Elizabeth writes fiction and scripts. She is the author of six books of fiction—most recently THE DRAMA ROOM: A Collection in Three Acts-- and is playwright of a widely performed rock opera, and she is co-writer of the feature film I’LL SHOW YOU MINE (2023; Duplass Brothers Productions). The film was released in select theaters and is available via AmazonPrime, Peacock and more on home screens. Elizabeth won the Iowa Short Fiction Prize for her collection MY BODY TO YOU (James Salter, judge). Her novel A FOUR-SIDED BED was a Boston Globe paperback bestseller and a finalist for an ALA award and is in development as a feature film. Her most recent novel WE GOT HIM was a finalist for the Midwest Book Award and released as an AudioBook. Her novella CELEBRITIES IN DISGRACE was described by the New York Times as a ‘miniature masterpiece’ and was made into a short film. Another short film, FOUR-SIDED, has screened at over 20 festivals. Over 30 of Elizabeth’s stories have been published in magazines such as Ploughshares, AGNI, New England Review, Kenyon Review and more, as well as in over a dozen anthologies. Both Elizabeth’s theater work, TONYA & NANCY: THE ROCK OPERA, and her 2023 feature film have drawn national media attention. Elizabeth teaches fiction and scriptwriting at Stonecoast MFA; she lives near Boston with her family. Visit: www.elizabethsearle.net

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