Every author brings a unique life experience to their storytelling, and Elaine Wolff has certainly lived an interesting one. From journalism and broadcasting to entrepreneurship and community involvement, her career has taken her down many different paths, each adding another layer to the stories she shares with readers.
Elaine's background includes leadership roles in publishing, radio, and live performance, along with experiences that range from working behind a bar to restoring homes and even purchasing a historic mining claim high in the Rocky Mountains. It's the kind of life journey that naturally fuels creativity, curiosity, and a deep appreciation for the people and places that shape our lives.
Visitors to Scottsdale Book Festival 2027 will have the opportunity to meet Elaine, learn more about her work, and hear from an author whose experiences span journalism, broadcasting, performance, and adventure. Her diverse background brings a unique perspective to the festival and reflects the wide range of voices that make the literary community so fascinating.
About Elaine Wolff
Elaine Wolff is the former editor of the San Antonio Current and the founding editor of Out In SA magazine. She co-hosted the Radical Mothers’ Voice on KO.OP Austin in the late Nineties, and has worked as a bartender, a house-flipper, and a home lender. For a thrilling decade, she was a scriptwriter, emcee, and dancing coffee cup for Fiesta Cornyation, which raises funds for AIDS-related charities and theater scholarships. In 2018, she impulse-purchased an old mining claim in the Rocky Mountains, with two uninhabitable cabins, the cutest outhouse in Colorado, and a creek running through it. She’s mom to four wonderful adult children, and splits her time between Buena Vista, Colorado and Scottsdale, Arizona with her husband Michael and the Cairn Terrierists Louis and Oliver.
Visit Elaine Wolff at Scottsdale Book Festival 2027
If you enjoy meeting authors with remarkable life stories and diverse creative backgrounds, be sure to stop by and meet Elaine Wolff during Scottsdale Book Festival 2027. Her journey through journalism, broadcasting, performance, and mountain living offers a perspective that is every bit as engaging as the stories she shares with readers.
Links
Author Website www.elainewolff.com


