Alison Pick is the author of three novels (The Sweet Edge, Far to Go, and Strangers With the Same Dream), two poetry collections and one memoir (Between Gods). She was born in Toronto, Ontario and grew up in Kitchener. In 1999, she graduated from the University of Guelph with a B.A. in psychology. Pick received her MA in Philosophy from Memorial University in Newfoundland. During her teenage years, Pick discovered that her father's Czech family was originally Jewish although he had been raised a Christian.Interview: Alison Pick, By Simon Round, September 1, 2011, The Jewish Chronicle Pick herself later converted to Judaism.Writer discovers Jewish heritage, By Joan Sullivan, Published on April 07, 2012, The Telegram Archived version
