Stella Duffy grew up in New Zealand and lives and work in London. She has written thirteen novels, fifty short stories, and ten plays. The Room of Lost Things and State of Happiness were both longlisted for the Orange Prize, and she has twice won Stonewall Writer of the Year. She won the 2002 CWA Short Story Dagger for Martha Grace. She is currently adapting her novel State of Happiness for feature film with Zentropa/Fiesta. HBO have optioned both of her Theodora novels for a TV mini-series. Stella is also a theatre director and performer.
Genres: Historical, Mystery, Science Fiction
Series
Saz Martin
1. Calendar Girl (1995)
2. Wavewalker (1996)
3. Beneath the Blonde (1997)
4. Fresh Flesh (1999)
5. Mouths of Babes (2005)
1. Calendar Girl (1995)
2. Wavewalker (1996)
3. Beneath the Blonde (1997)
4. Fresh Flesh (1999)
5. Mouths of Babes (2005)
Novels
Singling Out the Couples (1998)
Eating Cake (1999)
Immaculate Conceit (2000)
State of Happiness (2004)
Parallel Lies (2005)
The Room of Lost Things (2008)
London Lies Beneath (2016)
The Hidden Room (2017)
Lullaby Beach (2021)
Eating Cake (1999)
Immaculate Conceit (2000)
State of Happiness (2004)
Parallel Lies (2005)
The Room of Lost Things (2008)
London Lies Beneath (2016)
The Hidden Room (2017)
Lullaby Beach (2021)
Collections
Novellas
Exquisite Corpse (2013) (with Naomi Alderman, Joe Dunthorne, Stuart Evers, Vanessa Gebbie, Matt Haig, Alex Preston, Kamila Shamsie, Marcel Theroux and G Willow Wilson)
Series contributed to
Doctor Who : Time Trips
The Anti-Hero (2014)
Doctor Who: Time Trips: The Collection (2015) (with Cecelia Ahern, Jake Arnott, Trudi Canavan, Jenny T Colgan, Nick Harkaway, Joanne Harris and A L Kennedy)
The Anti-Hero (2014)
Doctor Who: Time Trips: The Collection (2015) (with Cecelia Ahern, Jake Arnott, Trudi Canavan, Jenny T Colgan, Nick Harkaway, Joanne Harris and A L Kennedy)
Anthologies edited
Short stories
It Came in a Box (2000) |
Awards
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Stella Duffy recommends

The Depths of the Forest (2002)
(Ricardo Cupido, book 1)
Eugenio Fuentes
"Falling in love with a dead woman has never seemed so possible - or so strange."

The Naked Season (2003)
Kira Cochrane
"Sharp,witty and entertaining...There's hope for the 'girl- power' girls after all!"

Your Cheatin' Heart (2005)
Annie McCartney
"Maggie Lennon dives into life, lust and 'ludes with a delicious fervour."

The Binding (2018)
Bridget Collins
"Intriguing, thought-provoking and heartbreaking what a gorgeous book."

The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke (2019)
Tina Makereti
"A historical love letter to London, a coming-of-age story, a love story...Read it."
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