Elizabeth Bernstein's Biography

ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN is a short story writer, editor and screenwriter. She's also the founder and editor of The Big Ugly Review, an online literary magazine that showcases fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photo-essays, downloadable music and short films of five minutes or less, all related to the issue's theme. Elizabeth collaborates with filmmaker Kia Simon at Sneaky Little Sister Films. SLS Films is developing two of her screenplays, "Alice" and "Tinderbox." "Alice" is based on Elizabeth's short story of the same name, which won first prize in the San Francisco Bay Guardian fiction contest in 2004. Other short stories have been published in the Los Angeles Times Sunday magazine and various literary journals. Her plays have been produced in several venues, including the Exit Theater, The PlayGround, Impact Theatre and Fringe of Marin.  She's also a book editor and writing coach. www.ebc-books.com.