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Elika Ansari Author

Elika Ansari is a Humanitarian Worker, Writer, Yoga Instructor and the Founder of Little Lotus Learning Centre, a Centre that runs activities for refugee children in Greece. Elika has been working with refugees and asylum seekers in Greece for the past five years, and as such she has had the (mis)fortune of hearing many touching stories about hardship and perseverance, which she touches upon in her writing. She is currently working with refugee youth in London and continues to write books, particuarly for children. Her debut Middlegrade fantasy novel about the effects of climate on small animals, 'Seacity Rising: A Tale of Unwatery Adventures' was published on 6 June 2019 by Black Rose Writing. The book was taught in school curriculums in the U.K. and was a finalist in the Indies Today Award 2019.