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Marie-Hélène Poitras
Born1979 (age 45–46)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Novelist, journalist

Marie-Hélène Poitras (born 1975) is a Canadian writer living in Montreal, Quebec.

She was born in Ottawa, Ontario. She received a master's degree in literary studies from the Université du Québec à Montréal. Poitras is a journalist reporting on music for the magazine Voir; she also hosts a radio program for Radio-Canada.

Her first novel Soudain le Minotaure received the Prix Anne-Hébert in 2003. Her novel Griffintown received the Prix littéraire France-Québec [fr] in 2013 and was a finalist for the Prix Ringuet. Poitras published a collection of stories La mort de Mignonne et autres histoires in 2005 which was a finalist for the Prix des libraires du Québec [fr]. She also published a series for adolescents Rock & Rose in 2009. Her story "Sur la tête de Johnny Cash" received the Prix de la bande à Mœbius [fr]. Her books have been translated into English, Spanish and Italian. The English translation of Soudain le Minotaure. Suddenly the Minotaur, was shortlisted for a ReLit Award in 2007.

Poitras has also contributed to the literary journals Mœbius and Lettres québécoises [fr].

She won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2023 Governor General's Awards for Galumpf.

References

  1. ^ "L'écrivaine montréalaise Marie-Hélène Poitras aux Thés littéraires du CLAC". L'Avantage (in French). July 8, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09.
  2. ^ "Poitras, Marie-Hélène" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
  3. "Marie Hélène Poitras remporte le prix France-Québec pour son roman Griffintown". Ici Radio Canada. October 24, 2013.
  4. "Prix de la bande à Mœbius 2015". Mœbius. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15.
  5. "À la découverte de l'univers de Marie-Hélène Poitras" (in French). Maison natale de Louis Fréchette.
  6. "2007 ReLit Shortlists". The ReLit Awards/ Ideas, Not Money.
  7. Anne-Frédérique Hébert-Dolbec, "Marie-Hélène Poitras remporte le Prix du Gouverneur général". Le Devoir, November 8, 2023.
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