Alice Zorn

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Alice Zorn
Born
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Website alicezorn.blogspot.com

Alice Zorn is a Canadian author. She has published three novels, Arrhythmia (2011), Five Roses (2016), and Colours in Her Hands (2024), as well as a short story collection, Ruins & Relics (2009).

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Life and career

Zorn's first book Ruins & Relics , a collection of short fiction, was published in March 2009 by NeWest Press. It was later a finalist for the 2009 Quebec Writers' Federation's McAuslan First Book Prize. [1] [2] [3] She has also participated in the Banff Writing Studio and the Quebec Federation Mentorship Program. [3] NeWest Press published Arrhythmia , Zorn's first novel, in May 2011. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Zorn's second novel, Five Roses, was published by Dundurn Press in July 2016. [8] [9] It received positive reviews from literary critics. [10] [11] Five Roses was later translated into French as Le rosier de la Pointe and was a finalist for the Ontario Library Association Evergreen Award. [12] Her third novel, Colours in Her Hands, was published by Freehand Books in September 2024. [12] [13] She is scheduled to publish a second short story collection with NeWest Press in 2026. [14]

Zorn has also published short stories in various literary journals across Canada, including The Fiddlehead , The New Quarterly , Room of One's Own , and Grain. [4] [15] She has placed first twice in Prairie Fire magazine's Fiction Contest, in 2006 and 2011, and won the Manitoba Magazine Award for Fiction in 2013. [12] [15]

Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Zorn resides in Montreal. [4]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Clarkson, Annie (December 2009). "the short review: Ruins & Relics by Alice Zorn". the short review. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Rob McLennan: 12 or 20 questions with Alice Zorn". 16 August 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Quebec Writers' Federation" . Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Zorn, Alice (June 2011). "Zorn, Alice - NeWest Press". NeWest Press. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Rothman, Claire Holden (1 July 2011). "We'll Always Have Montreal". Montreal Review of Books. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Akerman, Beverly (December 20, 2011). "'Arrhythmia' by Alice Zorn". The Winnipeg Review. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
  7. ↑ "QWF Literary Database of Quebec English language authors - Alice Zorn" . Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Five Roses". Dundurn Press . Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Holden Rothman, Claire (July 2016). "Alice Zorn: Making Her Pointe". Montreal Review of Books. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Hansen, Dana (September 2016). "Reviews: Five Roses". Quill & Quire . Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Greenberg, Bev Sandell (20 August 2016). "Montreal novel brings cinematic narrative". Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  12. 1 2 3 "Alice Zorn". Freehand Books . Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  13. ↑ "Book Launch for 'Colours in Her Hands'". Writers' Union of Canada . Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Alice Zorn". Writers' Union of Canada . Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  15. 1 2 "Alice Zorn's Reading Recommendation". The Fiddlehead . Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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