Ellen Simpson is an American writer. She is known for her work as story editor and social media writer for the web series Carmilla . [1] She also has published several novels with Ylva Publishing. [1] Simpson identifies as a lesbian. [2]
Ellen Simpson is an American writer. She is known for her work as story editor and social media writer for the web series Carmilla . [1] She also has published several novels with Ylva Publishing. [1] Simpson identifies as a lesbian. [2]
In 2014, Simpson developed the web series Carmilla with Jordan Hall for SmokeBomb Entertainment. [3]
The series premiered on the Vervegirl (rebranded as 'KindaTV' as of January 2016) YouTube channel on August 19, 2014. [4] U by Kotex is the executive producer of the web series. [5] The series takes place at the fictional Silas University in Styria, Austria and is told through video journals (Vlogs) recorded by Laura, a first-year student. The first and second seasons each consist of 36 three to seven-minute episodes. A twelve-episode prequel mini-season, "season zero," was announced just after the release of the final episode of season 2. In 2016, the series won a Canadian Screen Award as well as Rockie Award for Branded Content at the Banff World Media Festival. [6]
Simpson is currently a PhD student in the department of Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. [7]
Kristin Laura Kreuk is a Canadian actress. Debuting on teen drama Edgemont, she became most known for her roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series Smallville (2001–2011), Catherine Chandler in The CW sci-fi series Beauty & the Beast (2012–2016) and as Joanna Hanley in the CBC legal drama series Burden of Truth (2018–2021).
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