About

Elle McFadzean is an author, architecture graduate and fiction worldbuilder living in Melbourne/Naarm.

She writes high-concept fiction that sparks the imagination – an interest developed while working on conceptual architecture projects – and creates intriguing characters with relatable motivations. Her current works include a young-adult high fantasy about a corrupt kingdom, and a picture book about a mischievous fairy wren.

Her writing desk is buried under literary journals, design magazines, overgrown indoor plants, sketched plans of fantastical cities, diagrams of complex magic systems, and an eclectic assortment of too many books. 

You can get in touch with Elle McFadzean on her Contact page.

Elle McFadzean released her debut middle-grade fantasy novel, The Potion Experiment, on 18 February 2025. Self-published and brimming with imaginative worldbuilding, the book follows thirteen-year-old scientist Ange and her magical doppelgänger Eva as they swap places. Through witty clashes and enchanted adventures, the story explores the blurred boundary between science and magic.

Elle orchestrated every stage of her book’s creation, from writing to editing, book design, typesetting and cover illustration. The Potion Experiment represents not only her debut as an author, but also her emergence as a creative force blending storytelling, architecture and worldbuilding into the genre of children’s fantasy.