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Lauren Carter

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Born

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October 19

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Twitter

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Genre

Contemporary, Fiction, Poetry

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January 2013

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Lauren Carter is the author of five books: the forthcoming short story collection Places Like These, the novel This Has Nothing to Do with You, winner of the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction, and her debut novel Swarm, which was longlisted for CBC Canada Reads, as well as the poetry collections Following Sea and Lichen Bright, longlisted for the ReLit Award. Her work has also appeared in anthologies, including 15: Best Canadian Stories (edited by John Metcalf) and Voicing Suicide (Ekstasis Editions). She has been published in a wide variety of periodicals including The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, National Geographic Traveler, and the literary journals Fiddlehead, Prairie Fire and Grain. Longlisted multiple times for the CBC literar ...more

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	Swarm 3.53 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Has Nothing to Do with You 4.06 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Places Like These: Stories 3.78 avg rating — 51 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Longest Night 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Following Sea 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lichen Bright 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Fantasmagoriana by Keith Cadieux (editor), Jonathan Ball (Goodreads Author) (contributor), Lauren Carter (Goodreads Author) (contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Canadian Stories (15) by John Metcalf (Editor ), Lauren Carter (Goodreads Author), Mark Anthony Jarman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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In Memorium: Laura Jane Carter

Laura Jane Carter (nee Chisholm) Jan 6, 1942 - Nov 17, 2025

My mother died a week ago this past Monday.

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