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Dan Elish: Bio. Dan Elish wrote the book to the musical 13 which played at the Mark Taper Forum and won the 2007 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for best production; he was also nominated for best writing. 13 went on to play at the Jacobs Theater on Broadway during the fall and winter of 2008-09 and has since played all over the world ...
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Dan made the writing process come alive by using examples of...
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The Misadventures of Justin Hearnfeld excerpt | reviews |...
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I've also: Written comic videos spoofing various investment...
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Musicals are what first drew me to writing, my main...
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Dan Elish is the author of nine novels, including The School for the Insanely Gifted, The Worldwide Dessert Contest, and Born Too Short: Confessions of an 8th Grade Basket Case (Simon & Schuster), which was named a New York Public Library "Book for the Teenage" and a "Young Adult Choice for the International Reading Association.”
Dan Elish is the author of eleven novels, including the upcoming KING OF BROADWAY (Olympia Press, 2025). Dan's other books include THE WORLDWIDE DESSERT CONTEST (Orchard Books and Bantam), THE SCHOOL FOR THE INSANELY GIFTED (Harpers), NINE WIVES (for grown-up types/St. Martins), and BORN TOO SHORT (S&S) which won a 2004 International Reading ...
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Dan Elish is the author of nine novels, including The School for the Insanely Gifted, The Worldwide Dessert Contest, and Born Too Short: Confessions of an 8th Grade Basket Case (Simon & Schuster), which was named a New York Public Library "Book for the Teenage" and a "Young Adult Choice for the International Reading Association.”.
Elish, Dan 1960-PERSONAL: Born September 22, 1960, in Washington, DC; son of Herber (in business) and Leslie Elish; married; wife's name, Andrea; children: Cassie. Education: Middlebury College, B.A. (cum laude), 1983. ADDRESSES: Home—New York, NY. CAREER: Writer. MEMBER: Dramatists Guild, Authors League of America. AWARDS, HONORS:
Dan Elish. Writer: Children's Books, Novels, Musicals. News & Current Projects. New novel KING OF BROADWAY being published by Olympia Press – coming soon! Workshop of musical LAST IN THE CLASS at Duke University – December 2023. Workshop of musical MUDVILLE at the Manhattan School of Music – March 2024.
Dan Elish: Bio. Since I started publishing, I have visited with literally hundreds of classes, from kindergarten through 8th grade. What I Do. Generally, I start by telling the students how I began.
