Ellen Arrand is a published novelist - Public Works; Private Souls (Beach Holme) & Hotel Abundancia (Ekstasis Editions), short story writer (various literary magazines), and Playwright – The Bridge, Bear Me Stiffly Up & The Trutch Street Women (the latter two published by Ekstasis), and Water People.  She studied playwrighting during her Master of Fine Arts program (Guelph University) with Judith Thompson and Marilyn Bowering.  The Trutch Street Women was a finalist in the Canadian National Playwriting Competition (2005).  All of Ellen’s plays have been produced by Theatre Inconnu in Victoria, BC. with Ellen performing in all productions.