About Kirsten Ellis

Kirsten Ellis was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and began her writing career on the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.

She has written a biography, Star of the Morning, The Extraordinary Life of Lady Hester Stanhope (HarperCollins, London, 2008).

In 2019, she was awarded a PhD in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College, London. She is completing her first novel, using fiction to reimagine the life and death of Katherine Mansfield.  

She is an advocate for environmental and biodiversity protection, and lives in Surrey, United Kingdom.