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Anique Poitras
Award-winning writer in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anique Poitras (May 22, 1961 – December 19, 2016) was an award-winning writer in Quebec, Canada, whose work was aimed mostly at adolescent readers.[1]
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She was born in L'Épiphanie and lived there until the age of 13.[2] Poitras received a bachelor's degree in literary studies from the Université du Québec à Montréal.[1]
Poitras published a number of poems in the literary journal Revue des Écrits des Forges; twice, her poetry received honourable mention for the Prix Alphonse-Piché . Her first novel La Lumière blanche, the first book in her Sara trilogy, was a finalist for the Prix littéraire Desjardins awarded at the Salon international du livre de Québec . The books in the Sara trilogy each received a Prix Livromanie in 1993, 1994 and 1998. The two-volume La Chambre d'Éden, the last book in the trilogy, was a finalist for the Mr. Christie's Book Awards. She participated in many book fairs and public readings and also held writing workshops.[1] She lectured on creative writing at the University of Laval.[3]
Poitras died on December 19, 2016, at the age of 55.[4]
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Selected works
- Sara trilogy: La Lumière blanche (1993), La Deuxième Vie (1994), La Chambre d'Éden, two volumes (1998)
- Roman de Sara, novel (2000)
- Isidor Suzor, novel (2002), received the Prix Chronos Vacances
- La Chute du corbeau, novel (2003), received second prize in the Mr. Christie's Book Awards and the Prix international du Salon du livre de Québec
References
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