Lisa Alward

She was born and grew up in Halifax and completed an English degree at the University of Toronto and an MA at Queen Mary College in London, England. In the eighties, she worked in book publishing in Toronto, including for the Literary Press Group, before moving with her family to Vancouver and ultimately to Fredericton, where she lives with her husband, John.

Her stories explore the cocktail party scene of the 1960s and seventies, nuclear family meltdown at Disney World, warring mommies in the nineties, the burden of marital memory, and seeking safety in a ravaged world. Her debut collection, Cocktail, was released by Biblioasis in September 2023.