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Ellie Mathews (born October 22, 1945, Port Angeles, Washington) is an author of fiction and nonfiction works including ''The Linden Tree'' (winner of the 2007 Milkweed Editions Prize for Children’s Literature).〔(Milkweed Prize for Children’s Literature ),〕 Her recipe for ''Salsa Couscous Chicken'' was the Grand Prize Winner of the 1998 Pillsbury Bake-Off.〔Gregory Roberts, (Seattle Woman's Really Rollin' in the Dough, Boy / Writer Ellie Mathews Wins Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest ), Seattle Post-Intelligencer; February 25, 1998, p. E1〕 Mathews holds a degree in geography from the University of Washington, 1976 with emphasis on cartography and graphic arts. In her first career she linked those interests with software development. In the early 1990s she began writing. She has published fiction and nonfiction, has been honored with two fellowships and an arts commission award. Her book, ''Ambassador to the Penguins, A Naturalist’s Year Aboard a Yankee Whaleship'' about Robert Cushman Murphy's 1912 journey to South Georgia Island, came out to starred reviews. Her memoir ''The Ungarnished Truth, A Cooking Contest Memoir'' about winning the Pillsbury Bake-Off was published in March 2008 by Berkley Books. ==Books== *Ambassador to the Penguins: A Naturalist's Year Aboard a Yankee Whaleship, Godine, 2003 ISBN 1-56792-246-5 *The Linden Tree, Milkweed Editions, 2007 ISBN 1-57131-674-4 *The Ungarnished Truth: A Cooking Contest Memoir, Berkley Books, 2008 ISBN 0-425-21945-3 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ellie Mathews」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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