Grace Ward

Biography

Grace Ward (she/her/hers) is a Boise-based playwright, author, and essayist. Her debut novel, The Apollo, came out in 2024, following the success of her poetry collection, (boy poems), in 2023. Grace loves to tell stories; from a hyperpop musical about college kids inventing a dating app to a YA novel about Romani immigration to the U.S. in the 1950s, she enjoys exploring the lives of messy women who curse a lot. Transitioning from ghostwriting “sexy billionaire romance” to crafting complex plays and young adult novels, Grace is now dedicated to amplifying the voices of Romani, Eastern European, neurodiverse, and queer rural American communities.

Her plays have been showcased by Seattle Opera, Boise Contemporary Theatre, Surel’s Place, and The Minnesota Fringe Festival. As a founding member of Fishmarket Theatre Collaborative in NYC and Haute Nautilus Theatre in Boise, Grace has been instrumental in developing innovative and inclusive theatre projects from Boise to Edinburgh.

Grace is an MFA candidate in Writing for Young People at Antioch University LA. She teaches creative writing at The Braille Institute and supports behaviorally challenged students in Boise as a Special Educator. Her essays appear in publications such as Clockhouse Press and Antioch Voices.

Outside of writing and teaching, Grace enjoys skiing, mountain biking, and collecting postcards.