Elaine lives in Oxford with her husband and two sons, and has written stories since knee-high socks.

Some of her various jobs have included school photographer, film extra, potato-peeler, and barmaid. She also worked within the media industry for both local radio and newspapers, before a visit to the Oxford Literary Festival rekindled her passion for writing.

Nowadays, if she’s not star-gazing, she is often found in her Plotting Shed at the bottom of the garden, where all her ideas germinate.

Planet Stan is her debut children’s book.