Loranne Brown

Loranne Brown (born 1955) is a Canadian writer,[https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/brown-loranne-1955 "Brown, Loranne 1955-"]. Encyclopedia.com. most noted for her 1998 novel The Handless Maiden.Beverly Daurio, "Debut novel deserves a big hand Loranne Brown doesn't just get away with using standard fictional riffs; she replenishes, polishes and gilds them into something new and absolutely her own". The Globe and Mail, April 25, 1998.

Originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario, she lived in Bermuda for a number of years after marrying her husband Lorne, before they returned to Canada in 1989.Linda Richards, [https://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/brown.html "Loranne Brown: Change One Thing"]. January Magazine, September 18, 1998. She is currently based in Langley, British Columbia,"Library welcomes Loranne Brown". Langley Times, November 24, 2004. where she has been a creative writing instructor at Trinity Western University.

The Handless Maiden, her debut novel, was published in 1998 by Doubleday Canada,Chuck Erion, "Spring offers a new crop of books". Waterloo Region Record, February 28, 1998. The novel centred on Mariah Standhoffer, a young woman whose burgeoning talent as a concert pianist is destroyed when she accidentally shoots off her hand while trying to kill her sexually abusive grandfather in self-defense, but who ultimately triumphs over adversity to become a successful composer.Joel Yanofsky, [https://quillandquire.com/review/the-handless-maiden/ "The Handless Maiden, by Loranne Brown"]. Quill & Quire, Summer 1998. The novel received a number of literary award nominations, including for the Books in Canada First Novel Award,"Highway nominated". National Post, April 1, 1999. the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize,"B.C. Book Prize nominees named: Veteran writer Jack Hodgins is among the nominees in six categories honouring the best in B.C. books from the past year". Vancouver Sun, April 3, 1999. and the initial longlist for the International Dublin Literary Award."Canadian writers up for Dublin award". Hamilton Spectator, November 24, 1999.

She has not published any further novels, although she has continued to publish short fiction and poetry in literary magazines.