Munro began writing as a teenager, publishing her first story, "The Dimensions of a Shadow," in 1950 while studying English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario under a two-year scholarship.
== Življenje==Alice Ann Laidlaw se je rodila v Winghamu, Ontario, kmetovalcu Robertu Ericu Laidlawu, učiteljici Anne Clarke Laidlaw (rojena Chamney).