Cheryl Strayed

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cheryl Strayed
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Sep 17, 1968(1968-09-17)
Age	56
Birthplace	Spangler
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Virgo

Cheryl Strayed Biography

Cheryl Strayed is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on September 17, 1968 in Spangler, Pennsylvania, United States. The Pushcart Prize-winning author’s sequel, Wild from Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, debuted at number 7 in the New York Times Best Seller list. It was later translated into more than 30 languages.

Nick Hornby adapted her novel Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail into a screenplay, which later became a film starring Reese Witherspoon. adapted her novel Wild from Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail into a screenplay. It later became an animated film with Reese Witherspoon.

Cheryl Strayed (/ˈ s t r eɪ d / ; née Nyland; born September 17, 1968) is an American memoirist, novelist, essayist and podcast host. The author of four books, her award-winning writing has been published widely in anthologies and major magazines.

In 1986, at the age of 17, Strayed graduated from McGregor High School in McGregor, Minnesota, where she was a track and cross country runner, cheerleader, and homecoming queen. She loosely based the fictional Coltrap County in her novel Torch on McGregor and Aitkin County. Strayed attended her freshman year of college at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, but by her sophomore year, she transferred to the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree, graduating magna cum laude with a double major in English and Women’s Studies. In March 1991, when Strayed was a senior in college, her mother, Bobbi Lambrecht, died suddenly of lung cancer at the age of 45. Strayed has described this loss as her “genesis story”. She has written about her mother’s death and her grief in each of her books and several of her essays.

She has published articles in The New York Times Magazine as well as The Missouri Review.

Cheryl Strayed Net Worth

Cheryl Strayed is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cheryl Strayed 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She relocated from Aitkin County, Minnesota, along with her stepfather, mom and other siblings at 13 years old and lived in a home without electricity or water.

Her work was featured on The Best American Essays.

Strayed was born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Barbara Anne “Bobbi” (née Young; 1945–1991) and Ronald Nyland. At age six, she moved with her family to Chaska, Minnesota. Her parents divorced soon after. At the age of 13, she moved with her mother and stepfather Glenn Lambrecht, along with her two siblings, Karen and Leif, to rural Aitkin County, where they lived in a house that they had built themselves on 40 acres. The house did not have electricity or running water for the first few years. Indoor plumbing was installed after Strayed moved away for college. She later re-connected with her half-sister from a previous relationship of her father.

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Who is Cheryl Strayed Dating?

According to our records, Cheryl Strayed married to Brian Lindstrom , Marco Littig. As of December 1, 2023, Cheryl Strayed’s is not dating anyone.

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Strayed worked as a waitress, youth advocate, political organizer, temporary office employee, and emergency medical technician throughout her 20s and early 30s, while writing and often traveling around the United States. In 2002, she earned a Master of Fine Arts in fiction writing from Syracuse University, where she was mentored by writers George Saunders, Arthur Flowers, Mary Gaitskill, and Mary Caponegro.

Facts & Trivia

Cheryl Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cheryl Strayed celebrates birthday on September 17 of every year.

In June 2012, Wild was chosen as the inaugural selection for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0, which is a relaunch of Oprah’s Book Club, which ended in 2011. Winfrey discussed Wild in her video announcement of the new club and interviewed Strayed for a two-hour broadcast of her show Super Soul Sunday on her OWN Network.

How old was Cheryl Strayed when she hiked the PCT?

In the summer of 1995, 26-year-old Cheryl Strayed, carrying a backpack nearly half her weight, embarked on a solo 1,100-mile trek along the Pacific Crest Trail.

How long did Cheryl Strayed walk for?

In June 1995, the real Cheryl Strayed hiked 1,100 miles of the 2,663 mile long Pacific Crest Trail. The Wild movie true story reveals that Cheryl began her journey in Mojave, California and finished her 94-day trek at the Bridge of the Gods on the Oregon-Washington border.

Where is Cheryl Strayed today?

Strayed holds an MFA in fiction writing from Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

How Wild it was let it be Cheryl Strayed?

It was my life – like all lives, mysterious and irrevocable and sacred. So very close, so very present, so very belonging to me. How wild it was, to let it be.”

How much money do I need to hike the PCT?

The average cost of a PCT thru-hike, including gear, food/resupply, and other end-to-end trail expenses, is $4,000 to $6,000 per person for an average thru-hike. That said, it’s not uncommon to hear stories of some people spending close to $10,000.