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

Biography

She was born in

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on 29 August 1925. 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

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. In 1970, she became a professor of Canadian literature at

Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...

and initiated the first university level course in Canadian literature in

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. 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. Saint-Pierre played a crucial role in preserving the birthplace of Gabrielle Roy, now a museum. In 2004, she was named to the

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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)

References

1925 births Living people 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian women writers Canadian novelists in French Franco-Manitoban people Canadian publishers (people) Members of the Order of Canada Canadian women novelists {{Canada-writer-stub