Author of been shed bore (Chaudiere Books, 2010), Pearl Pirie's manuscript Thirsts won the 2011 Robert Kroetsch Award for innovative Poetry. Snare put out this, her second trade collection, Thirsts in the fall of 2011. A few other manuscripts are out circulating and in the works.


She has been coordinating facilitators for the Tree Seed Workshop Series for the Tree Reading Series since 2009.