Marilyn Dumont
Marilyn Dumont is of Cree/Metis ancestry. Since 1985, she has published in numerous Canadian literary journals, and her work has been widely anthologized, as well as broadcast on radio and television. Her first collection, A Really Good Brown Girl, was awarded the 1997 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, and her second collection, green girl dreams Mountains, won the 2001 Alberta Book Award for Poetry. She has taught Creative Writing through Simon Fraser University and Kwantlen University College. She has also worked in video production as an intern with the National Film Board. She holds a MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She is presently the Writer in Residence at the University of Windsor.
Awards
The Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, 1997.
Alberta Book Award for Poetry, 2001.
Selected Publications
A Really Good Brown Girl. (Brick Books, 1996) ISBN 0-919626-76-9.
green girl dreams Mountains (Oolichan Books, 2001) ISBN 0-88982-200-X.
Books in Print
Dumont, Marilyn
A Really Good Brown Girl. Brick Books, 1996. $12.95 ISBN 0-919626-76-9.
green girl dreams Mountains, Oolichan Books, 2001 ISBN 0-88982-200-X.
