Paulette Dubé

Paulette Dubé was born in Westlock, Alberta, and grew up in the French village of Legal. When she was three, she watched her third sister being born on the kitchen table and had been hooked on magic, creation, and miracles ever since. She is currently a resident of Jasper, Alberta, where she lives with her family.

Awards
James Patrick Folinsbee Prize in English, 1984.
Edmonton Journal 22nd Annual Literary Award, first place, short poetry, 1984.
Alberta Film and Literary Arts Junior Writer Grant, 1991.
Secrets from the Orange Couch, first place, short poetry, 1992.
Milton Acorn Memorial People's Poetry Award, 1994.
The League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest finalist, 1994, 1995.
Ruth Mendel Scholarship, Sage Hill Writing Experience, 1998.
CBC Alberta Anthology, 1997/98, short listed 2003 - fiction.
Canadian Literary Awards, short listed 1998 - poetry short listed 1999 - fiction.
Writers' Guild of Alberta, Best Novel, short listed, 2003.
Sunburst Award, short listed, 2003.

Selected Publications
The House Weighs Heavy. (Thistledown Press, 1992) ISBN 0-920633-95-1.
Playing the Hand. (Black Moss Press, 1996).
The Weight of Rocks. (Black Moss Press, 1998), ISBN 0-88753-312-4..
Talon (NeWest Press, 2002) ISBN 1-896300-47-2.

Selected Anthologies
Art Alive Reflections. (Copp Clark Pittman, 1993).
what is already known. (Thistledown Press, 1995).
In the Clear. (Thistledown Press, 1998).
Poetry in Our Lives Today (Dewan Fahasa dan Pustaka, 2002).
Vilenica (Slovene Writers' Association, 2003) ISBN 961-91010-5-7.

Broadcasts
WTN: Writing on the Wall. Women's Television Network, 1995.

Books in Print
Dubé, Paulette
Playing the Hand. Black Moss Press, 1996. $15.95 ISBN 0-88753-291-8.
The House Weighs Heavy. Thistledown Press, 1992, $10.00.
The Weight of Rocks. Black Moss Press, 1998. $16.95, ISBN: 0-88753-312-4.
Talon, Fiction (NeWest Press, 2002) ISBN 1-896300-47-2, $18.95.

Paulette Dubé, Box 71, Jasper AB T0E 1E0, 780-852-4037.
pardube@telus.net