Lisa Alward

Canadian writer

Lisa Alward (born 1962) is a Canadian short story writer based in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia,^[1] Alward was educated at the University of Toronto and Queen Mary University of London, and worked in publishing for many years, returning to creative writing after turning 50 in 2012.^[2]

Alward won The Fiddlehead's Short Fiction Prize in 2015 for her short story "Cocktail",^[1] and The New Quarterly's Peter Hinchcliffe Award for Short Fiction in 2016 for her story "Old Growth".^[2] Both are included in Cocktail, published by Biblioasis in 2023 and initially longlisted for the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Reid Lodge, "An Interview with Lisa Alward". The Fiddlehead, May 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Pamela Mulloy, "“Old Growth”: An interview with Lisa Alward, winner of the 2016 Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award". The New Quarterly, 2016.
^ Cassandra Drudi, "Longlist announced for $150K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction". Quill & Quire, March 8, 2024.
^ Lucy E.M. Black, "Cocktail by Lisa Alward". Miramichi Reader, August 1, 2023.
^ Dave Williamson, "Delicious diversions: Debut story collection deftly captures hilarity and hardships of daily life". Winnipeg Free Press, September 16, 2023.