Eliza is an author based on a little flower farm on Wurundjeri land in the Yarra Valley of Victoria, Australia.
Her latest novel Salt and Skin was published by Ultimo Press in 2022 across ANZ, and in 2023 by September Publishing across the UK and US.
She is the author of In the Quiet (2015), Ache (2017) and the young adult novels P is for Pearl (2018) and How to Grow a Family Tree (2020). Her novels have been listed for awards including the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, QLD Literary Awards, NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, Indie Awards, ABIA Awards and CBCA Awards. Eliza has received residencies at Varuna, the National Writers’ House (NSW) the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre (WA), and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig in Ireland (courtesy of Varuna). Most recently, she received a residency through the Foundation for Australian Literary Studies at the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Townsville (QLD). Her short fiction, nonfiction and features have been widely published across magazines, newspapers and journals.
Eliza has a PhD in creative writing, and additional qualifications in psychology, alcohol and other drugs, and grief, loss and trauma counselling.
What reviewers say:
“Elementally moving.”
— The Australian Women’s Weekly
“A glorious novel.”
— The Age
“Stunning.”
— The Booktopian
“An extraordinary creation from a young novelist.”
— Books + Publishing
“A spectacular read at every level.”
— The Weekly Times
“Authentic, messy, bold.”
— QLD Literary Awards Judges’ Report