Ellen Waterston
Ellen Waterston was born in 1946 and is currently 79 years old. Ellen Waterston was born in New England, USA.
Ellen Waterston is the author of the Ellen Waterston Collections series which currently consists of 4 novels. The Ellen Waterston Collections series started in 2004 with the novel I Am Madagascar. The most recently released novel in the Ellen Waterston Collections series was Hotel Domilocos which was released in 2017. There are no upcoming novels for the Ellen Waterston Collections series.
Ellen Waterston has also written the Non-Fiction Books series which has 3 books including Then There Was No Mountain and Where the Crooked River Rises.
Ellen founded
The Writing Ranch. This has been around since 2000, and supports writers via workshops and retreats. Ellen also founded
The Nature of Words and was the director for over 10 years. Ellen also founded the
Waterston Desert Writing Prize, which would recognize non-fiction books which examine deserts, and their role within the human narrative.
Ellen received an honorary Ph.D. from OSU-Cascades for Humane Letters.
2024 was a big year for Ellen. In August 2024, she was appointed the 11th Oregon Poet Laureate, an incredible achievement. On International Women's Day that year, she was also awarded the Soapstone Broad and Roses Award. This award honors a woman whose work has sustained the writing community.
Ellen also received the prestigious Stewart H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award at the Oregon awards that year.
Ellen Waterston: Awards & Accolades
Ellen Waterston has won multiple awards including: The Oregon Book Award, Stewart H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award, in 2024 and the Soapstone Award, Bread and Roses Award, in 2024.
Waterston's books have also won multiple awards, I Am Madagascar won the WILLA Literary Award, Best Poetry, in 2005. Between Desert Seasons won the WILLA Literary Award, Best Poetry, in 2009.
Waterston's book, Walking the High Desert was nominated for the WILLA Literary Award, Best Creative Nonfiction, in 2021.
Ellen is also a winner of the Obsidian Prize in Poetry.
Ellen Waterston: F.A.Q
When was Ellen Waterston Born? How old is Ellen Waterston?
Ellen Waterston was born in 1946. Ellen Waterston is currently 79 years old.
Where was Ellen Waterston Born?
Ellen Waterston was born in New England, USA and is American.
What awards has Ellen Waterston won?
Ellen Waterston has won the following awards: Stewart H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award at the Oregon Book Award (2024) and the Bread and Roses Award at the Soapstone Award (2024).
What book awards has Ellen Waterston won?
What was the first book Ellen Waterston wrote?
The first book written by Ellen Waterston was Then There Was No Mountain, published in 2003.
What was the most recent book Ellen Waterston wrote?
Their most recently released work was Walking the High Desert on June 22nd, 2020.
Will there be any more books by Ellen Waterston?
Ellen Waterston does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Ellen Waterston written?
Ellen Waterston has written 7 books. 3 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 4 books in the Collections.