Elizabeth Uphoff Courtney

Elizabeth Uphoff Courtney is a writer living in Southport, Connecticut. Born in Canada and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut, she is a graduate of Kent School and Dartmouth College. 

With a graduate degree in Public Health from the University of Connecticut, Elizabeth spent most of her professional career in the nonprofit world mobilizing support for international reproductive health, private school education, and homelessness. Now she has turned her talents to personal memoir and fiction writing, featuring stories that explore the lives and loves of those in elite society.

Elizabeth had a Modern Love essay, "A Life Shaken by an Old Love Letter," published in the New York Times on July 26, 2024. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/style/modern-love-life-shaken-by-old-love-letter.html

Elizabeth attended the Yale Writers' Workshop in 2024 and 2025 and is currently a member of the Westport Writers' Workshop community. www.westportwriters.org