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| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Penn State (MFA) Georgia University (PhD) |
| Genre | Literary fiction, southern gothic horror, genre-leaping, surrealism, fairy tale |
| Notable awards | Carol Shields Prize (2026) |
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Julia Elliott is an American fiction writer. She won the 2012 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award for beginning women writers.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Elliott received her Master of Fine Arts from Penn State in 1996,[2] and a PhD in English from the University of Georgia in 2004.[3]
Career
[edit]Her work has appeared in The Georgia Review, Tin House, Conjunctions, and The New York Times, and been featured in The Best American Short Stories 2015 and 2019.[4][5]
Her debut short story collection, The Wilds, was published by Tin House in 2014.[6] The collection was chosen by Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Buzzfeed as one of the "Best Books of 2014" and was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice.[5][7][8]
Her debut novel, The New and Improved Romie Futch, was published in 2015.[9][10] In 2016, she was awarded the Shared Worlds Residency by Amazon.com.[11]
Elliott teaches English and Women's and Gender Studies at University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.[4][3]
In 2026, she won the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for her short story collection Hellions.[12][13] The book was also a finalist for the 2026 Southern Book Prize.[14]
Bibliography
[edit]Short story collections
[edit]- The Wilds. Tin House. 2014. ISBN 9781935639923.
- Hellions. Tin House/Zando. 2025. ISBN 9781963108064.
Novels
[edit]- The New and Improved Romie Futch. Tin House. 2015. ISBN 9781941040157.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Winner 2012, Julia Elliott, Fiction". Rona Jaffe Foundation. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "Department alumna, Julia Elliott (MFA, 1996), will receive a 2012 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award". Pennsylvania State University. September 5, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- 1 2 "Former Athenian Julia Elliott Returns with Her Debut Book". The Georgia Review. October 2, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- 1 2 "Julia Elliott, Ph.D." University of South Carolina. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- 1 2 Sides, Bradley. ""Stagnant and Delirious" A Conversation with Julia Elliott". South Review of Books. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "The Wilds by Julia Elliott". Kirkus Review. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "Best Books of 2014". Kirkus Review. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "The 24 Best Books of 2014". Buzzfeed.Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "Dreamy Science: An Interview with Julia Elliott". Fiction Writers Review. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "THE NEW AND IMPROVED ROMIE FUTCH". Kirkus Review. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "Elliott Awarded Shared Worlds Residency". locusmag.com. April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ↑ Josh O'Kane, "American writer Julia Elliott wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for short-story collection Hellions". The Globe and Mail, June 2, 2026.
- ↑ "'Hellions' author Julia Elliott wins $150K fiction prize". npr.org. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "Southern Book Prize Finalist 2026". Southern Bookseller Review. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
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