Renée Belliveau is the author of A Sense of Things Beyond, The Sound of Fire, and Les étoiles à l’aube. Her first novel, The Sound of Fire, was named a Quill and Quire book of the year and shortlisted for the 2022 ReLit Novel Award. Her latest, A Sense of Things Beyond, was recently shortlisted for the Dartmouth Book Award and the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award.

She draws inspiration from her work as an archivist, where she spends her days surrounded by records of the past. In addition to her books, she has written several articles exploring lesser-known aspects of Canadian and regional history.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University, a Master of Arts from the University of Waterloo, and a Master of Information from the University of Toronto. A proud acadienne originally from Shediac, NB, Renée now lives in Dartmouth, NS, with her husband.