Elizabeth Becker

Elizabeth Becker is a writer and registered nurse. She graduated from the College of Charleston with a degree in English and Creative Writing in 2008 and received her BS in Nursing in 2012. She worked for four years as an inpatient pediatric RN before leaving to stay home with her two young children. She works as a freelance writer and journalist, and her essays have appeared on Motherwell, Motherly, Mothers Always Write, and Scary Mommy. She is currently at work on a collection of essays about her experiences as a nurse.

Prize anthology mentions

Best American Essays 2019*

Pushcart (CNF) 2020*

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