Ellen Schreiber is an American young adult fiction author. Before she pursued writing, Ellen was an actress. She attended a local university majoring in theatre and spent a summer in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where she learned about Shakespeare from highly talented teachers.

Upon her return from London, she moved to Chicago, where she lived for five years. During her time in Chicago, Ellen graduated from the Second City Training Center and performed in various forms of entertainment including improv, Shakespeare, comedies, and dramas. She also sang and danced on a cruise boat, managing to stay out of Lake Michigan!

She and a classmate from Second City created and performed a two-woman show for a year before Ellen ventured into stand-up comedy. It was during this period she began writing. Her most notable work is the Vampire Kisses Series.