Elysia Rourke
author
ABOUT ME
Elysia (uh-LEE-sha) writes about seas, valleys, and mountains both real and imagined. She loves a good coming-of-age story, especially if it tackles the big things in life: family, purpose, and finding our footing in a messy, beautiful world. ​
Elysia lives in Almonte, Ontario with her husband, two sons, and dog. She has a weakness for London fogs, Christmas morning, and a salty ocean breeze.
Elysia is the founder of the Almonte Writers Guild.​
She is represented by Rachel Ekstrom Courage at Courage Literary.
NOVELS
Whale Fall
middle grade contemporary
Stacey Barney at Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books has bought WHALE FALL by Elysia Rourke, a debut middle grade novel in the tradition of Black Beauty and The One and Only Ivan, in which a young orca who dreams of becoming the matriarch and storyteller of her pod undergoes an emotional journey from wild animal to a life in captivity.
Publication is planned for 2026.
Short Fiction
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Hollowing - Figments and Fragments Anthology benefitting Trans Lifeline, October 2024.
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Rest in Peace, Matty Priest - Elegant Literature, Issue 34 "Mundane Magic", September 2024.
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In Fairest Time - Fairfield Scribes, Issue 44, August 2024.
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Day 249: Evening - 365Tomorrows, July 2024.
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​Bubble - Forthcoming, Hoolet's Nook, November 2024.
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The Obituarist's Apprentice - Forthcoming in Egg + Frog, November 2024.
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Crepi Il Lupo - Forthcoming in Howl Anthology from Graveside Press, Winter 2025.