author
Alma Ellerbe
b. 1871
A prolific early 20th-century American writer, she published short stories and novelettes in magazines and also collaborated with her husband, Paul Ellerbe. Her work includes fiction such as The Rule of Three and contributions to collections like As We Are: Stories of Here and Now.
1 Audiobook
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 educated at Oxford Female College in Ohio. Reference works on Indiana authors describe her as a New York resident who wrote fiction for magazines, especially short stories and novelettes.
She published under the name Alma Ellerbe and, earlier, Alma Martin Estabrook. Sources also note that she was widowed by writer William Chester Estabrook before later marrying writer and lecturer Paul Ellerbe in 1915.
Her known books include The Rule of Three (1909), and library records show additional work by her alone and in collaboration, including pieces gathered in As We Are: Stories of Here and Now. Much of her career seems to have centered on magazine fiction, with some stories co-written with Paul Ellerbe.