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

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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

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

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Official websiteGrace Reading Series and Book Club
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