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Dr Liz Allan lives and works on the lands of the Cammeraygal people. Her debut novel, IN BLOOM, a crime story narrated by a 90s girl grunge band, won the Ned Kelly Debut Crime Novel of 2026 and was an Observer Debut of 2026.

Liz has a PhD in Creative Writing and a Masters in Teaching from The University of Adelaide. She was the Elisabeth Maynard Writer in Residence at Frensham School, 2026 and currently teaches at Mercy Catholic College Chatswood.

Her short story, Solastalgia, won the Newcastle Short Story Award 2025 and her short story, Our Voices, Fierce won the Rachel Funari Prize for fiction in 2018. Her stories have been shortlisted and longlisted for numerous other awards. 

Liz is represented by Angelique Tran Van Sang at Felicity Bryan Associates in the UK, and Alison Lewis at Francis Goldin Literary Agency in the US.