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Elizabeth Birkelund

Novelist

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Elizabeth Birkelund
Elizabeth Birkelund

Title: Novelist

Institution: Independent

Discipline: Literature & Writing

Appearances: 1

Notable: Author of 'The Runaway Wife,' 'The Dressmaker,' and 'A Northern Light in Provence' (2024); Brown University (honors in Comparative Literature); Radcliffe Publishing Program; served on boards of National Humanities Center and The Center for Fiction

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Biography

Novelist and former personal finance columnist for Cosmopolitan magazine. She has written for national magazines including Glamour, Self, and Working Woman, and is the author of several novels including 'The Runaway Wife,' 'The Dressmaker,' and 'A Northern Light in Provence.'

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Roundtable Appearances

Why We Write
February 21, 2026 · ▶ Video
Why We Write
The roundtable explores motivations behind writing through philosophical and literary lenses. The discussion examines how written words convey meaning, ranging from literal...
Art & Aesthetics Artificial Intelligence Language & Communication
Elizabeth Birkelund, Michael Frank, Paul Fry, Eric Lindstrom, Joseph Luzzi, Honor Moore
Podcast (1:34:15)
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