Printable view of Elizabeth Winthrop

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