Hoffman, Alice (1952– )

US writer. Her novels, short stories, and screenplays often feature women in search of their identities and include supernatural elements. Her novels include Practical Magic (1995), Here on Earth (1997), The River King (2000), and The Ice Queen (2005).

Her other novels include The Drowning Season (1979), White Horses (1980), At Risk (1988), Aquamarine (2001), Blue Diary (2001), and Blackbird House (2004).

Hoffman received her bachelor's degree from Adelphi University, New York, in 1973, and a master's degree in creative writing from Stanford University, California, in 1975. She wrote her first novel, Property of, at the age of 21, after she published her first short story in the magazine Fiction.