Born: 1985 (circa), United States
Died: NA
Country most active: United States
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The following is republished from the National Endowment for the Arts. This piece falls under under public domain, as copyright does not apply to “any work of the U.S. Government” where “a work prepared by an officer or employee of the U.S. Government as part of that person’s official duties” (See, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 105).
Elissa Washuta is a member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and a nonfiction writer. She is the author of two books, Starvation Mode and My Body Is a Book of Rules, named a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. She has received fellowships and awards from Artist Trust, 4Culture, Potlatch Fund, and Hugo House, and her essays have been published by Black Warrior Review, The Offing, Ninth Letter, and other journals. Born and raised in the wooded, glacially-carved New Jersey Highlands, Elissa now lives in Ohio, where she works as an assistant professor of English at the Ohio State University.