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Aren Morris

Aren A. Morris

 

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Aren
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Morris
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Aren A. Morris
Biography
Aren A. Morris is a Halifax-based arts educator, performer and novelist.

She has been writing, directing and producing student theatre in education for decades.

Aren’s debut novel, We Happy Few, is a historical fiction taking place in Halifax, NS at the end of the Second World War and was released in May 2022. She is now working on her sophomore novel, another historical fiction set in NS and Europe during the First World War. Aren is interested in strong female protagonists, telling the untold stories of East Coast women from the past and relating those stories to women's lives here and now.

Her other endeavours include women’s creativity retreats, writing and producing children’s theatre and dance shows, and multidisciplinary collaborations with local artists, dancers and writers.

She is one half of The Fantastic Grown Up Book Fair, serves on the board of Afterwords Literary Festival, acts as author co-ordinator for Read By The Sea Literary Festival, and is co-artistic director and education consultant for Bravo: Festival for Young Audiences.
Publications
We Happy Few (May 2022)
Articles in Canadian Teacher, NSTU The Teacher, Sunrise Trail & Central magazines
Website
arenamorris.com
Genres
  • Historical Fiction
  • Non-Fiction
  • Playwriting
  • Poetry
  • Romance
  • Screenplay

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