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Elizabeth Mosier is an American author and professor at Bryn Mawr College. She is best known for her books, My Life as a Girl (Random House, 2000 and The Playgroup. Mosier's work has appeared in Seventeen, Cimarron Review, Child, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Poets and Writers.[1][2]

Biography

Mosier, who grew up in Arizona, knew she wanted to be a writer by age five.[2] Mosier is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College,[3] she was the acting Director of Admissions and Acting Director of Creative Writing at Bryn Mawr College[4] and directed Bryn Mawr's summer writing program for students.[5] She is currently a teacher of creative writing at Bryn Mawr College.[6] Additionally, she is a part of the Young Writers Day program.[7] Mosier volunteers as an amateur archaeologist in Philadelphia.[8]

Work

Mosier is on the editorial board for the writing magazine, Philadelphia Stories. Her novel, The Playgroup (Gemma Media, 2011) appeared in 2011 as part of an adult literacy program.[9] Mosier's book for young adults, My Life as a Girl is about a relationship between two young people who attend Bryn Mawr.[10] Publishers Weekly reviewed the book and wrote that it would appeal to young adult, female readers.[11] School Library Journal says that "Mosier writes cleanly and realistically of the young woman's need to escape-through jobs, boyfriend or college."[12]

Mosier reflects that writing can be "lonely and frustrating and downright difficult. But at a certain point, not being a writer was, for me, the harder choice."[13]

References

  1. ^ "Elizabeth Mosier Author Bookshelf - Random House - Books - Audiobooks - Ebooks". Random House. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. ^ a b Carvalho, Daniel (12 October 2016). "Keeping Busy as a Teacher, Author, Mom". Philly.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. ^ "DLC Interview with Elizabeth Mosier | Ramona DeFelice Long". Ramonadef.wordpress.com. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. ^ "Elizabeth Mosier". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  5. ^ [1][dead link]
  6. ^ "Creative Writing's Elizabeth Mosier '84 Writes About Caring for Aging Parents in The Philadelphia Inquirer". Bryn Mawr College. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Elizabeth Mosier". Young Adult Books Central. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  8. ^ Fram, Joel (4 April 2011). "Video: The Main Line Volunteer of the Week, Elizabeth Mosier". Main Line Media News. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  9. ^ "The Playgroup (Open Door): Elizabeth Mosier: 9781936846054: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  10. ^ "My Life as a Girl". Book Review. 18 (3). 1999. Retrieved 7 January 2016 – via EBSCO. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "My Life as a Girl". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  12. ^ "My Life as a Girl". School Library Journal. 45 (6). June 1999. Retrieved 7 January 2016 – via EBSCO. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Mosier, Elizabeth (2003). "Making Believe: As She Sews Costume for Her Daughter, a Writer Muses About How the Best Gifts Are Often the Ones We Never Dreamed Of". Victoria. Retrieved 7 January 2016 – via HighBeam Research. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)