Lisa Alward

{{Short description|Canadian writer (born 1962)}}

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

Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia,Reid Lodge, [https://thefiddlehead.ca/content/interview-lisa-alward "An Interview with Lisa Alward"]. The Fiddlehead, May 13, 2015. 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.Pamela Mulloy, [https://tnq.ca/old-growth-interview-lisa-alward-winner-2016-peter-hinchcliffe-fiction-award/ "“Old Growth”: An interview with Lisa Alward, winner of the 2016 Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award"]. The New Quarterly, 2016.

Alward won The Fiddlehead{{'}}s Short Fiction Prize in 2015 for her short story "Cocktail", and The New Quarterly{{'}}s Peter Hinchcliffe Award for Short Fiction in 2016 for her story "Old Growth". 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,Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/lisa-alward-wins-2023-danuta-gleed-literary-award/ "Lisa Alward wins 2023 Danuta Gleed Literary Award"]. Quill & Quire, June 12th, 2024. as well as the New Brunswick 2024 Mrs. Dunster's Award for Fiction, and was longlisted for the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.Cassandra Drudi, [https://quillandquire.com/omni/longlist-announced-for-150k-carol-shields-prize-for-fiction/ "Longlist announced for $150K Carol Shields Prize for Fiction"]. Quill & Quire, March 8, 2024.Lucy E.M. Black, [https://miramichireader.ca/2023/08/cocktail-by-lisa-alward/ "Cocktail by Lisa Alward"]. Miramichi Reader, August 1, 2023.Dave Williamson, [https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/2023/09/16/delicious-diversions "Delicious diversions: Debut story collection deftly captures hilarity and hardships of daily life"]. Winnipeg Free Press, September 16, 2023.