Author: Elinor Teele

Elinor Teele is a screenwriter & HarperCollins author with a Ph.D. in Old English Literature from the University of Cambridge. Her first middle grade novel, “The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin,” received a Kirkus star. Her second, “The Treasure of Mad Doc Magee,” was a Junior Library Guild selection. For “The Seafarer,” a true-life survival saga of a 19th century Gloucester fisherman, Elinor was chosen as a Final Draft Fellowship semifinalist. She also created and directed “Studs Terkel’s American Century,” an interactive theatre production that dramatised verbatim interviews of 20th century Americans. Elinor is currently working on “Dill,” a Revolutionary War drama with a strong Black female lead that has been optioned by TCGT Entertainment, and “London Sparrow,” a WWI/Edwardian HETV series that has been optioned by New Colony Film. ½ Brit and ½ Yankee, Elinor is a member of WIFT and currently lives in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Learn more about her films: elinorteele.com/films.