Lisa Boyle has been writing stories for as long as she can remember. Born and raised in Finksburg, Maryland, Lisa received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. As part of her college program, Lisa traveled the Middle East and spent two months reporting on political and human-interest stories. She has been published in various magazines and online publications, and has held many different jobs over the years from cheesemonger, to educator at the U.S.S. Constitution Museum. Signed, A Paddy is Lisa’s first novel and winner of the 2022 Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award and Eric Hoffer Historical Fiction Award. Lisa and her husband Tim live in North Carolina with their daughter and a goofy-looking mutt named Lloyd.
