Elizabeth Weil is an American journalist and nonfiction writer. Weil wrote for the ''

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'' for nearly 20 years, during which she also wrote freelance for a number of other magazines. She has also written two nonfiction books and co-authored two nonfiction books. Her journalism has received many accolades, including a New York Press Club Award and a GLAAD Award. Her biography ''The Girl Who Smiled Beads'' has received such accolades as the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence in Nonfiction. From March 2020 until December 2021, Weil wrote for ''

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''. She is now a features writer for ''

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''. Weil teaches part-time at

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is a graduate professional school on the campus of University of California, Berkeley. It is designed to produce journalists with a two-year Master of Journalism (MJ) degree. It also offers a minor i ...

Personal life

Weil graduated from

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. At present, she lives in San Francisco, California with her husband (Daniel Duane), with whom she shares two daughters. Their daughter Hannah Duane is also a writer who has been published in

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and is a graduate of

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Career

Magazines

Weil worked at the ''

'' for nearly 20 years and currently writes for ''

''. She has also published work in ''

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,'' ''

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,'' '' The California Sunday Magazine,'' ''

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,'' ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Mother Jones,

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'', ''

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,'' and others. She has received a number of accolades: * New York Press Club Award in Feature Reporting (2016) * Lowell Thomas Award in travel writing * GLAAD Award for coverage of LGBT issues * National Magazine Award finalist * James Beard Award in food writing * Dart Award for coverage of trauma (2016) * Shorty Awards Journalism nominee Weil's work has also been anthologized in Best American Sports Writing, Best American Food Writing, and America's Next Generation of Great Women Journalists.

Books

The Girl Who Smiled Beads

'' The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After,'' written with

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, was published April 24, 2018 by

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. The book received the following accolades: *

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the , ''Andreas'', itself related to ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "c ...

in Nonfiction Longlist (2019) *

Alex Award The Alex Awards annually recognize "ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults ages 12 through 18". Since 2002, the Alex Awards have been administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of th ...

winner (2019) *

Goodreads Choice Award The Goodreads Choice Awards is a yearly award program, first launched on Goodreads in 2009. Winners are determined by users voting on books that Goodreads has nominated or books of their choosing, released in the given year. Most books that Good ...

Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2018) * ''

'' Recommended Book (2018) * ''

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'' Notable Nonfiction Book of 2018 * '' Glamour'' Best Book of 2018 * ''

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'' Best Biographies of 2018 * ''

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'' Best Book of 2018 * ''New York Times'' Bestseller

No Cheating, No Dying

''No Cheating, No Dying: I Had a Good Marriage. Then I Tried To Make It Better.'' was published February 7, 2012 by Scribner.

''They All Laughed at Christopher Columbus''

''They All Laughed at Christopher Columbus: An Incurable Dreamer Builds the First Civilian Spaceship'' was initially published in 2002, then republished on October 6, 2010, by Randomhouse Publishing Group.

References

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