Joanne Arnott Explained

Joanne Arnott (born 16 December 1960 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian writer.^[1]

She has conducted writing workshops across much of Canada and in Australia, including a series at the Carnegie Centre, sponsored by SFU,^[2] and has written for the Literary Review of Canada.^[3] She received the Gerald Lampert Award for her 1991 collection of poetry Wiles of Girlhood.^[4]

Arnott lives in British Columbia with her family. She is a founding member of the Aboriginal Writers Collective West Coast and The Aunties Collective. As a member of the Alliance of Women Against Racism, Etc., she facilitated Unlearning Racism workshops for colleges, universities, government and community groups in Canada throughout the 1990s.^[5] She has served on The Writers Union of Canada National Council (2009), The Writers Trust of Canada Authors Committee, and as jury member for the Governor General's Awards/Poetry (2011). She is the Poetry Editor for Event Magazine.^[6]

Bibliography

Poetry

• Wiles of Girlhood (Press Gang, 1991)
• My Grass Cradle (Press Gang, 1992)
• Steepy Mountain: love poetry (Kegedonce, 2004)
• Mother Time: Poems New & Selected (Ronsdale, 2007)
• Longing: Four Poems on diverse matters (Rubicon, chapbook with Aaron Paquette, 2008)
• The Family of Crow (Leaf Press, chapbook with various artists, 2012)
• A Night for the Lady (Ronsdale, 2013)
• Halfling Spring: an internet romance (Kegedonce, 2013)

Children's literature

• Ma MacDonald (Women's Press, 1993; illustrated by Maryanne Barkhouse)

Non-fiction

• "Joanne Arnott: World Poetry Day 2009: Part 1", May 7, 2009
• Breasting the Waves: On Writing and Healing (Press Gang, 1995)

Blogs

• Joanne Arnott
• Vera Manuel Tribute

See also

• List of writers from peoples indigenous to the Americas

External links

• Web site: Baker. Carleigh. In Conversation on Conversation: EVENT Interviews Joanne Arnott. EVENT poetry and prose. 2014-10-21. 2014-05-01.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ARNOTT, Joanne. ABCBookWorld. 2014-02-19.
2. Web site: Three Week Editing Workshop with Joanne Arnott. Thursdays Writing Collective. 2014-02-19. 2009-10-20.
3. Web site: Joanne Arnott. Literary Review of Canada. 2014-02-19.
4. Web site: Joanne Arnott. Thin Air Winnipeg - Writers - Winnipeg International Writers Festival. 2014-02-19. 2013-09-20.
5. Web site: Baker. Carleigh. In Conversation on Conversation: EVENT Interviews Joanne Arnott. EVENT poetry and prose. 2014-10-21. 2014-05-01.
6. Web site: Joanne Arnott Wins City of Vancouver Mayor's Arts Award. 2017-10-15. EVENT. en-US. 2019-10-29.