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Elizabeth Zelvin [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Fiction Writer
Public address: 
New York, NY
New York US
Email: 
elizabethzelvin@gmail.com
Bio: 

Elizabeth Zelvin writes two long-running fiction series, the Mendoza Family Saga and the Bruce Kohler Mysteries. Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine has called her "one of our genre's most celebrated short story writers." Her poetry was published widely during the Second Wave of the women's movement and collected as I Am the Daughter. Her second book of poems explored the experience of the therapist at midlife. A third poetry book, The Old Lady Shows Her Mettle, is forthcoming. Liz was one of the pioneers of online mental health.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
New York, NY
New York
Raised in: 
Queens, NY
New York
Website: 
https://elizabethzelvin.com [2]
Prizes won: 

CAPS Award for Poetry (New York State Council on the Arts), 1983

Finalist, Derringer Award for Best Short Story, 2011, 2015, 2017

Finalist, Agatha Award for Best Short Story, 2007, 2009, 2011

Identifies as: 
American
Feminist
Jewish
Prefers to work with: 
Adults

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Links
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