Hi I’m Deborah - I’m a fiction/non-fiction writer with a passion for weaving narratives that explore themes of place, identity, language and home.. i also host lifestyle talks where we dive into understanding how our surroundings and personal journeys shape who we are.
Deborah A.M. Phillips (Lapointe) is an editor, poet, conference speaker and author of the novel Argonauta, a portrait of a family torn apart by their own crisis of separation and identity during the 1970s October Crisis in Quebec, a traumatic chapter in Canada’s history. Based in Quebec, Phillips’s fiction and non-fiction spans genre and language, with publication credits in religious, medical and general interest journals and magazines across North America and France. Deborah has a degree in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of British Columbia, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction at University of King’s College, at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Deborah’s writing has been reviewed as “richly lyrical and complexly plotted.”
My Memoir - Letting Go of My Ocean View - Attachment, Faith & Finding Home will be released Oct 2026. Here’s the link if you would like to order direct. https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000516356759