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Brigitte Rivers

Brigitte Marsden

 

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First name
Brigitte
Last name
Rivers
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Florenceville-Bristol
 

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Pen Name
Brigitte Marsden
Biography
Brigitte (B) Rivers is a writer, artist and educator who writes middle grade fiction books
under her pen name, Brigitte Marsden. Brigitte lives in western New Brunswick,
Canada.
Brigitte’s new book, ‘Karate Kit and the WereCoyote’, is due to be published in spring
2026 by Chapel Street Kids, an imprint of Chapel Street Editions. In this gripping first
sequel to ‘Kit and the Calico Cat’, reconnect with familiar characters, meet engaging
new friends, and join Kit in a slew of brand-new adventures, plot twists, mishaps and
more.
Brigitte created the cover art and all the illustrations for ‘Karate Kit and the
WereCoyote’.
Her first book, children’s novel ‘Kit and the Calico Cat’, was published in 2017 by
Chapel Street Kids. This adventure story is a uniquely collaborative project: Brigitte
created the cover art for the book cover, and one of her young art students provided the
illustrations.
The seeds of a future writing career were planted in junior high school English class.
Brigitte studied art and design, worked for a firm of architects and ran a children’s club,
then went back to school to retrain as a classroom teacher. She found her way into
writing via graphic design, marketing and web communications, and was a technical
author in a government publishing agency. Moving to Canada from the UK provided
opportunities to branch out into freelance journalism. Since 2006, Brigitte has written
long-running newspaper columns and continues to be a regular contributor to national
and regional publications.
As a member of the New Brunswick Writers in Schools Program (WiSP), Brigitte has

made many visits to schools across the province. She is also a member of the New
Brunswick Artists in Residency in Schools program, and has collaborated with three
different schools on francophone graphic novel projects thanks to ArtSmarts funding.
Brigitte was a local representative for the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick in the
Upper Saint John River Valley, and continues to be a member of WFNB. Brigitte has
been a volunteer in the Early Literacy Friends (ELF) program, a director on the board of
the Multicultural Association of Carleton County (MACC), and the founder of Beyond
Words Writers’ Group.
Through Creative Flow, the business she established in 2014, Brigitte teaches yoga,
mindfulness, art and writing, and offers workshops and retreats, as well as continuing to
write freelance.
Publications
‘Kit and the Calico Cat’ – a children’s novel for ages 8 to 10. Published July 2017 by
Chapel Street Kids, an imprint of Chapel Street Editions.
‘Kit and the Calico Cat’ is about 10-year-old Kit Carmichael who moves to New
Brunswick from England with her family. Hot topics including bullying, multiculturalism,
immigration, and cyber safety are all tackled in this fast-paced adventure story full of
humorous touches and an engaging cast of characters. Kit is a strong female lead who
boys and girls alike will enjoy reading about.
Coming soon: ‘Karate Kit and the WereCoyote’.
Genres
  • Children's
  • Illustration
  • Young Adult
 

WiSP

WISP Regions
  • West
  • Virtual
WISP Grades
  • 1-4
  • 5-8
WISP Languages
  • English
WISP What I Offer
I teach yoga, mindfulness and art in local K-8 and K-12 schools, and I have taught writing workshops to grade 2 students in a local school. I offer yoga and art summer day camps every summer for elementary and middle school students.

I am flexible in what I offer: writing, art, illustration, as well as combinations of any of these plus yoga and/or mindfulness. I am happy to teach to topics as required.

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