About - George Elmer

George Elmer? A dark urban fantasy author.

Witty Author. Part-time historian. Total nerd. Will talk for hours about the Early Middle Ages.

George Elmer has had her head in the underworld telling stories since she was old enough to know how to write. She spent her childhood reading books far above her age group’s reading level and daydreaming about the evil fairies in the garden. Many projects, including a high school collaboration with two friends and multiple NaNoWriMo attempts, fizzled out before they got going.

She’s started more story projects than twice her age squared but didn’t stop attempting to finish just one.

It was in her last year at university (BSc with honours in Psychology and Criminology) where George finally completed a novel in the 2017 NaNoWriMo. She based this novel of witches in NYC on the many stories floating around her head she’d never expanded on before.

The “proper” job everyone thought she should get after finishing her formal education never agreed with her. Since graduating university in 2018, she’s had many jobs that never lasted longer than a year. If she isn’t researching various folklores or obscure scientific or mythological trivia, she’s probably reading whichever book holds her current interest (or rereading a favourite), learning French, or completing yet another unofficial diploma. Her current diplomas are in Egyptology and Arthurian Legends. She fears for anyone who checks her internet search history.

FINDING INSPIRATION FROM

Slow mornings, time in the countryside, medieval folklore, strong coffee, and really great hats.

the author

George

George Elmer is a dark urban fantasy author, which is awesome because she writes books. She lives in rural England, an excellent source of both potential horror stories and rich history to chuck into those horror stories. She’s written creepy stories since she knew what a pencil was for. It’s just taken her forever to finish the projects she starts. When she’s not writing, George is researching medieval history or planning how to kill off characters in violent and unusual ways.

AT A GLANCE

YOU might like to KNOW

I say my favourite TV show is Lucy Worsley Investigates, but it’s really Interview With the Vampire. #itsalwaysthequietones

I listen to a lot of rock music, from Metallica and Dio to Fall Out Boy and Florence + The Machine. So Much (for) Stardust is one of my favourite songs.

My family calls me an encyclopaedia of random trivia because I know lots of random things about far too many topics.

I took psychology at university because I thought the ancient history courses would be too full.

You will never see me without a notebook and full pencil case in my bag. I’m always writing something down.

My go-to outfit is a pair of jeans, a T-shirt, and my Doc Martins. If the weather’s cold enough, I’ll add my aviator jacket with the Top Cat and RAF Duxford patches.

All about

Slow mornings, time in the countryside, medieval folklore, strong coffee, and really great hats.

NOT ABOUT

Hustle culture, artificial people, long emails, comparison, band-aid fixes, boring anything.

agree? we’ll probably get along.

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magic meets morality

George Elmer is an author of dark urban fantasy, writing for people looking for worlds with wit, a little magic, and the consequences of terrible decisions.

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