author
Alma Ellerbe
b. 1871
An early 20th-century American fiction writer, she built her career around short stories and novelettes, often publishing work with her husband, Paul Ellerbe. Her surviving bibliography points to a lively magazine-writing life that connected Indiana roots with a wider national readership.
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Especially dance hall women
by Alma Ellerbe, Paul Ellerbe
About the author
Born in Greenfield, Indiana, on April 7, 1871, Alma Martin Estabrook Ellerbe was an American author associated with magazine fiction and short-form storytelling. Reference works identify her as a writer of short stories and novelettes, and library records show her work appearing in collaborative collections as well as periodicals.
She is especially linked with her husband, Paul Ellerbe, with whom she co-wrote fiction including Especially Dance Hall Women, originally published in Adventure in 1928, and contributions to the 1923 collection As We Are: Stories of Here and Now. Trade and bibliographic sources also connect her with earlier work such as The Rule of Three.
Although biographical details are limited, the record that remains suggests a professional writer active in the popular magazine world of her time, moving comfortably between standalone stories and collaborations. That makes her an interesting figure for listeners who enjoy rediscovering overlooked voices from early American popular fiction.