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Carmen Kissel Verrier (born August 27, 1978) is a Canadian author. Her first published work The Butcher Shop Girl: A Memoir For Misfits & Mavericks was published by Friesen Press in Canada, November 5, 2020. She is a technical writer and graduate of Mount Royal University (MRU) Calgary 2019.

Kissel-Verrier's work in The Butcher Shop Girl: A Memoir for Misfits & Mavericks is an exploration of a variety of themes centred around the coming of age journey including growing up in prairie Alberta, divorce, abuse, toxic mother-child bonds and dangerous and/or illicit lifestyles.

Biography
Carmen Verrier (Kissel) was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1978. She lived in Houston, Texas from 1999 to 2001. She returned to Canada and married Sean Verrier in 2002. She resides in Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada.