Annette Saint-Pierre, CM (born 29 August 1925) is a Canadian educator, writer and publisher.

Biography

She was born in

Saint-Germain-de-Grantham Saint-Germain-de-Grantham is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 4,922. Saint-Germain-de-Grantham was the birthplace of Marie Rose Ferron. Demographics Population Populatio ...

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on 29 August 1925. She was educated at the Scolasticat Saint—Joseph in

Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Hyacinthe ( , ) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie regi ...

and the

University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa (), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a Official bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ot ...

. Between 1950 and 1970, Saint-Pierre taught elementary and high school in

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. In 1970, she became a professor of Canadian literature at

Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for students between ...

and initiated the first university level course in Canadian literature in

western Canada Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces, Canadian West, or Western provinces of Canada, and commonly known within Canada as the West, is a list of regions of Canada, Canadian region that includes the four western provinces and t ...

. In 1978, Saint-Pierre was a founding member of the Centre d'études Franco-canadiennes de l'Ouest. In 1984, she was a director for the Regroupement des centres d'études au Canada. She was also a founding member of the first two

Franco-Manitoban Franco-Manitobans () are French Canadians or Francophone Canadians, Canadian francophones living in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Manitoba. According to the 2016 Canadian Census, 40,975 residents of the province stated that ...

publishing houses, Éditions du Blé and Éditions des Plaines. Saint-Pierre played a crucial role in preserving the birthplace of

Gabrielle Roy Gabrielle Roy (; March 22, 1909July 13, 1983) was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba and one of the major figures in French Canadian literature. Early life Roy was born in 1909 in Saint-Boniface (now part of Winnipeg), Manitoba, an ...

, now a museum. In 2004, she was named to the

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Selected works

Autobiography

* ''J'ai fait ma chance'' (2010)

Essays

* ''Au pays de Gabrielle Roy'' (2005) * ''Gabrielle Roy, sous le signe du rêve'' (1975)

Novels

* ''La fille bègue'', (1982 - Re-release 2012) * ''Sans bon sang'', (1987) * ''Coups de vent'', (1990) * ''À la dérive'', (2002)

Theatre

* ''Le rideau se lève au Manitoba'' (1980)

References

1925 births Living people 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian women writers Canadian novelists in French Franco-Manitoban people Canadian publishers (people) Members of the Order of Canada Canadian women novelists {{Canada-writer-stub