Edna Alford

Edna Alford (born 19 Nov 1947 ) is a Canadian poet, story writer, and editor.

Life
Alford was born in Turtleford, Saskatchewan, the second oldest child of George and Edith Sample.

As a writer she is known for the short story collections A Sleep Full of Dreams and The Garden of Eloise Loon. As an editor she co-founded the magazine Dandelion and edited Grain magazine from 1985-1990, and has edited [[anthologiies from the Banff Centre.

Edna is currently married to internationally known theoretical mathematician Richard Cushman

Recognition
Alford has won the Marian Engel Award and the Gerald Lampert Award.