Hi there! My name is Ellen Rhudy. My short stories have appeared in many fantastic journals, which you can find linked on this site. My work has been anthologized in Best Small Fictions and honored as distinguished by Best American Mystery & Suspense.

I have a completed story collection, Escape Velocity, which has been a finalist for the BOA Editions Short Fiction Prize, the Dzanc Story Collection Prize, the Iron Horse Prize, and the Katherine Anne Porter Prize. I’m currently working on a novel about the Peace Corps.

I have a Masters in Public Administration from the Fels Institute of Government, and an MFA in Fiction from The Ohio State University. While at OSU, I was Fiction Editor of The Journal for two years. I’m a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, having served in Macedonia (now North Macedonia), and was a Fulbright research grantee in Albania. I now live and work in Philly and am a member of the Backyard Writers Workshop.