Ellen Birkett Morris
@ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social
Author of Beware the Tall Grass: A Novel, winner of the Donald L. Jordan Prize selected by Lan Samantha Chang, Lost Girls: Short Stories, poetry chapbooks Abide and Surrender. https://www.ellenbirkettmorris.com, https://linktr.ee/ellenbirkettmorris
I’m so happy that Beware the Tall Grass is a @ugapress bestseller. Its every writer’s dream to find their readers.
July 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I’m so happy that Beware the Tall Grass is a @ugapress bestseller. Its every writer’s dream to find their readers.
Louisville! Come see Kentucky authors and get signed books at the new Louisville edition of the @kentuckybookfestival on Saturday, June 14 in paristownky . I’ll be there, too, so say hello!
June 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Louisville! Come see Kentucky authors and get signed books at the new Louisville edition of the @kentuckybookfestival on Saturday, June 14 in paristownky . I’ll be there, too, so say hello!
Upcoming events!
June 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Upcoming events!
I can’t wait to return to the community center where I played as a kid to do this!
Join us for a conversation with local author Ellen Birkett Morris as we explore her novel Beware the Tall Grass.
📅 June 14
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Douglass Community Center
RSVP at tinyurl.com/rsvpford8
Join us for a conversation with local author Ellen Birkett Morris as we explore her novel Beware the Tall Grass.
📅 June 14
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Douglass Community Center
RSVP at tinyurl.com/rsvpford8
June 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I can’t wait to return to the community center where I played as a kid to do this!
Join us for a conversation with local author Ellen Birkett Morris as we explore her novel Beware the Tall Grass.
📅 June 14
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Douglass Community Center
RSVP at tinyurl.com/rsvpford8
Join us for a conversation with local author Ellen Birkett Morris as we explore her novel Beware the Tall Grass.
📅 June 14
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Douglass Community Center
RSVP at tinyurl.com/rsvpford8
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May 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Check out this upcoming LIVE, Virtual (via Zoom) event featuring #womenauthors and #nonbinaryauthors of #sciencefictionbook #fantasybooks and #horrorbooks. It's fast, it's fun, and it's always amazing. You're sure to find at least one new author to love
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Bought a pint of small, deep blueberries and ate them in the car as we passed green fields, our hands purpling. “It will be hard to return to real life,” I said.
“This is real life,” Fred said.
Link to my essay “Once Removed” in comments.
“This is real life,” Fred said.
Link to my essay “Once Removed” in comments.
May 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Bought a pint of small, deep blueberries and ate them in the car as we passed green fields, our hands purpling. “It will be hard to return to real life,” I said.
“This is real life,” Fred said.
Link to my essay “Once Removed” in comments.
“This is real life,” Fred said.
Link to my essay “Once Removed” in comments.
I am beyond happy to learn that Beware the Tall Grass earned an honorable mention from the Eric Hoffer Awards.
“The theme of past lives is interwoven in mysterious and clever ways. . . The crushing realities of time and memory infuse this unusual family saga with a fresh approach.”
“The theme of past lives is interwoven in mysterious and clever ways. . . The crushing realities of time and memory infuse this unusual family saga with a fresh approach.”
May 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I am beyond happy to learn that Beware the Tall Grass earned an honorable mention from the Eric Hoffer Awards.
“The theme of past lives is interwoven in mysterious and clever ways. . . The crushing realities of time and memory infuse this unusual family saga with a fresh approach.”
“The theme of past lives is interwoven in mysterious and clever ways. . . The crushing realities of time and memory infuse this unusual family saga with a fresh approach.”
I’m thrilled that Beware the Tall Grass is among these titles! Support small press books.
May 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I’m thrilled that Beware the Tall Grass is among these titles! Support small press books.
Incredible Kentucky Author Forum with Colm
Toibin.
Toibin.
April 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Incredible Kentucky Author Forum with Colm
Toibin.
Toibin.
I am happy to share my advice for young writers.
April 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I am happy to share my advice for young writers.
I’m a small press author who never dreamed my tv talk show trivia segment that mentioned my book would end up like this.
March 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I’m a small press author who never dreamed my tv talk show trivia segment that mentioned my book would end up like this.
This is a test post. I get so few responses here I may need to drop the platform.
What an honor to present Grit and Grace: Stories of Resilience Across Time with Tim Wendel and James Grady, moderated by Bill Geroux at the Virginia Festival of the Book. A note: I picked that chair.
What an honor to present Grit and Grace: Stories of Resilience Across Time with Tim Wendel and James Grady, moderated by Bill Geroux at the Virginia Festival of the Book. A note: I picked that chair.
March 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is a test post. I get so few responses here I may need to drop the platform.
What an honor to present Grit and Grace: Stories of Resilience Across Time with Tim Wendel and James Grady, moderated by Bill Geroux at the Virginia Festival of the Book. A note: I picked that chair.
What an honor to present Grit and Grace: Stories of Resilience Across Time with Tim Wendel and James Grady, moderated by Bill Geroux at the Virginia Festival of the Book. A note: I picked that chair.
Happy book birthday, Beware the Tall Grass!
#bookthreads
#bookthreads
March 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Happy book birthday, Beware the Tall Grass!
#bookthreads
#bookthreads
I am thrilled to be presenting at the Virginia Festival of the Book.
Grit and Grace: Stories of Resilience Across Time
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location: The Vault | Free
James Grady, Ellen Birkett Morris, and Tim Wendel write about strength and compassion amidst challenge and conflict
Grit and Grace: Stories of Resilience Across Time
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location: The Vault | Free
James Grady, Ellen Birkett Morris, and Tim Wendel write about strength and compassion amidst challenge and conflict
February 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I am thrilled to be presenting at the Virginia Festival of the Book.
Grit and Grace: Stories of Resilience Across Time
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location: The Vault | Free
James Grady, Ellen Birkett Morris, and Tim Wendel write about strength and compassion amidst challenge and conflict
Grit and Grace: Stories of Resilience Across Time
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location: The Vault | Free
James Grady, Ellen Birkett Morris, and Tim Wendel write about strength and compassion amidst challenge and conflict
I’m excited to return to my alma mater to talk about Character as a Driver for Plot from 1:45pm-2:45pm.
February 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I’m excited to return to my alma mater to talk about Character as a Driver for Plot from 1:45pm-2:45pm.
Thanks @hfr.bsky.social and @boverby.bsky.social!
January 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Thanks @hfr.bsky.social and @boverby.bsky.social!
The full review of Beware the Tall Grass with gratitude to Sam Chang for selecting my novel, Allen Gee for his editing, support and encouragement, CSU Press and UGA Press for getting the book out into the world, and the Jordan family for their support of writers! booklife.com/booklife-rev...
January 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The full review of Beware the Tall Grass with gratitude to Sam Chang for selecting my novel, Allen Gee for his editing, support and encouragement, CSU Press and UGA Press for getting the book out into the world, and the Jordan family for their support of writers! booklife.com/booklife-rev...
I’m so honored that Beware the Tall Grass was mentioned in the Atlanta Journal Constitution under “other award news.” #debutnovel #awardwinningfiction
January 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I’m so honored that Beware the Tall Grass was mentioned in the Atlanta Journal Constitution under “other award news.” #debutnovel #awardwinningfiction
I’m glad to share an excerpt of a forthcoming review in Publishers Weekly.
January 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I’m glad to share an excerpt of a forthcoming review in Publishers Weekly.
Books make great gifts! Use code 08HLDY24 to get 50% off at UGA Press.
December 16, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Books make great gifts! Use code 08HLDY24 to get 50% off at UGA Press.
"I was captivated by the intimate style, the gentle and graceful writing. The story reminds me of an epistolary novel in the way this intimacy intensifies the gripping suspense of the story. Ellen Birkett Morris is a writer to watch."
-Bobbie Ann Mason, In Country
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-Bobbie Ann Mason, In Country
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December 7, 2024 at 9:10 PM
"I was captivated by the intimate style, the gentle and graceful writing. The story reminds me of an epistolary novel in the way this intimacy intensifies the gripping suspense of the story. Ellen Birkett Morris is a writer to watch."
-Bobbie Ann Mason, In Country
bookshop.org/p/books/bewa...
-Bobbie Ann Mason, In Country
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My book fulfills several slots on my favorite local indie’s Bingo challenge!
December 6, 2024 at 12:00 AM
My book fulfills several slots on my favorite local indie’s Bingo challenge!
Beware the Tall Grass is a novel of love, war and sacrifice. I couldn’t be happier with this pairing of quote and image from @withlovefromkentucky
December 1, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Beware the Tall Grass is a novel of love, war and sacrifice. I couldn’t be happier with this pairing of quote and image from @withlovefromkentucky
Beware the Tall Grass, the story of the inexplicable connection between a boy with memories of war and a Vietnam soldier.
November 26, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Beware the Tall Grass, the story of the inexplicable connection between a boy with memories of war and a Vietnam soldier.