Colleen René
BIO
Biography
Colleen René is a Nova Scotia-raised Toronto-based writer. Her work has appeared in journals across Canada and her short story All That’s Left won Dalhousie University’s James DeMille Short Story Prize in 2016. Her short story Growing Pains was long-listed for the CBC Short Story Prize in April 2022. Nothing in Truth Can Harm Us is her first novel.
ADDRESS
City: Toronto,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
colleenrenebooks@gmail.com
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Nothing in Truth Can Harm Us
Publisher
Tidewater Press
Year
2023
AWARDS
Awards
Name
CBC Short Story Prize, Long List
Publication
Growing Pains
Year
2022
Name
James DeMille Short Story Prize
Publication
All That's Left
Year
2016
Name
Brooks-Hale Literary Award for Creative Writing
Publication
n/a
Year
2011
LINKS
Links
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Programs & Interests
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