Carol Bruneau (born November 21, 1956 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian writer who has published novels, short fiction, and non-fiction.
She has a master's degree in English literature from Dalhousie University and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Western Ontario, and has worked extensively as a workshop leader and mentor to new and emerging writers.
Her articles, reviews and essays have been published nationwide in newspapers, journals and anthologies.
[3] Her literary influences include fairy tales that her father read aloud and family stories she overheard from her mother, historical fiction and the novels of Lucy Maud Montgomery in grade school, and Margaret Laurence and Thomas Head Raddall in high school.
[9] Her novel Brighten the Corner Where You Are (2020) is inspired by the life and art of Nova Scotian folk artist Maud Lewis.