Hélène Vachon (born 1947) is a Canadian writer living in Quebec. She was born in Quebec City, and studied modern French literature at the

Université de Paris X Paris Nanterre University (French: ''Université Paris Nanterre''), formerly Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public research university based in Nanterre, Paris, France. It is one of the most prestigious French universities, ma ...

and textual criticism at

Laval University Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxemb ...

. She then worked for the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications. Vachon lives on the Île d'Orléans.

Selected works

Sources: * ''Le sixième arrêt'', children's literature (1995), received the * ''Le plus proche voisin'' (1998), received the * ''Le délire de Somerset'', children's literature (1999), shortlisted for a Governor General's Award * ''Le Piège de l’ombre'', children's literature (2000) * ''L’oiseau de passage'', children's literature (2001), received the Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature and a

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* ''La tête ailleurs'', novel (2002), shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction * ''Singuliers voyageurs'', children's literature (2004) * ''L’Arbre tombé'', children's literature (2007) * ''Mon look d'enfer'', children's literature (2008) * ''La Manière Barrow'', novel (2013)

References

1947 births Living people Governor General's Award-winning children's writers Canadian novelists in French Writers from Quebec City Canadian children's writers in French Canadian women children's writers Canadian women novelists 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian women writers {{Quebec-writer-stub