Madison Ellingsworth is a writer living in Portland, Maine. She received her Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Southern Maine in December 2021. In Spring 2025, Madison attended the Wigtown School of Writing in Wigtown, Scotland.

Madison is a Best of the Net 2026 nominee and a finalist in the 2025 Lucky Jefferson Poetry and Prose Contest. In 2024, Madison was the Joy of the Pen Nonfiction Honorable Mention. She has been previously published in over two dozen magazines and journals, including Fractured Lit, Bending Genres, Apple Valley Review, and Flash Fiction Online.

In 2025, two of Madison’s short stories—”Pig’s Sister” and “Bait”—were included in a short story anthology published by Littoral Books, titled Positivity Bias: Maine Writers, Defiantly Happy Endings. Madison’s short stories are forthcoming in 2026 in West Trade Review, Lunch Ticket, and more.

As an editor, Madison has worked for NonBinary Review, Kitchen Table Quarterly, and Littoral Books. She currently writes reviews for AudioFile Magazine. When she is not typing at her computer, Madison works as a ceramicist, enjoys being active outside, and travels abroad.

 

 

Madison is registered on Find Maine Writers and can also be found on Instagram: @madisonellingsworth. 

 

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