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Brief Biography
Valerie Compton writes fiction and non-fiction and teaches fiction writing. Her non-fiction articles and reviews have been published in The Globe and Mail, Gourmet (US) and The Citizen (Ottawa), among others. Valerie was born on Prince Edward Island and now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her novel, Tide Road, was published in March of 2011 by Goose Lane Editions.
Valerie participated in WFNS's day of pannel discussions, The Writing Life, in April 2010 as part of the Atlantic Book Awards Festival, giving a talk about rejection and jealousy in writers' careers. You can read Valerie's remarks here.
Selected List of Publications
- Tide Road. Goose Lane Editions (2011). ISBN: 9780864926357
- "Finding Home." The New Quarterly 96 (2005): 160-169.
- "Brighid." echolocation 3 (2005): 18-24.
- "Pippy's Bitter." The Antigonish Review 139 (2004): 23-32.
- "Sound Advice." The Dalhousie Review 83:2 (2003): 273-281.
- "Words from a Book." The Malahat Review 140 (2002): 43-49.
- "Natural Leavening." Grain 29:1 (2001): 55-62.
Awards
Winner for "Bluebird People." Island Literary Awards. 2006.
Shortlist for "Lolly." CBC Literary Awards. 2004.
Finalist for "Brighid" and "Light Vessel Lost." Island Literary Awards. 2004.
Shortlist for "Lolly." CBC Literary Awards. 2004.
Finalist for "Brighid" and "Light Vessel Lost." Island Literary Awards. 2004.
