Warren Ellis is the award-winning writer of
Transmetropolitan, Planetary, The Authority, and the writer and co-creator of the graphic novel
RED, which was the basis of two major motion pictures. He is also the author of the NYT-bestselling novels
Gun Machine and
Crooked Little Vein. His newest publication is the digital short-story single
Dead Pig Collector, from FSG Originals.
His awards and recognitions include the NUIG Literary and Debating Society's President's Medal for service to freedom of speech, the Eagle Awards Roll Of Honour for lifetime achievement in the field of comics & graphic novels, the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2010, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, and the International Horror Guild Award for illustrated narrative.
Ellis lives outside London, on the south-east coast of England, in case he needs to make a quick getaway.