Alice Kuipers grew up in London, England, with her head in books and her heart set on writing. In a classroom when she was eleven an assignment became a thirty-page novel about two alien species at war. From that moment, the notebook stayed open, a pen nearby, through school and into her university years.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in Manchester, where she became fascinated by creativity, flow and flourishing—curiosities she carried into her MA in Creative Writing and into her writing practice. During her studies she wrote novel after novel, many unpublished, honing her craft in the bookshop where she had a part-time job and during early mornings, with coffee. Life on the Refrigerator Door, was the seventh book she’d written—a tender story told entirely in Post-it notes between a mother and daughter.

When it was published in 2007, the book became an international success, selling in thirty-six countries and earning multiple awards and shortlistings, including the Carnegie Medal. It was the start of a life defined by story and the steady, joyful discipline of writing. From then on, life unfolded in a rhythm of book–baby–book–baby, as she built a career amid the chaos of motherhood.

Today, Alice lives in Saskatoon, Canada with her partner, author Yann Martel, their four children, their dog Bamboo and cat Merlin. She continues to write, coach, teach and invite others into the space where story becomes a way of being.