Born in New York City, Ellen S. Jaffe came to Canada in 1979, married a Canadian, and decided to remain when the marriage ended. Her published books include Writing Your Way: Creating a Personal Journal; Water Children (poetry); Feast of Lights: a young adult novel; and Syntymalauluja/Birth Songs, a collection of poems translated into Finnish. She has also written and produced plays for children and adults. She lives in Hamilton where she has been active in the city’s literary scene.