Ellie Rees

Ellie Rees is an internationally-minded, award-winning writer who writes across many genres including poetry, creative non-fiction and memoir. Her work is widely published in various journals including: New Welsh Review, Poetry Wales, Trestle Ties, The Lonely Crowd, Cabinet of Heed, and Black Bough Poems. She has an MA and a PhD in Creative Writing, both from Swansea University. Before becoming a writer, Ellie taught for many years at the United World College of the Atlantic, the first of the United World Colleges, situated in Wales. She was Head of Languages there and taught hundreds of idealistic, bright young people, many of whom have gone on to significant careers in literature.