Guillaume Perreault (born in 1985) is a Canadian writer, illustrator, and comic book author originally from
Rimouski
Rimouski ( ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), the C ...
,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
. He was awarded the
Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration
The Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian illustrator for a children's book written in French. It is one of four children's book awards among the Gove ...
for the novel '' Pet et Répète: La véritable histoire'' at the
2020 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2020 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on May 4, 2021, and the winners were announced on June 1.comic series entitled ''
The Postman from Space
''The Postman from Space'' is a children's comics series written and illustrated by Guillaume Perreault from Quebec, Canada, and published by La Pastèque. It has also been adapted into a children's animated series in French, produced by La Pas ...
La Pastèque
La Pastèque is a French Canadian publisher of comics, based in Montréal, Québec.
Overview
La Pastèque ("The Watermelon" in English) was founded by Martin Brault and Frédéric Gauthier in Montréal, Québec in July 1998, and their first pu ...
* 2020 : Governor General Award for French-language young people's literature – Illustrated Books for '' Pet et Répète: la véritable histoire''
* 2022 : Librairie du Québec prize in the Québec youth category for ''La soupe aux allumettes'', with Patrice Michaud