 Helen
Ellis
During her life
Helen has had a go at writing anything and everything from
newsletters, magazine articles, exhibition critiques, editorial
content for charity magazines, travel pieces on the antique
markets of London, to a full stage adaptation of the story
of Gilbert and Sullivan for the G&S Society of South Australia.
Having been an actor/singer, theatre director, art gallery
proprietor, wife and mother, antique dealer, gift retailer,
and now a full time writer, Helen draws on her life experiences
in all her writings.
Often wondering
if, in a past life, she lived on a Greek island, Helen has
travelled for the past fifteen years throughout Greece. She
has spent much of this time in villages studying customs and
enjoying the day to day life of the people. She has spent
holidays in an original cave house on Santorini and in domatia
(rooms) of all kinds throughout the Greek islands and the
Peloponnese. She says she’s been looking for her special
place, but in the meantime has gathered experiences, images,
indulgences, and friends.
Her piece, Paros,
published in Lonely Planet’s collection of travel stories,
Rite of Passage: Tales of Backpacking 'Round Europe,
P.168, (Lonely Planet Publications, 2003), and the acceptance
of one of her photos of Israel for their Asian book, inspired
her to expand her Greek diaries into GREECE Gleeful Glimpses,
and to set up the website http://greekpixandwords.com.
She is at present working on her light hearted The ABC
of Travel Tips for Greece.
A member of the
Queensland Writer’s Centre and the Romance Writers of
Australia, Helen has had short stories published in Cautionary
Tale Best of... and Filler (2004) and Little Gems,
Amethyst, RWA (2007) and has appeared online in Blueprint
Review (Germany) in words and
pictures. She also has a small piece about her home city,
the Gold Coast of Australia, in Mo(nu)ment, Blue Print Press,
(2006). Another piece, Tiryns was published in Travel
Post Monthly, (2007) and Strictly Europe (2008).
Her adventure novel for children, Max and the Gang of
Five, Zeus Publications (2005) is now available (contact
her). There will be more too. Helen has other novels
in preparation and a portfolio of photographs from around
the world.
Helen wishes to
thank Melanie Olson for her fine work in designing and setting
up her websites, and to Timothy Ellis for his support and
expertise.
Contact
Helen here. |
