Elizabeth James Elizabeth James i(20716313 works by) (a.k.a. Biffy James; Elizabeth 'Biffy' James)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Elizabeth James holds a Masters degree in Creative Writing from RMIT.

In 2021, her Ampersand Prize shortlisted work, Completely Normal (and Other Lies) was picked up by Hardie Grant Children's Publishing for publication in 2022.

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y separately published work icon Completely Normal (and Other Lies) Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2022 24412939 2022 single work novel young adult

'Love has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde’s about to break them all.

'Stella Wilde is secretly in love with the hottest guy in school, Isaac Calder. He seems to love her back, but there’s a problem – he already has a girlfriend, the gorgeous Grace Reyes. 

When Isaac is killed in a car accident, the entire school is turned upside down with grief. And while Grace can mourn publicly, Stella has to hide her feelings to stop people from finding out about her and Isaac being more than friends.  

'But how long can Stella keep lying – to herself and everyone else? And when the truth finally comes out, how will it affect her newfound friendship with Grace?'  (Publication summary)
2024 winner Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards — Young Adult Fiction
2023 inaugural winner Readings Prizes — The Gab Williams Prize
2023 shortlisted Readings Prizes — The Readings Young Adult Book Prize
2023 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers Shadow Judging Book of the Year Awards
2023 winner Queensland Literary Awards — Griffith University Young Adult Book Award
2023 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
2023 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Older Readers
2023 longlisted Indie Awards — Young Adult
2020 shortlisted Ampersand Prize
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