Alissa York (born 1970) is a Canadian writer and the 1999 winner of the Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award.

After meeting Clive Holden, the man who eventually became her husband, the couple moved throughout Canada living in Toronto, Whitehorse, Montreal, Victoria and Vancouver.

[4] Mercy captures the separate love affairs two priests become involved in spanning over 50 years in a small town in Manitoba.

Feminist undertones and Mormon scrutiny sets the tone for this novel, which takes place in the 19th century as men and their wives travel across the United States to tame the wild west.

York hopes that readers will look differently at nature after examining the detailed description of animals and the surroundings in this book.