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Ellis Avery | |
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 Avery in 2011 | |
| Born | Elisabeth Atwood October 25, 1972 |
| Died | February 15, 2019 (aged 46) |
| Education | Bryn Mawr College Goddard College (MFA) |
| Years active | 2003–2019 |
| Notable works | The Teahouse Fire, The Last Nude, Tree of Cats |
| Notable awards | Stonewall Book Award, Lambda Literary Award |
| Spouse | Sharon Marcus |
| Website | |
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Ellis Avery (born Elisabeth Atwood; October 25, 1972 – February 15, 2019)[1] was an American writer. She won two Stonewall Book Awards (the only author to have done so),[2] one in 2008 for her debut novel The Teahouse Fire[3][4] and one in 2013 for her second novel The Last Nude.[5][6][7] The Teahouse Fire also won a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Debut Fiction and an Ohioana Library Fiction Award in 2007. She self-published her memoir, The Family Tooth, in 2015.[8] Her final book, Tree of Cats, was independently published posthumously. An out lesbian, she is survived by her spouse, Sharon Marcus.[1]
- ^ a b "Award Winning Novelist Ellis Avery, 46, has Died". Lambda Literary Foundation. February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ Enszer, Julie R. (2016-02-29). "Ellis Avery: On Writing Through Grief, Sickness, and Recovery". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "Avery, Doty Win 2008 Stonewall Book Awards, GLBTRT Announces". US Fed News, January 14, 2008.
- ^ "The Teahouse Fire". Ellis Avery. Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "2013 Stonewall Book Awards Announced". American Libraries, January 29, 2013.
- ^ Cody, Christine (2012-03-10). "A Conversation with Ellis Avery". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "The Last Nude". Ellis Avery. Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "The Family Tooth". Ellis Avery. Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-20.