Elma Mitchell

Elma Mitchell (November 19, 1919 – November 23, 2000) was a Scottish poet.

Biography
Mitchell won a scholarship to Somerville College, Oxford, where she gained a first in English in 1941. She went on to achieve a diploma in librarianship at the School of Librarianship, University College London. Mitchell worked as a librarian and information officer for the BBC (1941–1943). She moved to Buckland St Mary, Somerset, and worked as a freelance writer.

Awards

 * 1977 Cheltenham Festival Poetry Competition
 * 1999 Cholmondeley Award