Virago Press

Stella Duffy is the author of Parallel Lies, State of Happiness, Singling out the Couples, Eating Cake and Immaculate Conceit, and the Saz Martin crime series Calendar Girl, Wavewalker, Beneath the Blonde, Fresh Flesh and Mouths of Babes. She has published over thirty short stories, many feature articles, and also writes for radio and theatre. With Lauren Henderson, she edited the anthology Tart Noir, from which her short story ‘Martha Grace’ won the 2002 CWA Short Story Dagger Award. Her novel State of Happiness was longlisted for the Orange Prize 2004 and she is adapting it for a film to be produced by Fiesta Productions, Zentropa/Zuma and Bier Films.

Stella Duffy was born in the UK, grew up in New Zealand and now lives in London. In addition to her writing work, she is an actor and improviser. Her website is www.tartcity.com and she writes a blog at stelladuffy.wordpress.com.