Liz Allan

Dr Liz Allan is a writer and teacher living and working on the lands of the Cammeraygal people. Her debut novel, In Bloom, was named one of the Observer‘s Best Debut Novels of 2026 and was shortlisted for the 2026 Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction. Her short story Solastalgia won the 2025 Newcastle Short Story Award, while Our Voices, Fierce won the 2018 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction. Liz was the 2026 Elisabeth Maynard Writer in Residence at Frensham School.