Elinor Lipman

Elinor Lipman, born in Lowell and a graduate of Lowell High School, served as the Elizabeth Drew chair in Creative Writing at Smith College in 2011-2012 and was a fiction judge for both the National Book Award and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Elinor is the recipient of the New England Book Award for fiction, a lifetime achievement award from the New England Library Information Network, and the Paterson Fiction Prize of the Poetry Center. Her recent books include Rachel to the Rescue, Good Riddance, and Ms. Demeanor, a finalist for the Thurber Prize in American Humor. 

 In 2008, her novel Then She Found Me, was made into a film starring Helen Hunt,  Bette Midler, and Colin Firth.  Her most recent book, Every Tom, Dick & Harry, was published in February, 2025.  

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