Ellen Rachlin is the author of the historical fantasy, Enheduanna's Song From the Sands (Histria Fiction). Her previous collection, Permeable Divide, received the 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award. Her poems have appeared in various journals and anthologies, including American Poetry Review, Granta, Literary Imagination, and The Eloquent Poem. She spent her career in financial services and has written numerous textbook chapters on investing and finance. She serves on various nonprofit boards, including the Poetry Society of America where she serves as treasurer. She resides in New York City.