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’s 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 “Best Book of 2022,” as well as The Adults, a New York Times Editor’s 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 McSweeney’s, 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, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance, The Adults, In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People
Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction
Awards:New York Times Editor’s Choice, a Barnes and Noble Book Club Pick, #1 Indie Next Pick for August 2024, Chicago Tribune and NPR “Best Book of 2022” among others. 
Current residences: Rhode Island