Elizabeth Hopkinson

​About

Elizabeth Hopkinson (she/they) is a UK author of historical fantasy and fairy tales, notably the Asexual Fairy Tales and Angelio series. Over 100 of her short stories have appeared in magazines, anthologies and podcasts.

Asexual Fairy Tales has been used in academic settings, from GCSE to postgraduate. Masquerade of Finches (Angelio #2) was shortlisted for the inaugural Tempest Prize (Northern Writers Awards).

Elizabeth is a romantic asexual and is committed to asexual representation in fiction. She was on Stonewall's first ace/aro panel.

She was also on the Inclusive Storytelling panel at the Cultural Futures Conference, and has led a number of short courses and workshops at Swanwick Writers’ Summer School.

She lives in Bradford, West Yorkshire (home of the Bronte sisters and the Cottingley fairies!) with her husband and cat. She sometimes collaborates with her illustrator daughter, Anna Hopkinson.

When she's not writing, Elizabeth enjoys playing the piano, pursuing various crafts, and fangirling over Our Flag Means Death.

She loves hearing from readers, and is living for the moment when someone does fanfic/art of her stories.