E. C. Ambrose is the author of "The Dark Apostle" series of historical fantasy novels, beginning with Elisha Barber from DAW Books. Published works include "Spoiler Alert" and "The Romance of Ruins" in Clarkesworld Magazine and "Custom of the Sea," winner of the Tenebris Press Flash Fiction Contest 2012. Additional stories are available in Fireside and through the Penguin Specials e-book program. The author is both a graduate of and an instructor for the Odyssey Writing workshop, and a participant in the Codex on-line neo-pro writers' workshop.
In addition to writing, E. C. works as an adventure guide. Past occupations include founding a wholesale business, selecting stamps for a philatelic company, selling equestrian equipment, and portraying the Easter Bunny on weekends. The author spends too much time in a tiny office in New Hampshire with a mournful black lab lurking under the desk.