Katy E. Ellis is the author two forthcoming poetry collections: Forty Bouts in the Wilderness (MoonPath Press, February 2025) and Nature vs. Girl (Fernwood Press, July 2026). She is also the author of the novel-length prose poem Home Water, Home Land (Tolsun Books) and three chapbooks, including Night Watch—winner of Floating Bridge Press’ 2017 John Pierce Chapbook competition—Urban Animal Expeditions (Dancing Girl Press) and Gravity, (Yellow Flag Press) a single poem which was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She studied writing at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada and at Western Washington University, in Bellingham, Washington. Her poetry and prose has appears in a number of print and online literary journals and anthologies. She has been awarded grants from the Elizabeth George Foundation, Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture and Artist Trust/Centrum. From 2014-2019 Katy co-curated WordsWest Literary series, a monthly literary event in West Seattle, along with poet Susan Rich and playwright/novelist Harold Taw. She lives a short ferry ride away from Seattle, Washington.