Liza Ward
Novelist and Short Story Writer

Outside Valentine:
A Novel
Henry Holt, 2004

Publications

• Nostalgia Column, Vogue, Sept. 04
• "Snowbound," chapter of novel underway, The Georgia Review, Oct '03
• "Witness," chapter of novel underway, The Agni Review, Oct. '03
• "Outside Valentine," chapter of novel underway, The Antioch Review, Feb. '03
• "Dancing Lessons," chapter of novel underway, The Atlantic Monthly, Oct. '02
• "Unraveled," a short story, The Atlantic Monthly, Sept. '00

Honors

• Shortlisted for EDS Dylan Thomas Prize, 2006 (Outside Valentine)
• O. Henry Prize Stories, 2004 ("Snowbound")
• Best New American Voices, 2004 ("Dancing Lessons")
• Yaddo Resident, 2004
• Breadloaf Writer’s Conference, 1999

Education

• University of Montana, Missoula, MT Sept. '00-Dec. '02
  MFA in Creative Writing, December 2002
  Area of focus: Fiction
  Thesis completed in the form of novel, chapters of which appeared in national journals.
• Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT Feb. '94 - Feb. '98
  BA, February 1998
  Major: English. Graduated with honors.
  Honors Thesis completed in creative writing in the form of collected stories. Other relevant course work includes: Italian, Art History.