Francine Allard (born October 16, 1949) is a

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educator, novelist, poet, and visual artist. She was born in

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and was educated at the

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and the Institut Pédagogique Marguerite Bourgeoys in Westmount. She also studied at the

Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec The Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec (CMADQ) is a public network of nine state-subsidised schools offering higher education in music and theatre in Quebec, Canada. The organization was established in 1942 as a branch of the ...

. Allard served as secretary-treasurer of the

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and as president of the Association des écrivains québécois pour la jeunesse. She helped establish the Prix Cécile Gagnon to encourage the development of literature for young people. She has contributed to various literary magazines such as '' CV2'', ''Moebius'', ''Brèves'', ''Art le Sabord'' and ''Nuit Blanche''.

Selected works

Source: * ''Ma Belle Pitoune en or'', novel (1993) * ''Le Mal mystérieux de la salamandre à quatre orteils'', young adult novel (1995) * ''Babyboom blues'', stories (1997) * ''Deux Petits Ours au milieu de la tornade'', young adult novel (1999) * ''Les Mains si blanches de Pye Chang'', novel (2000) * ''Le Cri du silence'', novel (2002) * ''Ambroise, bric-à-brac'', young adult novel (2004) * ''Au bout du quai'', poetry (2008) * ''La couturière'': ''Les aiguilles du temps'' (2008), ''La vengeance de la veuve noire'' (2009), ''La persistance du romarin'' (2010), trilogy * ''L'âme inconsciente du pétoncle'', poetry (2012)

References

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