Alice Walsh
BIOGRAPHY
Alice Walsh writes fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. Her short stories and articles have been published in newspapers, magazines and literary journals. She is the author of thirteen books, many of which have been nominated for or won awards. A number of her books have been listed as Best Books for Children and Teens in Canada. Her YA novel Pomiuk; Prince of the North (Dundurn 2005) won the Ann Connor Brimer award.
Alice Walsh writes fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. Her short stories and articles have been published in newspapers, magazines and literary journals. She is the author of thirteen books, many of which have been nominated for or won awards. A number of her books have been listed as Best Books for Children and Teens in Canada. Her YA novel Pomiuk; Prince of the North (Dundurn 2005) won the Ann Connor Brimer award.
Alice graduated from St. Mary’s University with degrees in criminology and English, and from Acadia with a master’s in Children’s Literature. She has worked as a preschool teacher, volunteer probation officer, creative writing instructor, and hospital ward clerk.
PUBLICATIONS
Books for Children
Something’s Wrong With Kyla’s—-Nimbus Publishing (1990)
Uncle Farley’s False Teeth—Annick Press (1995)
Heroes of Isle aux Morts—Tundra Books (2000)
Pomiuk; Prince of the North—Beachholme (2000)
A Sky Black With Crows—Red Deer Press (2008)
A Long Way From Home—Second Story Press (2012)
Buried Truths—Creative Publishing (2013)
A Change of Heart—Nimbus Publishing—2016
Adult Non-fiction
Mermaid: A Puppet Theatre in Motion—Gaspereau Press (2005)
Adult Mystery
Analyzing Sylvia Plath—Thomas & Mercer (2012)
Last Lullaby—Vagrant Press (2017)
Death on Darby’s Island—Vagrant Press (2021)
Something’s Wrong With Kyla’s Mother (Nimbus Publishing 1990,) Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice.
Heroes of Isle aux Morts (Tundra Book 2000), Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice; Hackmatack finalist.
Pomiuk; Prince of the North (Beachholme 2000), Ann Connor Brimer Award. Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice; Hackmatack finalist.
A Sky Black with Crows (Red Deer Press 2008,) Best Books for Children and Teens in Canada; shortlisted for Ann Connor Brimer Award.
A Long Way from Home (Second Story Press 2012), Best Books for Children and Teens in Canada; Hackmatack finalist.
A Change of Heart ( Nimbus Publishing2016), Best Books for Children and Teens in Canada; Hackmatack finalist.
Death on Darby’s Island (Vagrant Press 2021), Finalist for the Howard Engel award for best crime novel set in Canada.
