Marianne Dubuc (born 1980) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books living in

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

. She was born in

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

and studied graphic design at the

Université du Québec à Montréal The (UQAM; ), is a French language, French-language public university, public research university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the system. UQAM was founded on April 9, 1969, by the government o ...

. Her first book was ''La mer'' (2006), translated into English as ''The Sea'' (2012). Her second book ''Devant ma maison'' was translated into more than 15 languages. Her books have since been translated into 25 languages. Dubuc conducted a number of workshops in Montreal libraries as part of the

Blue Metropolis Blue Metropolis (also known as Blue Met) is an international literary festival held annually in Montreal. Founded in 1999 by Montreal writer Linda Leith, it is considered the world's first multilingual literary festival. The festival is put on ...

festival. In 2015, she was invited to give workshops at the Encuentro Internacional de Ilustración in

Valladolid Valladolid ( ; ) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and ''de facto'' capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the pr ...

, Spain.

Selected work

* ''Devant ma maison'' (2010), translated into English as ''In Front of my House'' (2010), named a Best Book for Kids & Teens by the Canadian Children's Book Centre, named an Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities by the

International Board on Books for Young People International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

* ''Au carnaval des animaux'' (2012), finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration, translated into English as ''Animal Masquerade'' (2012), was named Outstanding International Book by the USBBY * ''Le lion et l’oiseau'' (2013), won the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration and the , translated into English as ''The Lion and the Bird'' (2014) * ''L'autobus'' (2014), received the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and the Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec, translated into English as ''The Bus Ride'' (2015), was named Outstanding International Book by the USBBY, the German translation ''Bus fahren'' was nominated for the

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis The (German Youth Literature Award) is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's and young adult literature. It is Germany's only ...

* ''La tournée de Facteur Souris'' (2015), received the Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec, translated into English as ''Mr Postmouse’s Rounds'' (2015), received the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award and was named a Best Picture Book by

Kirkus Reviews ''Kirkus Reviews'' is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus. The magazine's publisher, Kirkus Media, is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fiction, no ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubuc, Marianne 1980 births Living people Artists from Montreal Governor General's Award–winning children's illustrators Canadian women children's writers Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Writers from Montreal Canadian children's writers in French