Lise Mayne, author, lives 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. Her new novel 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. Time Enough was a finalist in the Page Turner Awards, 2025 and won a Bronze Medal, Book of the Year 2026, Coffee Pot Book Club, Bronze Medal, Reader Views, Reviewers Choice Award, 2026 and was a runner-up in the San Francisco Book Festival, 2025. Lise’s poetry appears in international literary publications, nominated for several awards. Her article “Plastic Blues, One Albertan’s Fight Against Government-Sanctioned Pollution,” Alberta Views, December, 2023 was a finalist in the Alberta Magazine Publisher Awards. Lise volunteers as a Rocky Mountain bluebird nest-box monitor, plays the harp, and cherishes time with her family.
Writing, researching historical fiction based on family history.
writing dialogue, researching for historical fiction, mentorship strategies for success
Descriptive writing and journalling


