Eilidh Newton was born in York and graduated from The Arden School of Theatre with a BA (hons) in Acting Studies.

Apart from student films, profit share theatre and dressing up as Marilyn Monroe for a fundraiser, acting work was sparse so Eilidh made sandwiches, pulled pints, sold contact lenses and for ten years worked as a graphic designer in an eighteenth century printers near York Minster.

Eilidh now lives in North Yorkshire with her husband and two sons. Her debut book will soon be on submission to publishers.