Ellen Mulholland (she/her) is a middle grade author, writing mostly grounded fantasy, featuring nature and our relationship with it at its core. In addition, Ellen’s work explores how young people move through the world with invisible challenges. Drawing from her own experience with generalized anxiety, she crafts characters whose lives aren’t defined by neurodivergence but enriched by the ways they navigate it. She has two novels out through Logos Publishing: THIS GIRL CLIMBS TREES (MG) and BIRDS ON A WIRE (YA).

Ellen is a native Californian and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. After spending her early years in Southern California and graduating from USC with an English and Journalism degree, she transplanted to London for two years, writing, taking odd jobs, and finding herself. Finally returning to the U.S., she moved to Northern California to earn her teaching credential after discovering journalism did not fill her heart. She pursued writing, publishing two books and winning RevPit in 2018. In 2023, she retired after 34 years teaching mostly middle school English. She now spends her days writing, swimming, kayaking, and enjoying the great outdoors.

Ellen is represented by Rebecca Angus at Howland Literary. She has two MG fantasy novels on submission along with a chapter book series featuring misfit monsters. Ellen loves stories with humor, lyrical voices, rich settings, and a diverse cast of characters.