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Elizabeth Rush is an American non-fiction author best known for her books The Quickening: Antarctica, Motherhood, and Cultivating Hope in a Warming World and Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore, the latter of which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. [1]
Rush is known for her environmental non-fiction writing. Her book The Quickening details a 54-day expedition she joined with 57 scientists and crew to Thwaites Glacier on Antarctica in 2019. [2] She applied to be part of the mission through the "Antarctic Artists & Writers Program" in which two artists or writers are sent to Antarctica per year, filling a 60-page application for the opportunity. [2]
In addition to her writing, Rush teaches creative non-fiction at Brown University. [3]
Rush received a BA in English from Reed College in 2006. In 2010, she received a MFA from Southern New Hampshire University. [3] Rush lives with her husband and son in Providence, Rhode Island. [4] Her husband is a professor of 19th century Latin American literature and a Colombian immigrant. [4]
Her book Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. [5]
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