Ellen Wittlinger

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Ellen Wittlinger
Born(1948-10-21)21 October 1948
Belleville, Illinois, U.S.
Died17 November 2022(2022-11-17) (aged 74)
Williamsburg, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, young adult fiction writer
GenreYoung Adult
Notable worksHard Love, ZigZag, others
Website
www.ellenwittlinger.com

Ellen Wittlinger (October 21, 1948 – November 17, 2022) was an American author of young adults novels, including Gracie's Girl and the Printz Honor book Hard Love.[1]

Biography[edit]

Ellen Wittlinger attended university at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. She received her Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa and lived in western Massachusetts.[2] She published a book of poetry, Breakers, in 1979. Wittlinger had two fellowship years in Provincetown at the Fine Arts Work Center and worked for a local newspaper, The Provincetown Advocate. One of Wittlinger's plays won the author's prize at the annual Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters competition. Her first novel for young adults, Lombardo's Law, was published in 1993.

Wittlinger died from Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease on November 17, 2022, at the age of 74.[3][4]

Awards and honors[edit]

Six of Wittlinger's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Gracie’s Girl (2000),[5] What's in a Name? (2000),[6] Razzle (2002),[7] Zigzag (2003),[8] Heart on My Sleeve (2004),[9] and Sandpiper (2005).[10]

The American Library Association (ALA) has included multiple novels on their list of Best Fiction for Young Adults, including Hard Love (2000),[11] What's in a Name (2001),[12] Razzle (2002),[13] Sandpiper (2006),[14] and Blind Faith (2007).[15] In 2008, the ALA also included Parrotfish on their Rainbow Book List[16] and their list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.[17]

Awards for Wittlinger's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2000 Hard Love Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Winner [18]
Michael L. Printz Award Honor [19]
2001 What's in a Name Massachusetts Book Award Winner
2008 Parrotfish Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Finalist [20]
2009 Love & Lies: Marisol's Story Ferro-Grumley Award Finalist [21]
Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Finalist [22]

Selected bibliography[edit]

  • Lombardo's Law. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1993. ISBN 978-0-39-565969-4.[23]
  • Noticing Paradise. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1995. ISBN 978-0-39-571646-5.
  • Hard Love. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 1999. ISBN 978-0-68-982134-9.
  • What's In a Name. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2000. ISBN 978-0-68-982551-4.
  • Gracie's Girl. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2000. ISBN 978-0-68-984960-2.
  • Razzle. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2001. ISBN 978-0-68-983565-0.
  • The Long Night of Leo and Bree. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2002. ISBN 978-0-68-983564-3.[24]
  • Zigzag. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2003. ISBN 978-0-68-984996-1.[25]
  • Heart on My Sleeve. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. 2004. ISBN 978-0-68-984997-8.[26]
  • Sandpiper. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2005. ISBN 978-0-68-986802-3.
  • Blind Faith. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2006. ISBN 978-1-41-690273-7.[27]
  • Parrotfish. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2007. ISBN 978-1-41-691622-2.[28]
  • Love & Lies: Marisol's Story. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2008. ISBN 978-1-41-691623-9.[29]
  • This Means War!. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2010. ISBN 978-1-41-697101-6.[30]
  • Local Girl Swept Away. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2016. ISBN 978-1-44-058900-3.
  • Saturdays with Hitchcock. Charlesbridge. 2017. ISBN 978-1-58-089775-4.
  • Someone Else's Shoes. Charlesbridge. 2018. ISBN 978-1-58-089749-5.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ellen Wittlinger". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Ellen Wittlinger:biography". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
  3. ^ Jensen, Kelly (22 November 2022). "Ellen Wittlinger, Author Of Hard-hitting Queer Ya, Has Died". Book Riot. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ Maughan |, Shannon (2022-11-22). "Obituary: Ellen Wittlinger". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  5. ^ "Gracie's Girl". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  6. ^ "What’s in a Name". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  7. ^ "Razzle". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  8. ^ "Zigzag". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  9. ^ "Heart on My Sleeve". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  10. ^ "Sandpiper". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  11. ^ "Hard Love". American Library Association. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  12. ^ "What's in a Name". American Library Association. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  13. ^ "Razzle". American Library Association. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  14. ^ "Sandpiper". American Library Association. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  15. ^ "Blind Faith". American Library Association. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  16. ^ Zvirin, Stephanie (2008-05-15). "The Rainbow List: 2008". Booklist. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  17. ^ "Parrotfish". American Library Association. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  18. ^ Killeen, Wendy (2000-06-11). "Lambda Literary Award, Young Adult Novel, 1999". The Boston Globe. p. 416. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  19. ^ "Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books". American Library Association. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  20. ^ Gonzalez Cerna, Antonio (2007-04-30). "20th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  21. ^ "The Ferro-Grumley Awards". The Publishing Triangle. Archived from the original on 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  22. ^ Gonzalez Cerna, Antonio (2010-02-18). "21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary Foundation. Archived from the original on 2020-01-05. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Lombardo's Law by Ellen Wittlinger". Publishers Weekly. 1993-10-04. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  24. ^ "The Long Night of Leo and Bree". Kirkus Reviews. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  25. ^ "Zigzag". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 July 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  26. ^ "Heart On My Sleeve". Kirkus Reviews. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  27. ^ "Blind Faith". Kirkus Reviews. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  28. ^ "Parrotfish". Kirkus Reviews. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  29. ^ "Love & Lies". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  30. ^ "This Means War!". Kirkus Reviews. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

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