Dave Eggers

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1970-03-12 (54 years old)

Place of Birth Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dave Eggers

Biography

Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He wrote the 2000 best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Eggers is also the founder of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, a literary journal; a co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia and the human rights nonprofit Voice of Witness; and the founder of ScholarMatch, a program that matches donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has appeared in several magazines.

Known For

Writer

Zeitoun

as Author

2023
2021
2017
The Circle

as Novel

2017
The Circle

as Screenplay

2016
Your Mother and I

as Original Story

2013
Francis

as Writer

2012
Promised Land

as Story

2009
2009
Away We Go

as Writer

Producer

2011
American Teacher

as Producer