Ellie Pearson is a fiction writer who explores the intricacies of identity, desire, and relationships that shape everyday life. With a background in English literature from Pennsylvania State University, Ellie strives to create character-driven narratives that center on emotional interiority and complex relationships. Her writing often draws from personal experience, her experience with being queer, and questions of belonging, bringing vulnerability to the page. Ellie is pursuing her MFA in Creative Writing at Chapman University, where she continues refining her voice and tone while forging lifelong relationships with fellow writers who continue to help her grow. Ellie is working on a novel that will serve as her thesis and hopes to contribute meaningful, emotionally honest stories to the literary world.