Elisabeth de Mariaffi is the critically acclaimed author of the Scotiabank Giller Prize-nominated short story collection How to Get Along with Women and the thrillers The Devil You Know, Hysteria, and The Retreat. De Mariaffi's poetry and short fiction have been widely published in Canada, and her work has been shortlisted for the National Magazine Awards.

Born and raised in Toronto, de Mariaffi now makes her home in St. John's, Newfoundland.