Ali Isaac lives in Ireland with her husband, two sons, and daughter, Carys. She graduated from Maynooth University as a (very) mature student in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts First Class Honours degree in English and History, with a Special Interest in Irish Cultural Heritage. She followed this with a Master of Arts First Class Honours degree in English Literatures of Engagement.

Her writing has been published in The Stinging Fly, Sonder, Paper Lanterns, and Catatonic Daughters. Ali was selected for the Penguin Write Now Program 2020. She was awarded a mentorship with author Sara Baume from Words Ireland and The Arts Council of Ireland. She was also the recipient of a Literature Bursary Award from The Arts Council of Ireland. Her first book, Imperfect Bodies, will be published by Héloïse Press in 2026.

Ali writes on Substack at H A G.