Liza is the author of Love Bites, Murder on Morrison and My Life's not Funny, a YA Fiction to be released on May 1st 2021 by Mad Cat Publishing. Liza also contributed poems and prose to the 2020 lock down Anthology 'Stir Crazy', published by Whitewater Publishing and The Book Whisperers. She is a member of the Federation of Writers (Scotland) and the Scottish Writers' Centre.
As a non fiction writer Liza previously published "Insider Stories" for Lion (UK) and "Mummy had an Owie" for Bookerline Publishing, (Canada.)
Liza began her professional life in advertising and documentary film making. As a film maker Liza was interested in telling real life stories about local people, and the challenges which they had overcome, or were helping others to overcome. One of her favourite documentary films was about the singer Helen Shapiro. She also worked regularly with Sir Harry Secombe on Highway.
In 1994 Liza studied expressive arts therapy at IATE in London and established The Arts Counselling Trust offering men and youth in prison the opportunity to participate in expressive art therapy as a means of rehabilitation.
Liza also a qualified as a family mediator and has worked extensively in both Canada and the UK to support families affected by social justice issues and family violence.
In 2017 Liza settled in Scotland, the home of her maternal ancestors, to concentrate on writing fiction. She has two daughters who are the light in her life and two cats who keep her company while she spends time writing, researching and developing stories.
