ABOUT ELISE
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Elise K. Ackers (pronounced acres) is a freelance editor and award winning fiction author traditionally published with Harlequin's Escape Publishing and Penguin Random House, and indie published across multiple platforms.
Elise has completed undergraduate studies in Psychology and Communications, and post-graduate studies in Professional Publication and Editing. She's a magnet for unusual accidents, a laser tag enthusiast, and an animal adoption advocate. Owing to a broken internal compass, Elise needs to factor getting lost into her travel time.
Elise lives in Victoria, Australia, and travels wherever she can, whenever she can.
AWARDS
First Place
Small Town Storm - Chanticleer CLUE Awards for Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, 2013
The Man Plan - Celtic Hearts Romance Writers Sneak Peak contest, 2013
Rhodon - Utah Chapter RWA Great Beginnings Contest, 2012
Small Town Storm - ChickLit Get Your Stiletto in the Door contest, 2011
Small Town Storm - Unpublished Beacon Award writing contest, 2011
Small Town Storm - Heartland Romance Authors Show Me the Spark, 2011
Second Place
The Man Plan - New England Chapter Romance Writers of America (NECRWA) Readers’ Choice Bean Pot Award for Published Contemporary Authors, 2013
Small Town Storm - Romance Writers of Australia First Kiss contest, 2011
Third Place
The Man Plan - HODRW RWA Aspen Gold Reader's Choice Award, 2013
Small Town Storm - Florida Romance Writers Golden Palm contest, 2011
Finalist
Into the Fire - Romance Writers of Australia Emerald Pro, 2017
One for the Road - Chanticleer Dante Rossetti Award for Young Adult Fiction, 2017
Life for Rent - XO Romance Award, 2017
One for the Road - Chanticleer Chatelaine Award for Romantic Fiction, 2016
Ask Me to Stay - RWAus Romantic Novella of the Year (ELLA) Award, 2014
Small Town Storm - RWAus Romantic Book of the Year (RUBY) Award, 2013
The Man Plan - Best Book of 2012 (Contemporary)
Duality - WOW! Women on Writing Winter Flash Fiction Contest, 2011
Dios - John Marsden Prize Young Australian Writers of Poetry & Prose, 2011
Other
Leonai (now titled Summer Return) - International 3-Day Novel Contest, 2011
The Road Less Travelled - International 3-Day Novel Contest, 2017
