E L James
EL James is the pen name of Erika Leonard Mitchell. She has stated that she uses the pen name because of the sexually explicit nature of her fiction, and because she had young children when she first began writing. James was born on March 7, 1963 in Willesden, England. She studied history at the University of Kent, and began working at the National Film and Television School after her graduation. She continued to work in the television industry for a number of years. In 1987, she married...
