Elaine van der Geld's writing explores the intersections of trauma, healing, and social justice. She writes in order to extend empathy and challenge the status quo, representing experiences that are often silenced. She's fascinated by the ways in which the terrible, the beautiful, and the messy co-exist and overlap in daily life. A Canadian in Belgium, she lives with her daughter, partner, and cat.
Elaine van der Geld's short stories, essays, and poems regularly appear in online and print magazines, including The Kenyon Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, The Normal School, Grain, CV2, Hippocampus, and Verse Daily. She received a notable essay mention in Best American Essays 2020, was shortlisted for both the EVENT and Room CNF contests, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC, an MA in English literature, and is an alumna of the Humber School for Writers. She is currently seeking representation for her first novel, Nothing is Forgiven.
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