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Veronique Darwin

February 04th, 2026

Veronique Darwin makes her debut with Mom Camp (Assembly Press $23.95), a collection of interconnected fiction that philosophically explores modern female archetypes and divided selves. Framed through parallel narratives and a novella, Mom Camp follows women of different ages negotiating the roles they inhabit—sister, friend, server, lover and the tension between who they have been and who they are becoming. A runner-up for the 2024 Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence, Darwin lives in Rossland, BC, where she writes, teaches and make theatre. 9781998336319

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