Ellen Oh (she/her)

“I believe in the power of books. The power of reading. And the power of representation. I write the books that I wished I’d had when I was young. And I hope to encourage and inspire new generations of writers and creators to find their voices and tell their stories.”

Biography

Ellen Oh is the author of numerous middle grade and young adult books. A graduate of New York University and Georgetown University Law Center, she used to be a lawyer and an adjunct college instructor before realizing that it was all very boring and she enjoyed writing books much more.

She is the author of the middle grade novels Haru, Zombie Dog Hero, Finding Junie Kim, The Dragon Egg Princess, and The Spirit Hunters trilogy (Spirit Hunters, Island of Monsters, and Something Wicked), the YA speculative fiction novel Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee, and the YA fantasy trilogy The Prophecy Series (Prophecy, Warrior, and King).

Ellen is also the editor of and an author in several celebrated anthologies including You Are Here, which received six starred reviews, the groundbreaking Flying Lessons and Other Stories, and the celebrated and buzzed about On The Block.

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Ellen now lives in Rockville, Maryland, with her husband, three young adult children, and two dog children, and has yet to satisfy her quest for a decent bagel. When not writing, she binge watches K-dramas excessively.

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