Danielle Trussart (born December 3, 1948) is a visual artist and writer living in

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, Canada. She was born in

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. Trussart received her teaching certificate from the École normale Jacques-Cartier and went on to study Quebec studies,

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and

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at the

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and the

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. She co-founded an

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and taught at an alternative school in Sainte-Thérèse. She also took workshops in visual arts. Since 1993, she has lived at Baie-Saint-Paul where she operated an inn. Trussart established a small publishing house to distribute her own illustrations of Quebec folk songs. She exhibits her art in Baie-Saint-Paul and Sainte-Thérèse. She was co-author of a collection of books for children. Trussart has contributed to the literary journals ''Arcade'', ''Brèves littéraires'' and ''L'embarcadère''. Her 2008 novel ''Le train pour Samarcande'' received the

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. She received honourable mention in 2005 for a and was awarded that prize in 2007. In 2006, Trussart was a finalist in the literary competition sponsored by

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trussart, Danielle 1948 births Living people Artists from Montreal Canadian women painters Canadian novelists in French Canadian women novelists Canadian children's writers in French Université de Montréal alumni Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Writers from Montreal 21st-century Canadian painters 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian women artists 21st-century Canadian women writers Canadian women children's writers 21st-century women painters