Alan Elyshevitz

Fiction Writer

East Norriton, PA

Pennsylvania US

Email:

alanelysh@gmail.com

Website:

aelyshevitz.ink

Author's Bio

Alan Elyshevitz is a short story writer and poet from East Norriton, PA. His stories have been nominated twice for a Pushcart Prize. In addition, he is a two-time recipient of a fellowship in fiction writing from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. For twenty years, he taught writing at the Community College of Philadelphia.

Education:

Bennington Writing Seminars at Bennington College MFA

Publications & Prizes

Book:

The Widows and Orphans Fund (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2011)

Prizes won:

William Richey Short Story Award; Pebble Lake Review Fiction Award; Antietam Review Summer Fiction Award; The Cream City Review Fiction Award; Briar Cliff Review Fiction Award

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

European American

Prefers to work with:

Adults, At Risk Youth, Incarcerated individuals, Seniors, Teachers, Teenagers, Veterans

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Brooklyn, NY

New York

Raised in:

Woodhaven, NY

New York

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Last update: May 21, 2019