EDUCATION
Washington University in St. Louis, 2009.
M.F.A. in Creative Writing.
Providence College, 2007.
B.A. in English.
Alison Espach is the New York Times best-selling author of The Wedding People, a New York Times Editor鈥檚 Choice, a TODAY Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club pick, a Barnes and Noble Book Club Pick, and the #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024. She also wrote Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance, a Chicago Tribune and NPR 鈥淏est Book of 2022,鈥 as well as The Adults, a New York Times Editor鈥檚 Choice and Barnes and Noble Discover pick. Her fictional audio series In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People is an Audible Original. She has written for 惭肠厂飞别别苍别测鈥檚, Vogue, Outside, LitHub, Joyland and other places. She lives and teaches creative writing in Rhode Island. Alison received her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis, and her writing has been supported by Millay Arts, The Ucross Foundation for the Arts, The Wassaic Project, The Cuttyhunk Island Residency and The San Miguel Literary Sala.
Partial list of publications:The Wedding People,听Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance,听The Adults,听In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People
Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction
Awards:New York Times Editor鈥檚聽Choice, a Barnes and Noble Book Club Pick, #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024,听Chicago Tribune听补苍诲听NPR聽鈥淏est Book of 2022鈥 among others.聽
Current residences:聽Rhode Island