Lisa Pasold
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Lisa Pasold

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Lisa Pasold is a Canadian writer and journalist who lives between Paris, Montreal and New Orleans. Lisa’s first book of poetry, Weave, was hailed as a “masterpiece” by Geist magazine. Her second book of poetry, A Bad Year for Journalists, was nominated for an Alberta Book Award. Her most recent book of poetry, Any Bright Horse, was nominated for Canada’s top literary prize, the Governor General Award. Her debut novel, Rats of Las Vegas, was described as “enticing as the lit-up Las Vegas strip and as satisfying as a winning hand at poker” by the Winnipeg Free Press. As a travel journalist, she has been thrown off a train in Belarus and mushed huskies in the Yukon; her features have appeared in papers such as The Chicago Tribune, The Globe and Mail, and Billboard Magazine. Lisa is also the host of Discovery World’s TV program “Paris Next Stop” a travel show about Paris. Each episode focuses on a single Paris neighbourhood, starting with a metro stop.. Lisa creates walking tours inspired by research for her books. She has led walks all over Paris, investigating the lives of artists & writers throughout the centuries in the City of Light. As a journalist, Lisa has published articles in newspapers and magazines such as The Globe and Mail, The Chicago Tribune, The National Post, Billboard Magazine and The San Francisco Chronicle. She has also written for guidebooks such as Fodor's, Time Out, and Michelin. Lisa leads annual workshops on writing poetry and writing family history/memoir. She has taught Poetry with Classical Pursuits summer workshops in Toronto, taught Creative Writing at the American University in Paris, led Community Writing workshops for the Paris Writers' Workshop and the Women's Institute of Continuing Education, France as well as in Dawson City, Yukon and Toronto, Ontario.
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