Draft:Elizabeth Rush

Elizabeth Rush is an American author.

Early life and education
In 2006, Rush received a BA in English from Reed College. In 2010, she received a MFA from Southern New Hampshire University.

Career
Her book The Quickening details a 54-day expedition she joined with 57 scientists and crew to Thwaites Glacier on Antarctica.

Awards and honors
Her book Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.

Books

 * The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth (Milkweed Editions, 2023)
 * Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore (Milkweed Editions, 2018)