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Elizabeth Winthrop [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
New York, NY
New York US
Email: 
elizabeth@elizabethwinthrop.com
Bio: 

I am the author of over sixty works of fiction for children and adults. My memoir, DAUGHTER OF SPIES: Wartime Secrets, Family Lies is out with Regal House. My other books include DON'T KNOCK UNLESS YOU'RE BLEEDING: A Memoir Essay, ISLAND JUSTICE, IN MY MOTHER'S HOUSE, THE CASTLE IN THE ATTIC and COUNTING ON GRACE as well as picture books for young children including among many others, MAIA AND THE MONSTER BABY, DUMPY LA RUE, SHOES and SQUASHED IN THE MIDDLE. I have taught at writer's conferences around the country and my novels for children have been nominated for over 30 state book awards. I live in New York and the Berkshires in Massachusetts.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Sarah Waters Kate Atkinson Marilynne Robinson Carson McCullers
Twitter/X: 
@ewinthropalsop
Born in: 
Washington, DC
District Of Columbia
Raised in: 
Washington, DC
District Of Columbia
Website: 
https://www.elizabethwinthrop.com [2]
Prizes won: 

* NCTE Distinguished Book for A Global Society * ALA Notable Book * Notable Trade Book in Social Studies * IRA-CBC Children's Choice Selection * Dorothy Canfield Fisher Nominee * VERMONT READS Selection * BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES Selection, 1994

Literary Agent: 
Emma Patterson
What I'm reading now: 
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens
FEVER IN THE HEARTLAND by Timothy Egan
THE QUIET AMERICANS by Scott Anderson
Identifies as: 
English American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults

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