Ella McLeod
Writing Coach
Ella McLeod’s debut YA novel, Rapunzella, Or, Don’t Touch My Hair, was nominated for the prestigious Branford Boase Award and received rave reviews in Kirkus, the Irish Times, and the Guardian. Her second YA novel, The Map That Led To You, was a Guardian Best Books Pick. Her next book is Andromeda, her adult romantasy debut. Ella received a first-class BA (Hons) in English Literature at Warwick University. In 2017, she won the Shoot From The Lip spoken word poetry competition, and in 2019 she performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in the award-winning Bible John. Ella has produced and researched podcasts for Somethin’ Else, part of Sony Music Entertainment, and for BBC Sounds. She also hosts the podcast Comfort Creatures.
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Ella is passionate about writing on identity, particularly as it pertains to womanhood, blackness and queerness. She is currently working on her adult romantasy debut. With both of her YA novels weaving poetry with prose, Ella enjoys using the space between the two to express something close to the intangible.
When she is not writing, Ella produces podcasts and hosts Comfort Creatures on the Max Fun network, which offers light relief to animal lovers.
If you’re writing YA or romantasy, then Ella’s imaginative and perceptive insights will provide inspiration.
Ella’s Genres
- Young Adult
‘Never forget that your voice is unique! If you don’t tell your story, no-one will. Stories are what connect us, they teach us empathy. Working to ensure that the world is not denied your words is an act of love.’
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