Eliza Henry-Jones

Eliza Henry-Jones is an Australian author specializing in contemporary fiction and young adult novels. She is best known for her latest work, Salt and Skin (2023).

She completed her PhD in creative writing and holds additional qualifications in psychology, alcohol and other drugs, and grief, loss, and trauma counseling.

Her writing career began with the publication of In the Quiet (2015), followed by Ache (2017). As a young adult author, she has written P is for Pearl (2018) and How to Grow a Family Tree (2020). She has won several literary awards, including the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, Queensland Literary Awards, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Indie Awards, Australian Book Industry Awards, and Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

Eliza's short fiction, nonfiction, and features have been published in magazines, newspapers, and journals. She is an experienced copywriter and content writer, regularly producing food and gardening content for one of Australia's largest businesses. She has also created content for the funeral industry, equine content for a national equestrian company, and psychology-related content for a psychology education organization.

Eliza has received numerous residencies, including at Varuna, the National Writers' House (New South Wales), the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre (Western Australia), 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, Queensland.

Her latest novel, Salt and Skin, was published by Ultimo Press in 2022 across Australia and New Zealand and in 2023 by September Publishing in the United Kingdom and the United States.

The novel received high commendation as The Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Australian Novelist. It tells the story of Luda, a photographer, and her two teenagers as they arrive in the Scottish Northern Isles to start a new life.

Eliza Henry-Jones resides on Wurundjeri land in the Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.

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