Ellen Hawkins was born in Ontario, Canada. In 1964 she set out to explore the world and the following year met and married Victor in Scotland. His work took them to Portugal, Switz...view moreEllen Hawkins was born in Ontario, Canada. In 1964 she set out to explore the world and the following year met and married Victor in Scotland. His work took them to Portugal, Switzerland and Chile before the posting to Indonesia. She currently lives in Santiago, Chile where several of he short stories appeared in "Friday's Fare", "In Transit" and "Perspectives", anthologies by Santiago Writers, of which she is a founding member.view less