Ellen Steiber is an American novelist and author of books for young readers, including some based on single episodes of The X-Files and Full House series.
When she finished college at Carnegie, Steiber moved to New York City where she worked for a Japanese trading company.
She worked there for a couple years and eventually became a children's book writer.
During this time period, she studied karate and had a wide social circle of artists and writers.
Steiber's interests include: folk music, folklore, Mexican culture and border arts, classic children book illustrations, poetry, and many different types of fiction books.