Emilie Rose Thiessen
Emilie Thiessen graduated from St. Cloud State University with a bachelor’s degree in French language and literature and print journalism before becoming a full-time writer, editor, photographer, and layout artist for various local newspapers in central Minnesota.
Emilie has since honed her editing skills with multiple prestigious certifications, including Aces Certificate in Editing and Knowadays Becoming a Proofreader.
In the spring of 2023, Emilie self-published her first picture book, inspiring her to enter academia again. Soon thereafter, Emilie started working toward her master’s degree in creative writing and publishing at Western Colorado University, where she is currently operating on the editorial board for the upcoming anthology Feisty Felines and Other Fantastical Familiars and preparing the republication of The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth, by H.G. Wells. Emilie is scheduled to graduate in the summer of 2024.
Family Life
Emilie has three amazing children who keep her happy and busy. Manu is a talented writer who specializes in epic fantasy. Minerva is a tech genius who edits videos like a pro. And Antoinette is a blossoming artist and gifted dragon puppeteer.
Emilie also has two dogs, three cats, and a husband named Terence, most of whom she likes some of the time.
This whole crew live together in a small old house in Red Wing, Minnesota.
Emilie is very excited to be opening a bookish Airbnb (The Book Nook) and a retail front (The Post) in downtown Red Wing very soon.