Lisa Alward

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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, which won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award for the best first collection of short fiction published by a Canadian in English, [3] as well as the New Brunswick 2024 Mrs. Dunster's Award for Fiction, and was longlisted for the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Reid Lodge, "An Interview with Lisa Alward". The Fiddlehead , May 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Pamela Mulloy, "“Old Growth”: An interview with Lisa Alward, winner of the 2016 Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award". The New Quarterly , 2016.
  3. ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "Lisa Alward wins 2023 Danuta Gleed Literary Award". Quill & Quire , June 12th, 2024.
  4. ↑ Cassandra Drudi, "Longlist announced for $150K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction". Quill & Quire , March 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ Lucy E.M. Black, "Cocktail by Lisa Alward". Miramichi Reader, August 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Dave Williamson, "Delicious diversions: Debut story collection deftly captures hilarity and hardships of daily life". Winnipeg Free Press , September 16, 2023.
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