Alice Walsh writes fiction and non-fiction for adults and children, and her articles and short stories have been published in various magazines and anthologies. Her published work includes eight books for children and two books for adults. A number of her books have been short listed or won awards. Her juvenile novel, Pomiuk: Prince of the North (Beach Holme) won the 2005 Ann Connor Brimer award. Another YA novel, A Sky Black with Crows (Red Deer), was nominated for the same award. Several of her books have been listed as Best Books for Children and Teens in Canada. Alice has degrees in English and Criminology from St. Mary’s University, and an MA in Children’s Literature from Acadia University. She has worked as a pre-school teacher, a creative writing instructor, and a probation officer.