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Ellen is a poet and lecturer. Her first collection, The Immortalist, was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Award for Best First Collection. Her new collection, Crystal, will be published by Bloodaxe in April 2024.

Ellen has taught Creative Writing and literature at the University of St Andrews, City University and University College London. Recent teaching posts include Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Hull where she ran the poetry modules. She currently teaches Masterclass and Advanced Poetry at the City Lit Institute, London.

Ellen Cranitch is represented by Peter Straus at Rogers, Coleridge and White