About

Ellen Meeropol is the author of five novels: The Lost Women of Azalea Court, Her Sister's Tattoo, Kinship of Clover, On Hurricane Island and House Arrest. She is the guest editor for the anthology Dreams for a Broken World, and author of the play Gridlock. A former nurse practitioner, part-time bookseller, and literary late bloomer, Ellen’s short fiction and essay publications include Lilith, Ms, Guernica, The Writer, Mom Egg Review, and The Writers Chronicle. Her dramatic script telling the story of the Rosenberg Fund for Children was produced in New York. Ellen holds an MFA in fiction from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. She is a founding member of Straw Dog Writers Guild and coordinates their Emerging Fellowship program.

Other Works

  • Dreams for a Broken World (co-editor)

    2022
  • Her Sister's Tattoo

    2020
  • Kinship of Clover

    2017
  • On Hurricane Island

    2015
  • House Arrest

    2011