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Elizabeth Koch
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Alma materPrinceton University
Syracuse University (MFA)
Occupation(s)Founder of Black Balloon Publishing and Catapult
Parents
RelativesChase Koch (brother)

Elizabeth Koch (/ˈkk/; born 1976) is an American publisher and writer. She has published work for One Story, Columbia Journalism Review, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the New York Observer and other publications.[1]

Biography

Koch is the daughter of Charles Koch and Liz Koch.[2] She has a brother, Chase Koch.[3] Koch grew up in Kansas before attending Princeton (where she studied English Literature) and earning an MFA from Syracuse University.[2]

She currently lives in New York City.[4] Koch was the editor of Opium Magazine.[2] She is the founder of Black Balloon Publishing and publisher Catapult, the latter was founded in September 2015.[5]

Koch states that she is "apolitical."[6]

References

  1. ^ "Elizabeth Koch". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Maloney, Jennifer (10 September 2015). "A Literary Koch Launches New Publishing House". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Koch, Charles (1935)". New Netherland Project.
  4. ^ Volandes, Stellene (May 2012). "Adventures in Publishing". Town & Country. Vol. 166, no. 5383. Retrieved 31 March 2016 – via EBSCO. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Swanson, Clare (3 February 2015). "Founders of Electric Lit, Black Balloon Launch New Publishing Venture". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ^ Timberg, Scott (14 September 2015). "Publishing and the Plutocracy: Relying on Billionaires Like the Kochs to Survive is Nothing to Celebrate". Salon. Retrieved 31 March 2016.