Thea Engst
Award-winning author, bartender, cocktail recipe developer, professional writer, published poet, attempted novelist.
New! Listen to my interview on WBUR
My first solo book, published February 2023
Published by Adams Media, an imprint of Simon + Schuster
Winner of the 2023 Readable Feast Award for Excellence in Beverage Writing
Created all 78 recipes
Includes an intro to Tarot, astrology, home bartending, herbal magic, and syrup recipes
Rated one of Hanna Lee Communications’ Favorite Books
Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target, and local stores if you ask! (Please ask!)
Co-authored cocktail book with podcaster + Greek mythology expert, Liv Albert
Published by Adams Media, an imprint of Simon + Schuster in 2022
Created all 75 recipes
Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local bookstore.
Co-authored nonfiction bar book with Lauren Vigdor
Published by Adams Media, an imprint of Simon + Schuster in 2017
Rated one of the ‘Best Booze Books of 2017’ by ‘Forbes Magazine’
Rated one of Hanna Lee Communications’ Favorite Books
Available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and local stores if you ask.
Further Recipe Work
My newest work is Bubbly Cocktail Cards A–Z: The Ultimate Champagne & Prosecco Drink Recipe Dictionary Deck, available for pre-order now.
I currently write monthly cocktail recipes for The Lowell Sun.
I worked as a cocktail recipe developer for the Unofficial Disney Parks Drink Recipe Book, The Unofficial Disney Parks EPCOT Cookbook, + The Unofficial Disney Parks Restaurants Cookbook, available now through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more!
Services Offered
I offer several services based on my specialties. Priced per request.
Private party cocktail menu + bartending
Content writing
Copywriting
Cocktail recipe development
Restaurant consultation
Resume
When I was fifteen I published my first poem. I knew then I’d never stop writing and as I grew, I realized that if I could write for a living, I’d be the happiest version of myself. So here I am!
I have an MFA in Writing from Emerson College and a BA in Literature from Hobart and William Smith College.
I am a hospitality veteran, with fifteen years in restaurants under my belt and twelve years of cocktail development.
I have a strong background in social media management from managing restaurants and their social media pages along with several other businesses along the way.
Below is just some of my experience, email me for more details!
Experience
Copywriter
EF Education First May 2022 to present
Recipe Developer
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon and Schuster
September 2020 to September 2022
Content Writer
Various Companies
July 2020 to present
Social Media Manager
Various Companies
November 2012 to present
Education
MFA Creative Writing
Emerson College
2009 - 2012
BA Literature + Poetry, Minor in Theater
Hobart and William Smith College
2004 - 2008
Skills
Microsoft Office
TikTok
Wordpress
Squarespace
References
Available Upon Request