Elizabeth Elliott (romance author)
{{Short description|American writer}}
{{About|the romance author|the missionary and Christian author|Elisabeth Elliot}}
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| period = 1995 – present
| genre = Romance
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Elizabeth Elliott (born in Fort Worth, Texas as Linda Elliott) is the pseudonym for American romance novel author Linda Crippes. All of her novels are published by Bantam Books, now owned by Random House. In addition to writing, she has held various management positions with Fortune 500 companies and worked as a management consultant for a variety of smaller businesses, specializing in information technology. She lives in Minnesota with her husband.[http://www.elizabethelliott.com Elizabeth Elliott] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128112740/http://elizabethelliott.com/ |date=2011-01-28 }} She is a recipient of the RITA Award.
Awards
- 1993 – Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award{{cite web |title=Comprehensive List of Golden Heart Winners |url=http://www.rwanational.org/cs/contests_and_awards/golden_heart_awards/past_winners |publisher=Romance Writers of America |access-date=2010-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727124420/http://www.rwanational.org/cs/contests_and_awards/golden_heart_awards/past_winners |archive-date=2010-07-27 }}{{cite journal |author=Ramsdell, Kristin |year=1996 |title=1996 Romance Writers of America winners |journal=Library Journal |volume=121 |issue=13 |issn = 0363-0277 }}
- 1996 – RITA Award in the category of Best First Book for The Warlord{{cite web|title=RITA Awards: Past Winners |url=http://www.rwanational.org/cs/contests_and_awards/rita_awards/past_winners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927043913/http://www.rwanational.org/cs/contests_and_awards/rita_awards/past_winners |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-27 |publisher=Romance Writers of America |access-date=2010-07-30 }}
Bibliography
- The Warlord (1995)
- Scoundrel (1996)
- Betrothed (1996)
- When You Wish (1997) (anthology)
- "The Dark Knight" (2012)
[http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=7994 Random House Author Spotlight]
References and sources
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External links
{{Commons category|Linda Crippes}}
- [http://www.elizabeth-elliott.com/ Elizabeth Elliott Official website]
- [http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=7994 Random House Author Spotlight]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100812081359/http://www.likesbooks.com/int12.html All About Romance Interview]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100307025411/http://www.theromancereader.com/scoundrl.html The Romance Reader Review]}}
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Category:American romantic fiction writers