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

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  • Paper Trail (2007, ISBN 978-1897126134)
  • Leaving Now (2012, ISBN 978-1894759748)
  • Lake of Two Mountains (2014, ISBN 978-1926829876)
  • He Leaves His Face in the Funeral Car (2015, ISBN 978-1927575925)
  • The Girls with Stone Faces (2017, ISBN 978-1771314640)
  • Earle Street (2020, ISBN 978-1772012507)
  • First (2021, ISBN 978-1771315425)
  • Time Out of Time (2022, ISBN 978-1773860794)

References

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  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. ^ a b "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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