Claudie Arseneault
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Years active | 2015 - present |
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Claudie Arseneault is a French Canadian fantasy author and aromantic and asexual activist. She writes and self-publishes fiction featuring queer characters and themes, with an aim toward increasing representation and awareness in fiction.[1] She also writes fantasy inspired by her home city of Quebec City.[2][3]
Arseneault is a champion for self published fiction in particular, as she found that it was after leaving more traditional models behind that she found the activist fiction she craved.[1]
Activism
Much of Arseneault's queer activism takes the form of promoting aromantic and asexual representation and themes in fiction. Arseneault has said that representation in fiction "can really give you a sense of community, of being less alone, of being human and valued, too."[4] Seeing a lack of spaces for aromantic stories in particular, she worked with other aromantic writers to create the anthology Common Bonds to focus on them.[4] Her novel Baker Thief was written hoping to challenge ideas of what defines romance,[5] and she actively seeks stories about platonic relationships.[1]
Arseneault has been a repeat speaker at CAN-CON, discussing love in fiction, and whether it needs to be romantic[6] and other aspects of writing queer characters without romance.[7]
She helped found The Kraken Collective, which describes itself as a group of independently published queer authors including queer representation in their works.[1][8]
Alongside her advocacy for queer representation in fiction, Arseneault is also known in solarpunk circles, both for her anthology Wings of Renewal and for advocating for fiction to portray a future that looks possible.[9] Arseneault believes that portraying a future where realistic difficulties are handled communally can create a blueprint for the future.[1]
Recognition
In 2022, Baker Thief was an Indie Ink Award winner for "This Book Made Me Hungry/Thirsty" and was a finalist in the categories for "Asexual Representation" and "Nonbinary Representation".[10][11] It was also a semi-finalist in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off in 2022.[12]
Bibliography
Novels and novellas
- Viral Airwaves (2015)
- The White Renegade (2015)
- City of Strife (2017)
- City of Betrayal (2017)
- Baker Thief (2018)
- City of Deceit (2022)
- City of Exile (2023)
- Awakenings (2024)
- Flooded Secrets (2024)
Collections
- Snowstorm & Overgrowth (2022)
Short stories
- "Le carré rouge" (2016)
- "Lemon & Salt" (2017)
As an anthology editor
- Wings of Renewal (2015)
- Common Bonds (2021)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Arseneault, Claudie (23 April 2018). "Constructing a Kinder Future". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ Arseneault, Claudie (3 November 2016). "Le Tunnel Dufferin". Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ↑ Arseneault, Claudie (23 January 2018). "Books with Aromantic Characters". Queer Books for Teens. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Stein, Anna (7 April 2019). "Common Bonds Interview". The Quill. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ↑ Yates, Jonny (21 February 2023). "6 incredible books with lead characters on the aromantic spectrum". Pinknews | Latest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans News | LGBTQ+ News. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ↑ "Can Con 2019 Schedule". Sched. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ "Can Con 2023 Schedule". Sched. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ "Learn About Us". The Kraken Collective. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ↑ Cameron, Rob (30 October 2019). "In Search of Afro-Solarpunk, Part 2: Social Justice is Survival Technology". Tor.com. Reactor. Archived from the original on 2023-10-06. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ↑ "Indie Ink Awards 2022". Indie Story Geek. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ↑ "2022 Award Categories". Indie Ink Awards. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ↑ Stuart, P.L. (28 August 2022). "#SPFBO8 Semi-Finalist Review – BAKER THIEF by Claudie Arseneault". Before We Go Blog. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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