Elizabeth Best

Elizabeth Best is an Australian author from Bendigo, Victoria.

Eli's Wings was first published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd. 2002. It became a bestseller on release and earned several reprints and new additions, and was published internationally. Eli's Wings chronicles Best's personal struggle with and full recovery from, a life threatening case of anorexia and how she overcame it: "Eli was an alter ego I created," Best said. "I hated absolutely everything about myself. Eli was a blueprint for who I wanted to be."

Best is the daughter of Ron Best, who was an Australian politician and Australian rules footballer.