Elizabeth Miles grew up in Chappaqua, New York, not far from New York City. She graduated from Boston University in 2004, worked for several years at the Boston Phoenix, and now writes for the Portland Phoenix, an alternative weekly newspaper.
She has won several awards from the New England Press Association and was nominated for an Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Award. Elizabeth serves on the board of trustees of Portland Players, a community theater and second home. Fury is Elizabeth's first novel.