Elizabeth Gorski

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Blogger and publisher of Crossword Nation

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Biography
Modern Art Notes  describes Elizabeth C. Gorski as a constructor “known for her entertaining, creative  holy cow! grids.” An inventor of new puzzle forms, she has written over 250 crosswords for  The New York Times  and  The Wall Street Journal.

In May 2018, Ms. Gorski joined a five-member team of crossword constructors selected by  The New Yorker  magazine. She is a regular contributor to Hearst’s King Features Syndicate and a Senior Contributor to Zynga.

For her innovations in the visual puzzle genre, Ms. Gorski was named 2013 Constructor of the Year. She is a four-time winner of Simon & Schuster’s  Margaret Award. In 2006 she achieved the first  Sunday Crossword Grand Slam. *

In 2011, she founded Crossword Nation ,  a premium “indie” puzzle publisher.

Ms. Gorski invented the modern “Connect-The-Dots” crossword which debuted in  The New York Times  in December 2003. She wrote a book devoted to this genre.

She appeared in  Wordplay, a documentary that spotlighted her NYT opus, “High Definition,” as one of “Five Unforgettable Puzzles.” 20th Century Fox commissioned her work for the Sandra Bullock comedy  All About Steve. The New York Times  tapped Ms. Gorski to create a celebrity puzzle with Martha Stewart as guest co-constructor.

Her custom work is commissioned by advertising agencies, private clients, libraries and museums — including the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York.

A graduate of Barnard College, Ms. Gorski lives in New York City. She plays the viola, the blues guitar and is devoted to the art of calligraphy.