Elsa Hammond is an award-winning writer, editor, and speaker whose work spans travel writing, poetry, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She co-authored the award-winning The Wild Guide to Southern and Eastern England and has edited three poetry anthologies for SciPo (the international science and poetry network she co-led at St Hilda’s College, Oxford).

She is a Lecturer in English at St Hilda’s College Oxford, and holds a PhD from the University of Bristol, focusing on breath, voice, and the culture of air in the work of Coleridge and Tennyson. Her creative projects include designing and facilitating poetry workshops for organisations including the National Trust, Oxford Botanic Garden, and Freshwater Habitats UK, and bringing poetry into dialogue with jazz, science, and climate research through performances and publications.

A qualified Mountain Leader, Elsa has led fell walks, expeditions and literary excursions, bringing her love of the outdoors into dialogue with her creative work. Past expeditions include a 51-day solo row across the Pacific Ocean to support women’s education and environmental causes. She has spoken internationally about this journey, with appearances on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, TEDx Bath, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution.

Elsa continues to welcome new writing, speaking, and creative collaboration opportunities.