Elizabeth Fama

Who is Elizabeth Fama?

Elizabeth Fama is a young-adult author, best known for her book Monstrous Beauty, a fantasy novel for teens. The American Library Association included Monstrous Beauty on its 2013 list of Best Fiction for Young Adults, and it won a silver Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults. It was also a 2012 Nerdies Book Award nominee. Fama's first novel, Overboard, was for ages 11 and up, and set in Indonesia. It was named a 2003 Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association, it received the 2002–2003 honor award for children's fiction from the Society of Midland Authors, and it was nominated for five state readers' choice awards. Her third book is Plus One, which publishes in April 2014.

Elizabeth attended University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. She has a BA in biology with honors from the University of Chicago, and an MBA and PhD in economics and finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.