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Hélène Vachon

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Hélène Vachon

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1947 (Quebec City)
Nationality
Canada
Languages
French
Residence History
Quebec City → Île d'Orléans

Career

Occupations
writer, children's literature writer
Active Years
1995-2013
Affiliations
Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications
Nominations
shortlisted for Governor General's Award (1999, Le délire de Somerset), shortlisted for Governor General's Award for French-language fiction (2002, La tête ailleurs)

Education

Paris West University Nanterre La Défense
Faculty of Letters / modern French literature
Country: France
Laval University
textual criticism
Country: Canada

Awards

Prix Alvine-Bélisle
1995
Work: Le sixième arrêt
Category: 児童文学
Result: 受賞
Prix littéraire Desjardins
1998
Work: Le plus proche voisin
Result: 受賞
Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature
2001
Work: L’oiseau de passage
Category: 児童文学
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: 受賞
Mr. Christie's Book Award
2001
Work: L’oiseau de passage
Organization: Christie
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Le sixième arrêt

1995 children's literature

Le plus proche voisin

1998 children's literature

Le délire de Somerset

1999 children's literature

Le Piège de l’ombre

2000 children's literature

L’oiseau de passage

2001 children's literature

La tête ailleurs

2002 novel

Singuliers voyageurs

2004 children's literature

L’Arbre tombé

2007 children's literature

Mon look d'enfer

2008 children's literature

La Manière Barrow

2013 novel

Legacy

Canadian writer from Quebec, specializing in French-language children's literature. Recipient of Governor General's Award.

Trivia

  • Quebec writer.