Elissa Schappell
Elissa Schappell | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | New York University (MFA) |
| Spouse | Rob Spillman |
Elissa Schappell is an American novelist, short-story writer, editor and essayist. She was a co-founder and editor of the literary magazine Tin House.
Writing career
[edit]Schappell graduated from New York University with an MFA in creative writing.[1] Her first job in publishing was with Spy magazine in the 1980s.[2]
Schappell's first book of fiction, Use Me, a collection of 10 linked short stories, was published in 2000 by William Morrow, and was runner-up for the PEN/Hemingway Award.[citation needed] A second book of fiction, Blueprints for Building Better Girls, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2011.[3] It was chosen as a "Best Book of the Year" by The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal Newsweek/The Daily Beast, and O, The Oprah Magazine.[citation needed]
Schappell's articles, fiction, interviews and essays have been published in magazines including GQ, Vogue, Spin, BOMB, One Story and Nerve.[4] She has written book reviews for The New York Times, Bookforum, and The Daily Telegraph.[5] She was the longtime author of the "Hot Type" book column in Vanity Fair, where she is also a contributing editor.[2][6][7][8]
Schappell was one of the founders and editors of the literary magazine Tin House.[6][8] She was previously a Senior Editor at The Paris Review.[6][8]
Schappell teaches at schools including Columbia University, NYU, and Queens University.
Personal life
[edit]Originally from Delaware, Schappell now lives in Brooklyn.[2] She is married to Rob Spillman, with whom she co-founded Tin House.[2][6]
Publications
[edit]- "Novice Bitch" in the anthology The KGB Bar Reader (1998)[9][10]
- Use Me (William Morrow, 2000)
- Contributed an article about Allen Ginsberg to The Paris Review anthology Beat Writers at Work[11]
- "Crossing the Line in the Sand: How Mad Can Mother Get?" in The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage (2002)
- "That sort of woman" in The Mrs Dalloway Reader (2003)
- "Sex and the Single Squirrel" in Cooking and Stealing: The Tin House Nonfiction Reader (2004)[12]
- Co-edited and contributed to The Friend Who Got Away: Twenty Women's True-Life Tales of Friendships That Blew Up, Burned Out or Faded Away[13]
- Essay on Naked Lunch in Bound to Last: 30 Writers on Their Most Cherished Book (2010)[14]
- Blueprints for Building Better Girls (Simon & Schuster, 2011)
- "High-Strung Knitter" in Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting (2013)
References
[edit]- ^ "Creative Writing Program - Elissa Schappell". New York University. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ a b c d Hogan, Ron. "Elissa Schappell". Beatrice. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Kaczor, Gwenda (4 September 2011). "A doll's house". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Pigeon Pages Interview with Elissa Schappell". Pigeon Pages. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "'Prep': Blue Blazers and Lacrosse". The New York Times. 2005-01-16. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ a b c d Rudick, Nicole (6 June 2019). "Remembering Tin House, a Literary Haven for 'Brilliant Weirdos'". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "VF Contributor - Elissa Schappell". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ a b c Holmes, Jenine (10 December 2011). "ELISSA SCHAPPELL with Jenine Holmes". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Rosner, Hillary (27 October 1998). "The KGB Bar Reader". Village Voice. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Strickland, Barbara (5 February 1999). "Writes of Winter". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Paris Review's 'Beat Writers at Work'". Literary Kicks. 27 June 2002. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Cooking And Stealing: The Tin House Nonfiction Reader". Publishers' Weekly. 30 August 2004.
- ^ "The Friend Who Got Away: Twenty Women Tell The True Stories Behind Their Blowups, Burnouts, and Slow Fades". Kirkus Reviews. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "BoundOUND toTO LastAST:30 Writers on Their Most Cherished Book". Maclean's. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Elissa Schappell, "Women on the Verge", The New York Times, February 15, 2013.
- Elissa Schappell at Salon.
- Schappell at Random House website
- Interview with Elissa Schappell on Read First, Ask Later, Episode 18[dead link]
- "The Bitch In the House'", NPR interview with Schappell, 2002
- Living people
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American women writers
- American humorists
- American magazine founders
- American magazine writers
- American women in business
- American women novelists
- American women short story writers
- Columbia University faculty
- The New York Times journalists
- New York University alumni
- New York University faculty
- Vanity Fair (magazine) people
- American women critics
- American women essayists
- American women humorists
- 21st-century American short story writers
- 21st-century American essayists
- Novelists from New York (state)
- American women academics
- American literary critics