Annette Saint-Pierre

Annette Saint-Pierre, CM (born 29 August 1925) is a Canadian educator, writer and publisher.^[1]

Annette Saint-Pierre

Biography

She was born in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec on 29 August 1925.^[2] She was educated at the Scolasticat Saint—Joseph in Saint-Hyacinthe and the University of Ottawa. Between 1950 and 1970, Saint-Pierre taught elementary and high school in Manitoba. In 1970, she became a professor of Canadian literature at Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface and initiated the first university level course in Canadian literature in western Canada.^[1]

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 publishing houses, Éditions du Blé and Éditions des Plaines.^[1]

Saint-Pierre played a crucial role in preserving the birthplace of Gabrielle Roy, now a museum.^[3] In 2004, she was named to the Order of Canada.^[4]

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)