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Marguerite Pigeon
Creative Writing Instructor
Marguerite Pigeon writes poetry, fiction, and reviews. Her first book, Inventory, was a finalist for the Gerald Lampert Award for best first book of poetry. She has also published a novel, Open Pit, and a story collection, Some Extremely Boring Drives, which was shortlisted for the Alberta Trade Fiction award. Her latest book, The Endless Garment is a long poem that seeks to unravel a lifelong preoccupation with fashion. It made the Globe & Mail’s Top 100 Books list for 2021. Marguerite lives in Vancouver, where she works as a freelance editor and writer through her business, Carrier Communications. Currently, she’s at work on a memoir about her childhood in Blind River, Northern Ontario.