Elana K. Arnold

Elana K. Arnold is an American author of books for children and teens. Her novels include Damsel, a Printz Honor book, and What Girls Are Made Of, a National Book Award finalist. Holloway, published by Clarion Books, was longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. She teaches in Hamline University's MFA program in Writing for Children and Teens and lives in Southern California.