

The publication of her first book gave her the courage to try out writing a novel.

Her first book was a collection of short stories title Into Love and Out Again, which was composed of stories that are primarily linked theme-wise. This did bear fruit, though, as it didn’t take long for her stories to be published in magazines, particularly the Yankee Magazine. In the beginning, she wrote fiction sparsely, writing them only in between work deadlines. Once she chose to enroll in a creative writing course in Brandeis University, her fiction writing career became sealed. She married Robert Austin, a college acquaintance, in 1975. She became an intern in the Lowell Sun where she wrote for the school newspaper, being known for her snappy headlines and essays that satirize society as a whole.Īfter college, she started working for a television station in Boston and served as editor of newsletters for different organizations as well. Once she entered college, her future career as a writer was seemingly cemented when she chose to major in Publications. She attended public school for majority of her early education and was also exceedingly active in girls’ basketball during her high school years.

Elinor Lipman is a native of Lowell, Massachusetts and was born to a very religious Jewish family.
