Ellen is a poet, journalist and lecturer. Her first collection, The Immortalist, was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Award for Best First Collection. Her newest collection, Crystal, was published by Bloodaxe in April 2024. Ellen is represented by Peter Straus at Rogers, Coleridge & White
Ellen's latest video is now live! Watch her discuss her new collection, CRYSTAL, and the themes explored within it.
Watch now →"Dignified, moving and sure... what has been a curse in life turns out to be a gift on the page { in } Ellen Cranitch's courageous second collection…What impresses most is her steady rigour in not compromising, not ranting or taking flight…There is, throughout, a - crystal - clarity."
Kate Kellaway
The Observer
"Beautifully rendered, well-seen, rich in clinching details."
Declan Ryan
The Irish Times
"Ellen Cranitch's astonishingly powerful @BloodaxeBooks collection Crystal, about a partner's addiction, is stunning."
Ian McMillan
