Valerie Compton

Valerie Compton writes fiction and non-fiction and teaches fiction writing. Her non-fiction articles and reviews have been published in The Globe and Mail, Gourmet (US) and The Citizen (Ottawa), among others. Valerie was born on Prince Edward Island and now lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where is at work on a novel.

Photo credit: Anna-Lisa Jones.

Selected Publications

"Finding Home." The New Quarterly 96 (2005): 160-169.

"Brighid." echolocation 3 (2005): 18-24.

"Pippy's Bitter." The Antigonish Review 139 (2004): 23-32.

"Sound Advice." The Dalhousie Review 83:2 (2003): 273-281.

"Words from a Book." The Malahat Review 140 (2002): 43-49.

"Natural Leavening." Grain 29:1 (2001): 55-62.

Selected Awards

Winner for "Bluebird People." Island Literary Awards. 2006.

Shortlist for "Lolly." CBC Literary Awards. 2004.

Finalist for "Brighid" and "Light Vessel Lost." Island Literary Awards. 2004.

You can send mail to Valerie Compton
c/o Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia