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Elizabeth Rush
American non-fiction author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elizabeth Rush is an American non-fiction author best known for her books The Quickening: Antarctica, Motherhood, and Cultivating Hope in a Warming World and Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore, the latter of which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.[1]
Career
Rush is known for her environmental non-fiction writing. Her book The Quickening details a 54-day expedition she joined with 57 scientists and crew to Thwaites Glacier on Antarctica in 2019.[2] She applied to be part of the mission through the "Antarctic Artists & Writers Program" in which two artists or writers are sent to Antarctica per year, filling a 60-page application for the opportunity.[2]
In addition to her writing, Rush teaches creative non-fiction at Brown University.[3]
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Personal life
Rush received a BA in English from Reed College in 2006. In 2010, she received a MFA from Southern New Hampshire University.[3] Rush lives with her husband and son in Providence, Rhode Island.[4] Her husband is a Columbian immigrant.[4]
Awards and honors
Her book Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.[5]
Books
- The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth (Milkweed Editions, 2023)[6]
- Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore (Milkweed Editions, 2018)
- Still Lifes from a Vanishing City
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External links
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