Elle Wild is a distinguished author from Canada, who has gained popularity for her crime fiction, thriller, mystery, and suspense novels. Wild was born and raised in a remote and dark farmhouse in the wilderness of Canada. She spent her childhood days reading Edgar Allan Poe and watching PBS mysteries, which sparked her interest in storytelling. Apart from being a successful author, Wild is also an award-winning filmmaker and has previously worked as a host and writer for a radio program on CBC called Wide Awake.
Wild's debut novel, Strange Things Done, has earned her considerable recognition in the literary world. The book has won several awards, including the Best First Book at the Arthur Ellis Awards 2017, presented by Kobo, and the Arthur Ellis Award 2015 for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel. The novel has also been shortlisted in multiple international contests and has made it to the number one position in the list of bestselling novels on Amazon in the noir genre in Canada. Additionally, Wild has won the Women in Film & Video Vancouver's "From Our Dark Side" genre writing competition in 2017 and is currently participating in a five-month film incubation program.
Wild's short fiction has been published in various reputable publications, including Ellery Queen Magazine and the National Capital Writing Competition. She has also been featured in an anthology of literary fiction by the Canadian Authors Association. Wild's latest literary short, California Pure, earned the second spot at the National Capital Writing Competition in 2017.
Growing up, Wild always knew she wanted to become a writer. She had checked off her career choices as a writer, cowboy, and detective every year in her school journal. With the successful release of her debut book, Wild got the opportunity to live out all the fantasies of her youth. Currently, she resides on an island in the Salish Sea named after the bones of dead whales, where she continues to write and create captivating stories.