Arleen Paré

Arleen Lyda Paré (born 1946)[1] is a Canadian writer. She has published three collections of poetry and two novels to date.

Arleen Paré
BornMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupationpoet
NationalityCanadian
Period2000s-present
Notable worksPaper Trail, Lake of Two Mountains

Originally from Montreal, Quebec,[2] Paré was educated in social work and adult education, and worked in social services in Vancouver, British Columbia for much of her professional career.[3] She later left her social services job to study creative writing at the University of Victoria.[4]

Her first book, Paper Trail, was published in 2007. A blend of poetry and prose about a businesswoman finding herself stifled by the weight of corporate bureaucracy,[3] the book was a shortlisted nominee for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2008,[5] and won that year's City of Victoria Butler Book Award.[6] She followed up with the novel Leaving Now in 2012.[7]

Her 2014 poetry collection Lake of Two Mountains won the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[8]

A lesbian,[9] she once served on the board of Plenitude magazine.

Works
  • Paper Trail (2007, ISBN 978-1897126134)
  • Leaving Now (2012, ISBN 978-1894759748)
  • Lake of Two Mountains (2014, ISBN 978-1926829876)
  • The Girls with Stone Faces (2017)

References
  1. "Paré, Arleen, 1946-". viaf.org. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. "Poetry to warm the wintry soul; Writer's lifelong journey is all about learning". Times Colonist, December 27, 2008.
  3. "Who says bureaucrat's life is a waste of time?; Arleen Pare used her experience to produce a prizewinning book". Victoria Times-Colonist, November 30, 2008.
  4. "Brick Books Coast to Coast: An Interview with Arleen Paré". Open Book Toronto, April 2, 2014.
  5. "Writers with Island ties dominate list of nominees; Winners to be announced at gala on April 26". Victoria Times-Colonist, March 7, 2008.
  6. "Tale of paper trail a winner". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 16, 2008.
  7. ""Leaving Now" by Arleen Pare". All Points West (CBCV-FM), August 13, 2012.
  8. "Thomas King wins Governor General's award for fiction". The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2014.
  9. "Arleen Paré on Fact, Fiction, and her new book, Leaving Now". Plenitude, 2012.
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