Modern Art Notes describes Elizabeth C. Gorski as a puzzle writer "known for her entertaining, creative 'holy cow!' grids."
She is hailed as one of the country's leading creators of the American-style crossword puzzle. Her syndicated King Features crosswords appear daily in newspapers throughout North America.

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Ms. Gorski is best-known for her innovative and visually-rich crosswords, including works that celebrate One World Trade Center, The Empire State Building, The Louvre and The Guggenheim Museum.

At The New York Times, she is the most-published woman crossword constructor during Will Shortz's editorship. Over a 21-year run, her work appeared in the NYT's Sunday and daily editions. The newspaper selected her to co-create a celebrity puzzle with Martha Stewart.

An innovator of new puzzle forms, Ms. Gorski invented the popular "Connect-The-Dots" crossword that debuted in The New York Times (December 2003).

In 2015, she succeeded Henry Hook as a syndicated contributor for King Features. 

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At The New Yorker magazine, she is a member of the in-house team of crossword writers.

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She is founder and editor-in-chief of Crossword Nation, an "indie" crossword provider. Her custom work is commissioned by the film industry, libraries, museums and private clients.

Ms. Gorski is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University. She lives in New York City and is passionate about clay court tennis, calligraphy, flamenco dance,  the viola and the blues guitar.