Ellen has been helping young people, adults, and senior
citizens cultivate their love of writing for more than a
decade. Her teaching is based on the philosophy that
creative writing is accessible to all people and that we each
have the tools for powerful writing already at hand: our
daily experiences, memories, feelings, and what the late
poet and teacher Kenneth Koch called “the music of
ordinary speech.”

Ellen is a writer-in-residence with the Arts Council of the
Morris Area and Arts By the People. She leads dynamic
creative writing workshops for students in grades 4 through
8 through school-based residencies. She teaches creative
writing to senior citizens at senior housing facilities and
individually with private students. Her workshops and
in-school residencies explore memoir and the personal
narrative, zine-making, poetry, and short fiction.

Contact Ellen for information about her current workshops,
in-school residencies, and private instruction. Or contact
the Arts Council of the Morris Area or Arts By the People
to learn more about her school-based residences.