Ella Pilson, Author at ArtsHub Australia

Ella Pilson

Ella Pilson is an author-in-progress based in Naarm (Melbourne). She was shortlisted for the Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers and is currently studying the Associate Degree of Professional Writing & Editing at RMIT. Her opinion pieces have been published in RMIT’s Catalyst. You can find her on Twitter at @EllaPilson.

Ella Pilson's Latest Articles

Two panels. On the left is a woman with chestnut hair and a blue top. On the right is the cover of a book 'Your Friend and Mine' which is made up of blocks and pastel colours.

Book review: Your Friend and Mine, Jessica Dettmann

Long-term friendships: its joys and frustrations.

Ella Pilson

Jul 2, 2025

Four panels. Two of them are colour photos of a man and a woman, the third is of a woman in black and white. Fourth panel is cover of a book, 'The Brownout Murders' which features a woman wearing a green stack hat.

Book review: The Brownout Murders, Luke C Jackson and Kelly Jackson, illustrated by Maya Graham

A WWII graphic novel set in Melbourne.

Ella Pilson

Jun 25, 2025

Two panels. On the left is a woman sitting down against a red background. She has wavy blonde hair and is dressed in black. On the right is the cover of a book, 'Rytual'. It has a close up of glistening red lips.

Book review: Rytuał, Chloe Elisabeth Wilson

Friday night drinks are not what you'd expect at this cult beauty company.

Ella Pilson

May 8, 2025

Book review: The Butterfly Women, Madeleine Cleary

A serial killer loose on the streets of 19th century Melbourne.

Ella Pilson

Apr 29, 2025

Book review: Mother Tongue, Naima Brown

Motherhood, womanhood and the power of words.

Ella Pilson

Apr 9, 2025

Two panels. On the left is Madeleine Watts, who has long wavy brown hair. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Elegy, Southwest', which features an empty swimming pool and a stepladder in it.

Book review: Elegy, Southwest, Madeleine Watts

A road trip that meanders around love and loss.

Ella Pilson

Mar 1, 2025

Jackson Ryan, on the top. He has a beard and brown hair. Carl Smith on the bottom. He has brown hair and glasses. Their book is on the right, 'The Best Australian Science Writing 2024'. It has a pale blue backgroudn.

Book review: The Best Australian Science Writing 2024, Jackson Ryan and Carl Smith (editors)

Now in its 14th iterative, the anthology continues to bring forth a new array of science writing.

Ella Pilson

Feb 5, 2025

Book review: The Infant Vine, Isabella G Mead

This debut collection of poetry plays with the intersection between motherhood and the natural world.

Ella Pilson

Aug 28, 2024

Two panels. On the left, a woman with curly brown hair is standing against a colourful wall. On the right is the cover of a book. The image is of a face set among golden honeycomb. The words "Alice Robinson" and "If you Go" are broken up.

Book review: If You Go, Alice Robinson

The relationships between mothers and children are explored in a futuristic setting.

Ella Pilson

Jul 16, 2024

The Next Big Thing. Image on the left is an author shot from the waist up of a smiling bearded man with dark hair, wearing an open necked white shirt and dark jacket, with crossed arms. On the right is the book cover which has the title in big pink upper case letters over an orange and yellow illustration of a boy and a girl holding up the letters of the title, with some Australian big things in the background - a Merino sheep, a pineapple and a prawn.

Book review: The Next Big Thing, James Colley

Easy beach read romcom is quintessentially Australian in flavour.

Ella Pilson

Feb 8, 2024

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