Charlene Carr studied literature at university, attaining both a BA and MA in English, including a study program at Oxford. She has independently published nine novels and her first agented novel, Hold My Girl, sold to HarperCollins Canada, Sourcebooks Landmark (US), Welbeck Publishing (UK) and Alma Littera (Lithuania). It was named one of the Best Books of 2023 by CBC Books, was an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Literature and Fiction, was shortlisted for both the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award and the Dartmouth Book Award, and has been optioned for adaptation to the screen. Charlene received grants from Arts Nova Scotia and Canada Council for the Arts to write and revise her most recent novel, We Rip The World Apart, and is working on her next book. She lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with her husband and young daughters.
Find Charlene at the links below.
Website: https://www.charlenecarr.com/
Instagram: @ charlenecarrauthor
You can find Charlene’s book We Rip the World Apart here: https://www.charlenecarr.com/books/
If you're interested in creative writing, the University of King's College MFA in Creative Writing might be for you. Find out more at: ukings.ca/area-of-study/writing-and-publishing/
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