Lynn Elliott
Emeritus, Creative Writing, Playwriting, Celtic Literature
Retired
530-898-5124
lelliott@csuchico.edu
Lynn Elliott was born and raised in Cardiff, Wales.
Education
Undergraduate work in Nottingham, England.
MA and PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Memberships
- Dramatists' Guild of America
- Associated Writing Program
- Modern Language Association
- PEN Center USA West
Grants and Awards
- Two N.E.H. grants
- A grant from a national Welsh-American organization
- Two "Meritorious Performance Awards"
- Two "Professional Achievement Awards"
- Four "Summer Scholar Awards"
- "Outstanding Teacher Award"
Writings
To date I have written eleven plays, four of which have won national awards. I have also written three screenplays. A prose piece, A Welsh Encounter in the Hills of Monterey, was recently published in the Welsh Literary Review. My play, "Another Child's Christmas in Wales," is being published and represented by Cymdeithas Ddrama Cymru (the Drama Society of Wales). I am currently writing a novel set in Wales.
Classes
I teach classes in creative writing (playwriting and screenwriting)and dramatic literature. Recent new classes offered include From Page to Stage and Celtic Literature.
Other Interests
Singing in the University choir and grandchildren.
