Catherine Lalonde (born 1974) is a

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poet and journalist. She was born in

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and studied theatre and contemporary dance. At the age of 16, she published her first collection of poems ''Jeux de brume''. She has worked in media and communications, as a physical trainer and has written for ''

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'', ''Le Libraire'', ''Livre d'Ici'' and ''Entre les lignes''. For her poems and stories, she won the Prix Critères Intercollégial in 1991, the Prix du Chantauteuil in 1994, the story contest sponsored by the magazine ''

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'' in 1996, the contest of the Wallonie Bruxelles pour la jeunesse agency in 1999 and the Prix de la nouvelle awarded by

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in 1997. Her collection of poetry ''Corps étranger'' won the

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in 2008. In 2009, she presented ''La nuit sera longue'', a multi-media show incorporating poetry, dance and theatre.

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