Elizabeth Tallent

Elizabeth Tallent is the Bella Mabury and Eloise Mabury Knapp Professor of Humanities at Stanford University's Department of English. Her academic career focuses on American Literature, Creative Writing, and the short story form. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Illinois State University (1975).

Her publications include the novel Museum Pieces and short story collections such as Mendocino Fire (PEN/Faulkner Award finalist), Honey, Time with Children, and In Constant Flight. Her work appears in prestigious journals like The New Yorker, Harper's, and The Paris Review, and has been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories and O. Henry Prize Stories.

• Teaching Awards:
• Stanford's Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Award
• Northern California Phi Beta Kappa Excellence in Teaching Award
• Stanford Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching (2009)

Her research interests emphasize 20th- and 21st-century American literature, creative writing pedagogy, and the technical and thematic elements of short fiction. She advises no listed students but is known for mentorship in literary craft.