Elizabeth Martin realised her dream of becoming a published author when—in financial desperation—she submitted some short stories to Medical Observer. This gave her confidence to tackle ‘the novel’. In 2010 she published her debut romantic comedy The Coffeeholic and the Cafe, and in 2014 its sequel, The Teahouse in the Lime Trees. Both novels are set in Far North Queensland. The Coffeeholic and the Cafe was re-released by Boolarong Press in 2013 as All You Need is Love + Coffee.
Elizabeth’s short story Second Thoughts was published in the ABC anthology Great Australian Rabbit Stories (2010), Mango Jam in the Tropical Writers anthology Category 5 (2011), Damn Dog Won’t Die in the QWRRRN/Writer’s Web e-anthology (2013), and The Hat, the bird and the Naughty Little Boy in the Tropical Writers anthology Lost in Mangroves (2013). Her poem Silence Slices won the Port Douglas/Mossman Gazette/Reef Writers competition (2012) and her short story The Fragility of Loyalty won the Tropical Writers monthly Tiny Shorts competition in January 2017.
Elizabeth is currently working on her third novel, Manangatang. She lives with her husband, three boys and various other animals in Cairns.
Books by Elizabeth Martin
