Julia Elliott is an American fiction writer. She won the 2012 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award for beginning women writers. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
Early life and education Elliott received her Master of Fine Arts from Penn State in 1996, and a PhD in English from the University of Georgia in 2004.
Career Her work has appeared in The Georgia Review, Tin House, Conjunctions, and The New York Times, and been featured in The Best American Short Stories 2015 and 2019. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
Her debut short story collection, The Wilds, was published by Tin House in 2014. Retrieved 2026-06-03. The collection was chosen by Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Buzzfeed as one of the "Best Books of 2014" and was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. Retrieved 2026-06-03.Retrieved 2026-06-03.
Her debut novel, The New and Improved Romie Futch, was published in 2015. Retrieved 2026-06-03. Retrieved 2026-06-03. In 2016, she was awarded the Shared Worlds Residency by Amazon.com.
Elliott teaches English and Women's and Gender Studies at University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
In 2026, she won the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for her short story collection Hellions.Josh O'Kane, "American writer Julia Elliott wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for short-story collection Hellions". The Globe and Mail, June 2, 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-03. The book was also a finalist for the 2026 Southern Book Prize. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
Bibliography Short story collections
Novels
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