Elise Abram

Elise is a retired high school teacher of English and Computer Studies, former archaeologist, and current author, editor, freelance writer, avid reader of literary and science fiction, and student of the human condition. She has been writing for as long as she can remember. Over the years, writing has become as essential to her as eating, sleeping, or breathing.

Elise is best known as an urban fantasy and young adult novelist, but her writing interests are diverse. She has published everything from science fiction, horror and the paranormal, and contemporary fiction and police procedurals for all ages. She has also published five children’s picture books.

In 2015, Abram formalized her company, EMSA Publishing, in order to edit, publish, and publicize the work of other authors. She also freelances as a writer, editor, cover designer, and book formatter.

Prior to becoming a writer, Abram worked as an archaeologist in the Greater Toronto Area and across Ontario for ten years, excavating a combination of prehistoric, contact, and historic sites. She has organized and designed curriculum for an archaeological field school and camp groups at the Royal Ontario Museum, where she was a teacher for three years.

Abram holds a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada; a B.Ed. in Learning in Non-School Environments with a focus on Archaeological Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the University of Toronto, in Ontario Canada; and additional educational qualifications in subjects ranging from Contemporary Studies to Library Studies.