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| Name | Jacqueline Dumas |
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| Location | Dartmouth, Alberta |
| Biography | I was born in Castor, Alberta, and grew up in what is now west Edmonton. I was a participant in Edmontons cultural life for many years as writer, teacher, activist, and independent bookseller. My creative work includes two published novels, a childrens book, video scripts, and an ESL workbook. I was the first coordinator of Borderlines, the Writer-in-Exile Program at the Edmonton Pubic Library. I have also taught English for Academic Purposes at Grant MacEwan University. Recently I edited the anthology, Writing in the Margins, the culmination of the creative writing workshop for second language writers that I established and facilitated under the auspices of Writers Beyond Borders. One of my great joys is to connect writers with their potential readers. Through my two bookshops, Aspen Books and later, Orlando Books, I organized and hosted hundreds of readings and book launches with writers from across the country, and occasionally from outside the country. Presently I am working on a third novel. My first play, Secrets, will be presented at the 2013 Edmonton Fringe Festival. |
| Publications | Books: Global Focus Workbook, Oxford U P (ESL workbook) The Last Sigh, Fifth House (Novel) Madeleine and the Angel, Fifth House (Novel) And I'm Never Coming Back, Annick (Picture Book) |
| Awards | Books in Canada First Novel Award Shortlist Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction Award of Merit, Alberta Teachers Association Albert Britnell Booksellers Prize Queens Golden Jubilee Medal YWCA Woman of Distinction for the Arts. |
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