Alice Walsh

Alice Walsh graduated fron St.Mary's University with a degree in Criminology and English, and from Acadia with a master's degree in Children's Literature. She has worked as a preschool teacher, probation officer, creative writing instructor and hospital ward clerk.

Alice has written numerous articles and short stories for newspapers, magazines and literary journals, and has written educational material for various publications. Her published work includes a non-fiction book for adults, as well as four children's books. She has won the Childen's Book Centre Our Choice Award and has been nominated twice for the Hackmatack Award. In 2005, her book Pmiuk; Prince of the North won the Ann Connor Brimer award. Her latest book, A Sky Black With Crows, will be released in the Fall of 2006 by Red Deer Press.

Selected List of Publications

A Sky Black with Crows. Red Deer, 2006. ISBN 0889953686.

Mermaid: A Puppet Theatre in Motion. Gaspereau Press, 2005. ISBN 9781894031851 52895

Pomiuk: Prince of the North. Beach Holme, 2004.

Heroes of Isle aux Morts. Tundra Books, 2001. ISBN 0-88776-501-7.
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"...children and dog lovers will marvel at this amazing story and will appreciate the powerful paintings of the stormy seas."
      - from "Heroes of Isle aux Morts," a book review by Alison Mews, CM: Canadian Review of Materials, Vol. 8, No. 4 (October 19, 2001).

Uncle Farley's False Teeth. Toronto, Annick Press, 1998. ISBN 1-55037-542-3.
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"Parents and children who enjoy the hyperbole in Robert Munsch books will cheer D'Arcy on as she narrowly avoids a dental disaster."
      - from "Uncle Farley's False Teeth," a book review by Alison Mews, CM: Canadian Review of Materials, Vol. 5, No. 12 (February 12, 1999).

Something is Wrong with Kyla's Mother. Halifax, Nimbus Publishing, 1992. ISBN 155109-032-5.

The Masked Man. Young People CBC Radio, 1990.

"The Lost Seagull" (play) and "Shattered Dreams" (short story) in Looser Connections Anthology of Stories, Roseway Press, 1990.

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