Elizabeth Austin

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Elizabeth Austin is an American writer living in Oak Park, Illinois. Austin has lived in the Midwestern United States all her life. After beginning her journalistic career at the now-defunct City News Bureau of Chicago, she has written articles for national news magazines such as "Newsweek" and "Time", for human interest publications such as "People", and the "Chicago Tribune". She has also written for "The Washington Monthly, Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Self", and "Shape". She has often written about medicine and health care. [Elizabeth Austin. "HMO rip-off," The Washington Monthly. Washington: May 1997.Vol.29, Iss. 5; pg. 14]

Austin is heard on WBEZ, the National Public Radio station in Chicago. She served as speechwriter for Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich in 2004. She now works as a political consultant, in addition to her writing. She has stated “I believe in a God who is the Way, the Life and the Truth. Deliberately misleading others--even in fun--smacks of heresy.” She said this in an article complaining about some Wikipedia editors’ cleaning up unflattering references to themselves, or vandalizing articles about others in jest, sometimes called "Wikiality". [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0609180194sep18,1,7994076.story?coll=chi-opinionfront-hed Austin, Elizabeth, “Hold the truth, pass the Wikiality,” Chicago Tribune, September 18, 2006 viewed 9/18/2006] Austin won the 1996 National Mental Health Association Award for Best Magazine Journalism. [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1175/is_4_32/ai_55010314/pg_8] Austin, Elizabeth, "Marks of Mystery - psychological reaction to scars" Psychology Today, July, 1999. retrieved Nov. 11, 2006]

She is an Episcopalian and has written about religious issues. [ [http://faithfuldemocrats.com/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=70] at Faithfuldemocrats.com] [ [http://faithfuldemocrats.com/content/view/16/108/] Aug. 27, 06 “I’m an Episcopalian” retrieved Nov. 10, 2006] She has been a Girl Scout leader. [http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/83/2063/index.html The Authors]

References

* Austin, Elizabeth, "Bill and Paula" The Washington Monthly. Washington: Jul/Aug 1997.Vol.29, Iss. 7; pg. 21
* Austin, Elizabeth, "A small plea to delete a ubiquitous expletive" U.S. News & World Report. Washington: Apr 6, 1998.Vol.124, Iss. 13; pg. 58
* Whitaker, Leslie and Elizabeth Austin, “The Good Girl’s Guide to Negotiating: How To Negotiate Effectively Without Being A Bitch,” (2001) Random House. ISBN 0-7126-7085-8
* Whitaker,Leslie & Elizabeth Austin. "Get what you want--now!" Good Housekeeping. New York: Jan 2001. Vol. 232, Iss. 1; p. 106
* Austin, Elizabeth, "Prairie country canyonland" National Geographic Traveler. Washington: Jul/Aug 2001. Vol. 18, Iss. 5; p. 115
* Whitaker, Leslie and Elizabeth Austin, “The Good Girl’s Guide to Negotiating: How To Get What You Want At The Bargaining Table,” (2002) (paperback) Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-60147-0
* Austin, Elizabeth, "Talking Points" The Washington Monthly. Washington: Jun 2006.Vol.38, Iss. 6; pg. 50,

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External links

* http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2003/0306.austin.html Austin, Elizabeth, “In Contempt of courtship,” Washington Monthly, June 2003