Mary Relindes Ellis

Lauréat 2009 (in the novel category), Prix littéraire deslycéens ett apprentis de la region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur for Wisconsin (The Turtle Warrior in the U.S.), editions Buchet Chastel, 2007;editions 10/18, 2008.

2004 Finalist for Great Lakes Book Awards

BookSense 76 pick for January-February 2004

Amazon.com's top 25 fiction picks of 2004

An Official Pulpwood Queens Book Club Selection

The Heartland Independent Bestseller List

2005 Banta Award for Literary Achievement

Mary Relindes Ellis's extraordinary first novel, The Turtle Warrior, exhibits a depth and range rare in contemporary fiction. Set in rural northern Wisconsin, the story ranges over the Vietnam War, World War II, and most important the vast and unsettled terrain of the human heart.

BOOK EXCERPTS

POWELL'S ARTICLE "The Big Cow: Writing in Flyover Land"

PHOTOS from recent appearances.

For those of you who can read French:

Mary has had a short story published in a French anthology called Clair Obscur (in French) translated in English as Chiaroscuro. The anthology just came out in April 2011 and is published by JBZ & Company. Mary is one of ten writers who donated their royalties to the French charity called Pour un Sourire d' Enfant which translates as "For A Child's Smile." "This wonderful foundation aids Cambodian children, traumatized by poverty and violence, by providing mobile medical services as well as a bookmobile. (See pictures of the bookmobile). Please click here for more information about the anthology which can be purchased through amazon.fr.com. If you would like to seek more information about the "For A Child's Smile" Foundation, the contact information is:

Jean-Michel Bouchard
President
55 rue des Gabelles
94370 Sucy-en-Brie
Tel +33 (0)1 49 82 59 66
www.pse.asso.fr

SUZANNE ELLIS

Creativity and love of the natural world, whether expressed through words or paintings, runs in the author's family. Click on "Suzanne Ellis" to see the paintings of Mary's cousin who is a wildlife artist extraordinaire.

Appearances:

On May 28th, Mary Relindes Ellis was awarded the Lauréat 2009 Prix littéraire des lycéens ett apprentis de la region Provence-Alpes-Côted'Azur for Wisconsin (The Turtle Warrior in the U.S.) in a ceremony in Marseille, France. View photos and read Mary's recollections of the trip

See the photos from Mary Relindes Ellis's trip to France as a finalist for the above award.

Mary visited schools, libraries, and bookstores in the Aix en Provence, Brignoles, Cannes, Martigues, Sisteron, and Briancon in the Provence for the prix litteraire des lyceens et apprentis de la region PACA of which she is a finalist in the category of best novel for her novel, The Turtle Warrior (published as Wisconsin by Buchet Chastel in France). This award is chosen in collaboration with the high school students, teachers and PACA Art Agency and will be announced in May 2009.

For all upcoming appearances go to calendar & appearances.

Debut Novel: The Turtle Warrior

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