Grace Ellis is a New York Times-bestselling, GLAAD Media Award–winning script writer. Her graphic novels include the much-lauded "Lumberjanes," which has sold 2 million copies worldwide; the long-running "Moonstruck"; and several pieces for DC Comics. Her latest book, "Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith," was a New York Times Notable Book of 2022 and won the 2023 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work. In 2022, Grace was awarded the Ohio Individual Excellence Award in playwriting for "Holding It Together," a site-specific play for high schools.

A born and bred Midwesterner, Grace lives in Columbus, Ohio where she can often be found eating ice cream or petting an animal.

(Updated September 2023). Photo by Emma Parker.