Elizabeth Block

Poet, Fiction Writer

San Francisco, CA
California US
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Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Anthology:
Wreckage of Reason (Spuyten Duyvil, 2008)
Book:
A Gesture Through Time (Spuyten Duyvil, 2006)

Poetry

Books:
Celluloid Salutations (BlazeVOX books, 2014)
,
Foreword: The Confessions of St. Augustine (Signet, 2009)
Prizes won: 
  • Christopher Isherwood Foundation Fiction Fellowship
  • Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Residency in Literature
  • Santa Fe Art Institute Writers Residency, with Mill Atelier Fellowship to attend 
  • Hopwood Award Finalist in Poetry, University of Michigan
  • Virginia Voss Award for Academic Writing, University of Michigan, Honors College
  • Heekin Foundation Finalist for First Novel
  • Intersection for the Arts, Fiscal Sponsorship for the novel
  • Poets & Writers mini-grant for reading 
  • Olin Grant for Creative Writing
  • ScreenCraft Film Fund, Quarter-Finalist in Screenwriting
  • SF Indie Fest, Finalist in Screenwriting
  • Filmmatic Screenplay Competions, Finalist in Screenwriting
  • Sigma Xi Scientific Society grant for ethographic research/writing
  • University of California Regents Fellowship

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
Detroit, MI
Michigan
Raised in: 
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Michigan
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Last update: Jun 22, 2020