Elle Matthews

Elle Matthews was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and attended Iona Convent. She went on to study psychology at UCT, Cape Town and after graduating, lectured at Medical University of South Africa. While researching her first novel, 'Eternal Wait', she joined Garden & Home as a senior sub-editor and Country Life as a writer. In 2000 she found a way to combine her love of writing and psychology, through the medium of film, and started her own film production company. She went on to write and produce the award-winning feature film, 'Oil on Water', which was based on her novel of the same name, published in 2008. In the same year, she began writing a children's book series, 'Animal Adventures in Africa', which was launched in 2008. There are currently three books in the series - 'An Elephants' Tail', 'Serengeti Safari' and 'Wild Child'. Besides being an author, Elle is also the producer for her eco-friendly film production company, Green Shoot Films, and the founder of a non-profit organisation promoting literacy and conservation awareness in children - the PawPrint Africa Project.

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