Elise Valmorbida

WINNER OF THE 2019 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION, Elise Valmorbida's most recent novel The Madonna of the Mountains is published internationally in several languages.

Her other fiction includes Matilde Waltzing (also historical fiction), The TV President and The Winding Stick. Her non-fiction includes The Book of Happy Endings, and—forthcoming—a creative writing guide inspired by decades of teaching creative writing at Central Saint Martins, Arvon, Guardian Masterclasses, Faber Academy, community-building organisations and literary festivals.

Elise won the Edinburgh International Film Festival Trailblazer Award for her role as producer and script consultant of indie Britfilm SAXON.

Her literary agent is Clare Alexander of Aitken Alexander Associates.

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