Ellen Simpson
{{short description|Canadian writer}}
Ellen Simpson is an American writer. She is known for her work as story editor and social media writer for the web series Carmilla.{{cite web|last1=Costa|first1=Daniela|title=Carmilla: a web series with bite|url=http://www.dailyxtra.com/toronto/arts-and-entertainment/carmilla-web-series-with-bite-96254|website=Daily Xtra|format=2014-11-25|access-date=2017-03-13|archive-date=2017-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506233910/http://www.dailyxtra.com/toronto/arts-and-entertainment/carmilla-web-series-with-bite-96254|url-status=dead}} She also has published several novels with Ylva Publishing. Simpson is a lesbian.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=CURVE |date=2020-09-06 |title=Author Interview: Ellen Simpson |url=https://www.curvemag.com/book-club/author-interview/author-interview-ellen-simpson/ |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=CURVE |language=en-US}}
Career
In 2014, Simpson developed the web series Carmilla with Jordan Hall for SmokeBomb Entertainment.{{Cite web|url=http://www.academy.ca/Canadian-Screen-Awards/2016-Nominees-Winners/Digital-Media|title=Canadian Screen Awards - Academy|website=www.academy.ca|access-date=2016-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222021557/http://www.academy.ca/Canadian-Screen-Awards/2016-Nominees-Winners/Digital-Media|archive-date=2016-12-22|url-status=dead}}
The series premiered on the Vervegirl (rebranded as 'KindaTV' as of January 2016) YouTube channel on August 19, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2014/12/10/kotex-web-series-carmilla-vampires-branded|title=U By Kotex To Sponsor Another Season Of Vampire Web Series 'Carmilla'.|date=10 December 2014|author=Sam Gutelle|work=Tubefilter.com|accessdate=24 April 2015}}U by Kotex is the executive producer of the web series.[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tampon-maker-finances-canadian-vampire-741656 Tampon Maker Finances Canadian Vampire Web Series]. The Hollywood Reporter, October 17, 2014. The series takes place at the fictional Silas University in Styria, Austria and is told through video journals (Vlogs) recorded by Laura, a first-year student. The first and second seasons each consist of 36 three to seven-minute episodes. A twelve-episode prequel mini-season, "season zero," was announced just after the release of the final episode of season 2. In 2016, the series won a Canadian Screen Award as well as Rockie Award for Branded Content at the Banff World Media Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2016/06/14/banff-16-rockie-winners-announced/|title=Banff '16: Rockie Award Program Competition winners announced|last=ago|first=Regan Reid 3 days|access-date=2016-06-17}}
Simpson is currently a PhD student in the department of Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-20 |title=Ellen Simpson |url=https://www.colorado.edu/cmci/people/graduate-students/information-science/ellen-simpson |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=College of Media, Communication and Information |language=en}}