Elyse Hauser

Elyse Hauser is a writer from the Seattle area with an MFA from the University of New Orleans. She writes environmental nonfiction and near-future science fiction: two genres that often sound remarkably alike these days. Her work focuses on aquatic ecosystems, particularly the deep sea and the possible impacts of deep sea mining. 

Elyse has learned from organizations including Bergen’s Center for Investigative Journalism (SUJO) and the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference. Her work has also been supported by the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the Jack Straw Cultural Center, and the Fund for Investigative Journalism, among others. In 2025, she won first place in the National Federation of Press Women’s Communications Contest, Green/Environmental Specialty Articles category, for an article in The Revelator on the environmental impacts of Russia’s war on Ukraine. She’s also been published in Slate, Zócalo Public Square, and elsewhere. She loves public speaking as well as writing, and has read her work at venues including Northwest Folklife Festival and the Seattle Central Library.  

You can learn more about her at elysehauser.com, and read her deep sea newsletter at notesfromthedeep.substack.com.