Elena Favilli is a global bestselling author living and working in Brooklyn. She is the creative visionary behind The Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling series, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, which has been translated into more than 50 languages since it was first published in 2016. Elena’s work has been recognized with multiple awards including several Webby Awards for the podcast Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, an Apple Design Award for the Rebel Girls app, and a Publisher’s Weekly Rising Star Award.
Elena is represented by Curtis Brown. She is currently working on her first narrative non-fiction book.
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 12, 2025 12:00 pm
Meet Elena at the Cheltenham Literature Festival
Prepare to be inspired by a conversation between Rebel Girls author Elena Favilli, pioneering deaf actor Rose Ayling-Ellis, and activist Onjali Q. Raúf. Hosted by Selina Brown.
‘Every push forward is opposed by backward forces’: why the new Rebel Girls book is more needed than ever.
Welcome to Blue Trails with Elena Favilli
The books that started a revolution
Featuring trailblazers both past and present, the “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls” books have sparked a global movement of Rebel Girls, who are growing up inspired by real-world female role models, from Cleopatra to Serena Williams, and from Taylor Swift to Greta Thunberg.
