Arleen Lyda Paré (born 1946) is a Canadian writer. She has published three collections of poetry and two novels to date.
Originally from Montreal, Quebec,"Poetry to warm the wintry soul; Writer's lifelong journey is all about learning". Times Colonist, December 27, 2008. Paré was educated in social work and adult education, and worked in social services in Vancouver, British Columbia for much of her professional career."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. She later left her social services job to study creative writing at the University of Victoria.
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, the book was a shortlisted nominee for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2008,"Writers with Island ties dominate list of nominees; Winners to be announced at gala on April 26". Victoria Times-Colonist, March 7, 2008. and won that year's City of Victoria Butler Book Award."Tale of paper trail a winner". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 16, 2008. She followed up with the novel Leaving Now in 2012.""Leaving Now" by Arleen Pare". All Points West (CBCV-FM), August 13, 2012.
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."Thomas King wins Governor General's award for fiction". The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2014.
A lesbian,"Arleen Paré on Fact, Fiction, and her new book, Leaving Now". Plenitude, 2012. she once served on the board of Plenitude magazine.
Works Paper Trail (2007, ) Leaving Now (2012, ) Lake of Two Mountains (2014, ) He Leaves His Face in the Funeral Car (2015, ) The Girls with Stone Faces (2017, ) Earle Street (2020, ) First (2021, ) Time Out of Time (2022, ) Encrypted (2025, )
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