ABOUT ELLEN HOPKINS
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Ellen Hopkins is the award-winning author of 20 nonfiction books for children and 15 NY Times bestselling young adult novels-in-verse, plus 4 novels for adult readers. Her debut middle grade novel, Closer to Nowhere, published October 2020. A California native, Ellen has lived in northern Nevada for over 30 years and considers herself a “naturalized Nevadan.” She lives with her extended family, a brilliant German Shepherd, and three ponds (not pounds) of fish near Carson City. She was the regional adviser for the Nevada chapter of the SCBWI for ten years, and is a member of the SCBWI International advisory board.