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Dr. Graham Elliott

Dr. Graham Elliott is a dynamic, visionary, and experienced nonprofit arts and culture executive. He has extensive experience in developing and executing forward-looking visions, cultivating major gifts and grants, and managing government affairs, board relations, and large-scale budgets.

Earlier roles include Director of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Washington DC, Organist and Master of the Music at Chelmsford Cathedral, UK, and academic positions at the Guildhall School of Music and Anglia University. A published writer and composer, his works and articles have appeared in the UK and USA.

 A native of Abergavenny, Wales, and educated at institutions such as the Royal Academy of Music, St George’s Chapel (Windsor Castle), and the Universities of London and Wales, Dr. Elliott has spent decades bridging cultural and spiritual divides through music and literature. His previous publications include Benjamin Britten: The Spiritual Dimension (Oxford University Press), a landmark study drawn from his Ph.D. research.

Now residing in Alexandria, Virginia, Dr. Elliott continues to expand his creative reach with his forthcoming sequel, Resilient Light, a companion volume.

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Sacred Shadows

Reverend Andrew Cowley is a man of faith, integrity, and spiritual devotion. But his hidden truth collides with his public role in a conservative church. Sacred Shadows explores secrecy and identity, while Resilient Light carries forward a message of resilience and hope amidst crisis.
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Testimonials

Christine Poet & Activist

Graham Elliott writes emotionally restrained British literary novels about faith, sexuality, and moral courage in closed communities.

Dr. Eleanor Hughes Literary Critic & Author of Faith in Fiction

The novel speaks not only to those within the church or LGBTQ community, but to anyone who has wrestled with truth and belonging. It’s timeless and deeply human.

Jonathan Mercer London Review of Books

Andrew Cowley’s journey is portrayed with raw honesty. The writing captures the quiet battles of identity and belief in 1980s Britain with rare emotional depth.

Maya Thompson Poet & Activist

An unforgettable exploration of how courage and compassion can flourish even when society demands silence. Sacred Shadows leaves the reader profoundly moved.

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