Bio: Louise Ells was born and raised in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, by parents who were both voracious readers. After a circuitous career path which included jobs as a Cordon Bleu chef and submarine co-pilot amongst others, she earned her PhD in Creative Writing at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. Her short story collection, Notes Towards Recovery, was published in 2019 and her novel, Lies I Told My Sister, in 2024. Louise teaches at universities and colleges in England and Canada and knows how very lucky she is to be able to call herself an author.

Literary Inspiration: Family, friends, and students

Genre: Literary fiction, short stories, novels, essays, and poetry       Writes for: Adults