Jump to content

Elizabeth Merrick: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→External links: recategorize using AWB
Added degree types to infobox.
 
(8 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|American author (born 1970)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| honorific_prefix =
Line 6: Line 7:
| caption =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = c. 1973 <!-- {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1970}} <!-- {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| birth_place =
| birth_place =
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
Line 14: Line 15:
| resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline}} -->
| resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline}} -->
| monuments =
| monuments =
| residence = [[New York City]]
| nationality = American
| nationality = American
⚫
| education = {{Plainlist|
| other_names =
* [[Yale University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| education =
⚫
* [[Cornell University]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])
⚫
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|
* [[Yale University|Yale]]
* [[San Francisco State University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
⚫
* [[Cornell University|Cornell]]
* [[San Francisco State University|San Francisco State]]
}}
}}
| occupation = [[Author]]
| occupation = [[Author]]
Line 31: Line 29:
| notable_works = ''Grace Reading Series''
| notable_works = ''Grace Reading Series''
| style =
| style =
| influences =
| influenced =
| home_town =
| television =
| television =
| religion =
| spouse =
| spouse =
| partner =
| partner =
Line 45: Line 39:
}}
}}


'''Elizabeth Merrick''' (born {{Circa}} 1973) is an American author, best known as the founder and director of the ''Grace Reading Series'' and as editor of the [[Random House]] anthology ''This is not chick lit''.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2006-07-26-chick-lit_x.htm USATODAY.com - 'There's so much more' than boys and shoes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Elizabeth Merrick''' (born 1970)<ref name="viaf.org">{{cite web |title=Merrick, Elizabeth 1970- |url=https://viaf.org/viaf/78616958/#Merrick,_Elizabeth |website=viaf.org |accessdate=26 June 2020}}</ref> is an American author, best known as the founder and director of the ''Grace Reading Series'' and as editor of the [[Random House]] anthology ''This is not chick lit''.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2006-07-26-chick-lit_x.htm USATODAY.com - 'There's so much more' than boys and shoes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


Merrick received a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[Yale University]], an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] from [[Cornell University]], and an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in Creativity and Art Education from [[San Francisco State University]]. She has taught at [[New York University]] and [[Cornell University|Cornell]] and has received fellowships from the Saltonstall Foundation, the Ragdale Foundation, and [[VCCA]].
Merrick received a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[Yale University]], an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] from [[Cornell University]], and an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in Creativity and Art Education from [[San Francisco State University]]. She has taught at [[New York University]] and [[Cornell University|Cornell]] and has received fellowships from the Saltonstall Foundation, the Ragdale Foundation, and [[VCCA]].


Merrick is also responsible for the independent publishing house Demimonde Books, which published ''Girly'', Merrick’s first novel, released in December 2005.
Merrick is also responsible for the independent publishing house Demimonde Books, which published ''Girly'', Merrick's first novel, released in December 2005.

She currently lives in [[New York City]], where she works as a writing coach and runs the "Elizabeth's Workshops" writing school.
She currently lives in [[New York City]], where she works as a writing coach and runs the "Elizabeth's Workshops" writing school.


Line 59: Line 53:
*[http://www.elizabethmerrick.com Official website]
*[http://www.elizabethmerrick.com Official website]
*[http://www.gracereadingseries.com Grace Reading Series and Book Club]
*[http://www.gracereadingseries.com Grace Reading Series and Book Club]

{{authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Merrick, Elizabeth}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Merrick, Elizabeth}}
[[Category:Random House]]
[[Category:Random House]]
[[Category:1970s births]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American editors]]
[[Category:American editors]]
Line 72: Line 68:
[[Category:New York University faculty]]
[[Category:New York University faculty]]
[[Category:21st-century American women writers]]
[[Category:21st-century American women writers]]
[[Category:Novelists from New York (state)]]
[[Category:American women academics]]




Latest revision as of 03:53, 10 September 2023

Elizabeth Merrick
Born1970 (age 53–54)
NationalityAmerican
Education
OccupationAuthor
Notable workGrace Reading Series
Websiteelizabethmerrick.com

Elizabeth Merrick (born 1970)[1] is an American author, best known as the founder and director of the Grace Reading Series and as editor of the Random House anthology This is not chick lit.[2]

Merrick received a BA from Yale University, an MFA from Cornell University, and an MA in Creativity and Art Education from San Francisco State University. She has taught at New York University and Cornell and has received fellowships from the Saltonstall Foundation, the Ragdale Foundation, and VCCA.

Merrick is also responsible for the independent publishing house Demimonde Books, which published Girly, Merrick's first novel, released in December 2005.

She currently lives in New York City, where she works as a writing coach and runs the "Elizabeth's Workshops" writing school.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Merrick, Elizabeth 1970-". viaf.org. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ USATODAY.com - 'There's so much more' than boys and shoes
[edit]


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a novelist of the United States born in the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth_Merrick&oldid=1174702049"