Elizabeth Merrick (born 1970) is an American author, best known as the founder and director of the ''Grace Reading Series'' and as editor of the

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anthology ''This is not chick lit''.USATODAY.com - 'There's so much more' than boys and shoes
/ref> Merrick received a BA from

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, an MFA from

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, and an MA in Creativity and Art Education from

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. She has taught at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

and

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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

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, where she works as a writing coach and runs the "Elizabeth's Workshops" writing school.

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External links

Official websiteGrace Reading Series and Book Club
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