Biography ellis avery

American writer (1972–2019)

Ellis Avery (born Elisabeth Atwood; October 25, 1972 – February 15, 2019)^[1] was an American writer. She won two Stonewall Book Awards (the only author to have done so),^[2] one in 2008 for her debut novelThe Teahouse Fire^[3][4] and one in 2013 for her second novel The Last Nude.^[5][6][7]The Teahouse Fire also won a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Debut Fiction and an Ohioana Library Fiction Award in 2007.

She self-published her memoir, The Family Tooth, in 2015.^[8] Her final book, Tree of Cats, was independently published posthumously.

Early life

Avery was raised in Columbus, Ohio, and Princeton, New Jersey.^[9] Born Elisabeth Atwood,^[10] she legally changed her name to Ellis Avery when she was 18.

Education and career

As Elisabeth Atwood, Avery attended Columbus School for Girls^[10] in Columbus, Ohio, and