Elizabeth Winthrop

Fiction Writer

New York, NY
New York US
Email: 
elizabeth@elizabethwinthrop.com
Website: 
www.elizabethwinthrop.com
Twitter/X: 
@ewinthropalsop

Author's 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.

Literary agent: 
Emma Patterson, Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Best American Short Stories (Houghton Mifflin, 1992)
Books:
Counting on Grace (Random House, 2007)
,
The Red Hot Rattoons (Henry Holt, 2006)
,
Squashed in the Middle (Holt, 2005)
,
Dog Show (Holt, 2004)
,
Dumpy La Rue (Henry Holt, 2001)
,
The Battle for the Castle (Holiday House, 1993)
,
The Castle in the Attic (Holiday House, 1985)
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

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Sarah Waters Kate Atkinson Marilynne Robinson Carson McCullers
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

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
English American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Washington, DC
District Of Columbia
Raised in: 
Washington, DC
District Of Columbia
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Last update: Jun 02, 2023