Lise Mayne, B.Ed., M.Ed., writes poetry, fiction and non-fiction, from her home in Nanton, Alberta, Canada. Historical injustice and the search for home are central themes of her work. Her novel Becoming Sand, presented a fictional Francophone family’s history in Canada. Time Enough, Oprelle Publications 2024, is the migration saga of a family from Isle of Man to Canada via Michigan in the early 1900’s. An excerpt was published by Sunspot Literary Journal in the Rigel 2022. The novel was a Runner-up in the San Francisco Book Awards, 2025 and was awarded a Bronze Medallion Book of the Year 2025, Historical Fiction, Western Expansion. Lise’s poetry appears in international literary publications and has been nominated for five awards. A member of The Writers’ Union of Canada, The League of Canadian Poets and the Canadian Authors' Association, her magazine article "Plastic Blues," published by Alberta Views, 2023 was a finalist in the Alberta Magazine Association Awards, 2024. Lise volunteers as a Rocky Mountain bluebird nest-box monitor, plays the harp, and cherishes time with her family.
