Canadian
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novelist and playwright from
Quebec
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. She is a two-time winner of the
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction
The Governor General's Award for French-language fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a fiction book written in French. It is one of fourteen Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, seven each ...
, for ''Le ravissement'' at the
2001 Governor General's Awards
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The Globe and Mail
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'', November 18, 2014. and won the
Prix Ringuet
The Prix Ringuet is a Canadian literary award, presented each year by the Académie des lettres du Québec to an author from Quebec for a book of French-language fiction. First presented in 1983 as the Prix Molson, the award was later renamed for ...
in 2007 for ''Mirror Lake''. ''Boundary'', translated by
Donald Winkler
Donald Winkler (born 1940) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and French-to-English literary translator. He lives in Montreal with his wife Sheila Fischman.
Life and career
Early life
Winkler was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up loving t ...
, was longlisted for the 2017
Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Giller Prize (known as the Scotiabank Giller Prize from 2005-2023) is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried c ...
Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Giller Prize (known as the Scotiabank Giller Prize from 2005-2023) is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried c ...
'', September 18, 2017.
She is a graduate of the
Université du Québec à Montréal
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UQAM was founded on April 9, 1969, by the government o ...
. In addition to her published novels, she has also written the plays ''Un paysage / Eine Landshaft / A Landscape'' and ''Cette petite chose'' for Quebec's Productions Recto-Verso theatre company.
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Awards and honours
* 2001:
Governor General's Award for French-language fiction
The Governor General's Award for French-language fiction is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a fiction book written in French. It is one of fourteen Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit, seven each ...
for ''Le ravissement''
* 2001: Prix littéraire des collégiennes et des collégiens for ''Le ravissement''
* 2007:
Prix Ringuet
The Prix Ringuet is a Canadian literary award, presented each year by the Académie des lettres du Québec to an author from Quebec for a book of French-language fiction. First presented in 1983 as the Prix Molson, the award was later renamed for ...
for ''Mirror Lake''
* 2009: Prix Coup de cœur du club du polar de la Bibliothèque Mathilde-Massé for ''Lazy Bird''
* 2014: Prix Saint-Pacôme du roman policier for ''Bondrée''
* 2014: Prix Coup de cœur du club du polar de la Bibliothèque Mathilde-Massé for ''Bondrée''
* 2014: Governor General's Award for French-language fiction for ''Bondrée''
* 2015:
Arthur Ellis Award
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for ''Bondrée''
* 2017: Prix des lecteurs Quais du polar/20 minutes for ''Bondrée''
* 2017: Prix Rivages des libraires (France, Belgium and Switzerland) for ''Bondrée''
* 2019: Prix SNCF du polar for ''Bondrée''
* 2020: Arthur Ellis Award for ''Tempêtes''
* 2024: Prix du Polar Moussa Konaté for ''Proies''