Henriette Major (January 6, 1933 – November 17, 2006) was a Canadian writer living in

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. She was born in

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and studied at the Institut pédagogique de Montréal. However, she soon discovered that she did not want to be a teacher. After becoming a mother, she began writing down stories that she told to her children so that she would remember them. She tried other occupations, including working as a researcher for radio and television, but finally decided to make a career of writing. Major wrote scripts for several television series, including ' and ' and two plays for Théâtre sans fil: ''Jeux de rêves'' and ''La couronne du destin''. She published almost a thousand articles for various magazines, including ''

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'' and ''

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'', and about a hundred children's books in Quebec and France. In 1978, her television series ' received the Prix des émissions éducatives. From 1976 to 1990, she was director for the ''Pour lire'' series for . Major also published several collections of songs: ''Chansons et rondes pour s'amuser'', ''Chansons drôles, chansons folles'', ''Chansons douces, chansons tendres'' and ''Le Tour du monde en chansons''). She died suddenly at home in Montreal at the age of 73. The Prix littéraire Henriette-Major was created in her honour by the publishing house Dominique et Compagnie.

Selected works

Sources: * ''La surprise de dame Chenille'' (1970), received a prize from the

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in 1971 * ''Les contes de Nulle part et d’Ailleurs'' (1975) * ''L'Évangile en papier'' (1978), received the * ''François d’Assise'' (1981), about Saint Francis of Assisi * ''

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'' (1983) * ''La machine à rêves'' (1984) * ''Les devinettes d'Henriette'' (2004), received the Prix Québec-Wallonie-Bruxelles * ''Jongleries'' (2006), illustrations by

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* La Sorcière et la Princesse

References

External links

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Fonds Henriette Major (R12806)
at Library and Archives Canada {{DEFAULTSORT:Major, Henriette 1933 births 2006 deaths Canadian children's writers Writers from Montreal Canadian writers in French Canadian women children's writers Canadian women television writers 20th-century Canadian screenwriters 20th-century Canadian women writers