Elizabeth Edelglass

Fiction Writer

Woodbridge, CT
Connecticut US

Author's Bio

Elizabeth Edelglass is a past Fiction Fellow of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, and her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She was the founding Director of the Jewish Community Library of Greater New Haven. She writes fiction and book reviews and lectures on topics including "Jewish American Fiction" and "Politics and Fiction."

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Frankly Feminist: Short Stories by Jewish Women from Lilith Magazine (Brandeis University Press, 2022)
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Snow Crow: Bath Flash Fiction Volume Six (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2021)
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The Bridport Prize Anthology 2018 (Redcliffe Press Ltd., 2018)
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Borderlands and Crossroads: Writing the Motherland (Demeter Press, 2016)
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Home (Outrider Press, 2016)
Journals:
American Literary Review
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Blue Lyra Review
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Hurricane Alice
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In the Grove
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Kalliope
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Lilith
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Lynx Eye
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Moment Magazine
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New Haven Review
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Santa Fe Writers Project
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Sixfold
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Tablet
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The Sunlight Press
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Women's Words
Prizes won: 

Reynolds Price Fiction Prize, William Saroyan Centennial Prize, Lawrence Foundation Prize, Lilith Short Story Contest, Pushcart Prize nomination, American Literary Review Short Story Contest (2nd prize), Moment-Karma Foundation Short Story Contest (3rd prize), Bridport Prize (Highly Commended), Glimmer Train Very Short Fiction Award (finalist), Glimmer Train Family Matter Short Story Contest (finalist), Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Awards (finalist), New Letters Literary Awards (finalist), G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize (finalist), UNO Press Lab Fiction Prize (semifinalist), Autumn House Press Fiction Prize (semifinalist), Acacia Fiction Prize (semifinalist)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Jewish
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Newark, NJ
New Jersey
Raised in: 
West Orange, NJ
New Jersey
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Last update: Jan 24, 2024