Elle Thompson is a horror and science fiction writer, visual artist, and game developer. She has worked on projects such as the interactive fiction game "Memoria" in the Standstill exhibition (Stillstand/Standstill is realized with the support of the Goethe-Institut of Chicago), the short story "Swamp Witch" which won a National Gold Medal in Science Fiction in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and is currently writing and illustrating her own graphic novel series. She hopes to continue to pursue her love of storytelling through her Creative Writing and Media Arts and Design majors at the University of Chicago.