Betsy Ellor lives in a home filled with shenanigans, chaos, and creative projects run-wild. That might explain why her writing focuses on mystery, magic, and the journey to finding identity and power in tough situations.

Betsy’s debut picture book, My Dog is NOT a Scientist launched from Yeehoo Press in 2023. Her 2021 anthology Heroic Care: 35 Writers & Artists Show What It Means To Care reached the top 30 on Amazon, and her family musical Sara Crewe has been performed across the US.

Midwest-born, Betsy started as a playwright, earning a degree in Creative Writing from Ball State University before shifting her focus to prose.

Betsy works as an interior architect, designing offices, condos, restaurants, hospitals, and more. This explains her uniquely visual voice and her passion for stories that blend well structured plots with creative flare. (If you’re curious about her design work click here.)

In her free time, Betsy loves lifting up her creative community. Her author interviews have been featured in Spine Magazine and she ran the writers market segment of The Creative Collective for years. She is an active member of several writing organizations as well as an adjunct professor at Endicott College. She spends way too much time on the computer but frequently escapes for hiking, biking, paddle boarding, and beach time. 

Click here for a selection of her work.