Elizabeth Strout’s most recent work, Olive Kitteridge, a novel in stories, won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize, was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and was a New York Times Bestseller. She is the author of two previous novels, Abide With Me, a national bestseller, and Amy and Isabelle, also a New York Times Bestseller. (Photo by Miriam Berkley)
LATEST NEWS
LECTURE: Syracuse, NY
December 21, 2010 – Elizabeth participates in the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series of the Onondaga County Public Library, which is in its 16th season. Elizabeth’s lecture will take place in the John H. Mulroy Civic Center at 411 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 at 7:30 pm.
For more information, call (315) 435-1900.
INTERVIEW: Syracuse.com
Donna Ditota of the Post Standard talks with Elizabeth about her work in anticipation of her upcoming lecture in the Rosamond Gifford Lecture Series. Read the full interview at syracuse.com.
APPEARANCE: Rochester, NY
November 4, 2010 — Elizabeth gave a talk on “Olive Kitteridge” for the Rochester Arts & Lectures Uncommon Voices Lecture Series. The event took place at the United Presbyterian Church.
APPEARANCE: Corpus Christi
October 9, 2010 – Elizabeth spoke at the Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series at the Art Museum of South Texas, located at 1902 North Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Texas.
APPEARANCE: Bread Loaf Writers Conference
August 12, 2010 – Elizabeth gave a reading during the Bread Loaf Writers Conference at Middlebury College in Ripton, Vermont.
WORKSHOP: Southhampton Writers Conference
July, 2010 — Elizabeth taught a workshop on Short Stories at the Southhampton Writers Conference July 10 through July 24, 2010, offered by Stony Brook Southhampton.
APPEARANCE: Stratford Shakespeare Festival
July 10, 2010 — Elizabeth gave a reading for the Celebrated Writers Series during the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario.
PRIZE: Italy’s Remio Bancarella
June, 2010 — 200 Italian booksellers voted “Olive Kitteridge” and Elizabeth as the winner of the Remio Bancarella award in the medieval Piazza della Repubblica in Pontremoli, Italy.
APPEARANCE: Festival at Rome’s Basilica di Massenzio
June, 2010 — Elizabeth was a featured author in the prestigious Roma International Festival of Literature.
APPEARANCE: Festival of European Short Stories
June, 2010 — Elizabeth participated in the Festival of European Short Stories in Croatia from June 2 – 6.
MULTIMEDIA
RADIO: OnPoint Radio Interview
May 7, 2009 – Elizabeth talks about Olive Kitteridge with Tom Ashbrook of NPR’s OnPoint Radio.
RADIO: All Things Considered
December 26, 2008 – Melissa Banks of NPR’s All Things Considered discusses Olive Kitteridge and the likeability of fictional characters.
RADIO: Tell Me More
July 16, 2009 - Elizabeth talks with Michel Martin of NPR’s Tell Me More about writing non-fiction stories.











