Elizabeth Heery was born and raised in Liverpool. She trained at Guildhall School of Drama in London. As well as acting, she also works as a writer. After winning first prize in The London Writer`s Competition sponsored by Time Out, then becoming a double winner of the prize after winning the play category two years later, she was invited to join The Royal Court Young Writer`s Group under the mentor ship of Dominic Cooke. She was then given a bursary to go and work at ITV. She has had work produced on BBC1, C4, and BBC Radio 4. She is a novelist, books published by Penguin/Random House and Pan MacMillan.