Wild.