This is a list of Canadian women writers in French who were born in

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or whose writings in French are closely associated with that country. It was in the mid-19th century that French-speaking women began to contribute to Canadian literature, partly as a result of growing Quebec patriotism but also because of the influence of the Catholic church and developments in education. Early contributors include the novelists

Laure Conan Marie-Louise-Félicité Angers (9 January 1845 – 6 June 1924), better known by her pen name Laure Conan, was a French Canadian writer and journalist. She is regarded as one of the first French-Canadian female novelists and the writer of th ...

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Gabrielle Roy Gabrielle Roy (March 22, 1909July 13, 1983) was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba and one of the major figures in French Canadian literature. Early life Roy was born in 1909 in Saint-Boniface (now part of Winnipeg), Manitoba, an ...

and the poet Blanche Lamontagne-Beauregard. Women's greatest contribution has however been since the 1960s and above all since the 1980s, triggered by increased interest in feminism. Some sources have pointed to significant differences between English-Canadian and French-Canadian literature, resulting in part from the protected language identity of the

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where French-language radio and television and pop-stars reinforce its insularity.

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Marie-Célie Agnant Marie-Célie Agnant (born 1953, Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is an author who has been living in Canada since 1970. Agnant is a writer of poems, novels and novellas, and she has also published children's books. She is also a storyteller and occasiona ...

(born 1953), poet, novelist and children's writer *

Francine Allard Francine Allard (born October 16, 1949) is a Quebec educator, novelist, poet, and visual artist. She was born in Verdun, Quebec and was educated at the Université du Québec à Montréal and the Institut Pédagogique Marguerite Bourgeoys in West ...

(born 1949), educator, novelist, poet and visual artist *

Geneviève Amyot Geneviève Amyot (January 10, 1945 – June 11, 2000) was a Canadian poet and novelist. Amyot was born in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec. She studied pedagogy at the École Normale Notre-Dame-De-Foy from 1961 to 1965, and then French at Laval ...

(1945–2000), poet and novelist * Linda Amyot (born 1958), novelist, short story writer, children's writer *

Marguerite Andersen Marguerite Andersen (October 15, 1924 – October 1, 2022) was a German-born Canadian francophone writer and educator writer, who was based in Toronto, Ontario, where she was a teacher at the Toronto Linden School. Life and career Andersen was ...

(1924–2022), German-born French-language poet and editor *

Maryse Andraos Maryse Andraos (born 1988) is a Canadian writer from Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec,Ginette Anfousse Ginette Anfousse (born May 27, 1944) is a Quebec writer and illustrator of children's books. Life She was born in Montreal and was educated at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal. She also studied engraving at the Atelier Graff in Montreal ...

(born 1944), writer and illustrator of children's books *

Nelly Arcan Nelly Arcan (March 5, 1973 – September 24, 2009) was a Canadian novelist. Arcan was born Isabelle Fortier at Lac-Mégantic in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Biography Arcan's first novel ''Putain'' (2001; English: ''Whore'' (2004)) receive ...

(1973–2009), novelist *

Suzanne Aubry __NOTOC__ Suzanne Aubry (born 1956) is a Canadian novelist, screenwriter and playwright from Montreal. Suzanne Aubry was born in Ottawa. Both parents, Claude Aubry and Paule Saint-Onge, were novelists. She graduated in playwriting from the N ...

(born 1956), novelist, scriptwriter, playwright *

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, pen name of Claudette Charbonneau-Tissot (1947–2012), novelist, short story writer, children's writer

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Robertine Barry Robertine Barry (26 February 1863 – 7 January 1910), pseudonym Françoise, was an early French Canadian journalist and publisher and a popular member of Montreal society. Early life Robertine Barry was born in L’Île-Verte, Lower Cana ...

(1863–1910), journalist and publisher *

Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo (born 8 February 1967) is an Ivoirian-born Canadian poet and journalist. She has won the Trillium Book Award and been nominated for the Ottawa Book Award. Biography She was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, and rais ...

(born 1967), Ivorian-born poet and journalist *

Estelle Beauchamp Estelle Beauchamp is a Canadian educator and writer. She was born in Montreal, where she worked as a language teacher. Beauchamp moved to Ottawa in 1974. She later moved to Sudbury. Works * ''Les Mémoires de Christine Marshall'' (Prise de pa ...

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from 1995), novelist *

Jacqueline Beaugé-Rosier Biography She was born Jacqueline Beaugé in Jérémie, Haiti and was educated at the Institution Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes there. She entered a convent at Kenscoff but left for health reasons. She then trained as a teacher at Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, g ...

(1932–2016), Haitian-born Canadian educator and writer *

Germaine Beaulieu Germaine Beaulieu (born 1949 in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian poet and novelist, who has lived in Montreal since 1966. It was in 1977 that she began writing. She wrote the novel ''Sortie d'elle (s) mutante'' and fourteen anthologies such as, ''Rep ...

(born 1949), poet and novelist *

Nicole Bélanger Nicole Bélanger is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter from Quebec. She is most noted for her novel ''Salut mon roi mongol !'' and its film adaptation '' Cross My Heart (Les Rois mongols)'', for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nominati ...

(born 1962), novelist and screenwriter *

Jovette Bernier Marie-Angèle "Jovette" Alice Bernier (November 27, 1900 – December 4, 1981) was a journalist and writer in Quebec. Because of extensive exposure in the print media and on radio, she was often referred to simply as Jovette. Biography The da ...

(1900–1981), journalist and poet *

Louky Bersianik Louky Bersianik (14 November 1930 – 3 December 2011) was the pen name of Lucile Durand, a French-Canadian novelist. She studied French literature at the Université de Montréal, the Sorbonne, and the Centre d'études de radio et de télévisi ...

, pen name of Lucille Durand, (1930–2011), novelist *

Claudine Bertrand Claudine Bertrand (born 4 July 1948) is a Quebec educator and poet. Life Bertrand was born in Montreal and studied at the Université du Québec à Montréal The Université du Québec à Montréal (English: University of Quebec in Montreal) ...

(born 1948), educator and poet * Charlotte Biron (born 1990), novelist *

Lise Bissonnette Lise Bissonnette (born December 13, 1945) is a Canadian writer and journalist. Biography Born in Rouyn, Quebec, Bissonnette studied education science at the Université de Montréal from 1965 to 1970. She later pursued doctoral studies at th ...

(born 1945), writer and journalist *

Marie-Claire Blais Marie-Claire Blais (5 October 1939 – 30 November 2021) was a Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright from the province of Québec. In a career spanning seventy years, she wrote novels, plays, collections of poetry and fiction, newspa ...

(1939–2021), novelist, poet and playwright * Virginie Blanchette-Doucet (born 1989), novelist *

Lise Blouin Lise Blouin (born September 11, 1944) is a Quebec educator and novelist. Biography She was born in Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland in Quebec's Eastern Townships and studied at the Université de Sherbrooke, receiving a BEd A bed is an item of f ...

(born 1944), educator and novelist *

France Boisvert France Boisvert (born June 10, 1959) is a Quebec educator and writer. Life She was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec and received a bachelor's and master's degree in French studies at the Université de Sherbrooke and a PhD from the Université de Mont ...

(born 1959), educator and writer * Monique Bosco (1927–2007), Austrian-born Canadian journalist and writer * Mylène Bouchard (born 1978), novelist and non-fiction writer *Lise Bourbeau (born 1941), writer of self help books *

Lysette Brochu Lysette Brochu (born 1946) is a French-Canadian writer. She was born in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada and was educated at the University of Ottawa. She received her certification for teaching in Ontario and also studied theology. She earned a ...

(born 1946), novelist and short story writer * Hélène Brodeur (1923–2010), educator, journalist and writer *

Nicole Brossard Nicole Brossard (born November 27, 1943) is a leading French-Canadian formalist poet and novelist. Her work is known for exploration of feminist themes and for challenging masculine-oriented language and points of view in French literature. She ...

(born 1943), poet and novelist *

Chrystine Brouillet Chrystine Brouillet, (born 15 February 1958) is a Canadian novelist. Early life Born in Loretteville, Quebec, Canada she was educated at Collège Notre-Dame-de-Bellevue, the Séminaire de Québec, and the Université Laval. Career Brouill ...

(born 1958), novelist * Françoise Bujold (1933–1981), poet, radio playwright, artist and publisher

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Chantal Cadieux Chantal Cadieux (born June 15, 1967) is a Canadian writer living in Quebec. She was born in Richmond and received a diploma in play writing from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1990. She was one of a group of young authors who contributed ...

(born 1967), playwright, novelist and screenwriter * Catherine Chandler (born 1950), poet and translator * Lisa Carducci (born 1943), poet, short story writer and novelist * Claudine Chatel (born 1951), actress and writer *

Évelyne de la Chenelière Évelyne de la Chenelière (born 1975) is a Canadian writer and actress. She is best known for her plays ''Désordre public'', which won the Governor General's Award for French-language drama in 2006, and ''Bashir Lazhar'', which was the screenplay ...

(born 1975), playwright and actress *

Adrienne Choquette Adrienne Choquette (1915 – 1973) was a writer in Quebec, Canada. Biography The daughter of Dr. Henri Choquette, She was born in Shawinigan and studied with the Ursulines at Trois-Rivières from 1924 to 1931. Choquette began work with the Queb ...

(1915–1973), journalist, editor, novelist, short story writer * Andrée Christensen (born 1952), educator, editor, poet and novelist * Stéfanie Clermont (born 1988), poet, novelist * Anne Élaine Cliche (born 1959), novelist, essayist *

Yolande Cohen Yolande Cohen (born 1950) is a Moroccan-born Canadian historian and professor of contemporary history whose research focuses upon History of Youth and the History of Women. A Moroccan Sephardi, she also focuses on the History of Moroccan Jews. In ...

(born 1950), historian *

Daria Colonna Daria Colonna (born May 12, 1989) is a Canadian poet from Montreal, Quebec. She is a two-time Governor General's Literary Award nominee for French-language poetry, receiving nods at the 2018 Governor General's Awards for ''Ne faites pas honte à ...

(born 1989), poet *

, pen name of Marie-Louise-Félicité Angers, (1845–1924), first French-Canadian novelist *

Héloïse Côté Héloïse Côté (born 1979) is a Québécoise author of fantasy novels and a researcher in the sciences of education. Biography Héloïse Côté began studying in 1998 for a Bachelor of Science in Education at Laval University in Quebec. Rat ...

(born 1979), fantasy novelist, academic * Reine-Aimée Côté (born 1948), teacher, novelist *

Maya Cousineau Mollen Maya Cousineau Mollen (born 1975) is an Innu poet from Mingan, Quebec, Canada. She is most noted for her poetry collection ''Enfants du lichen'', which was the winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry at the 2022 Governor ...

(born 1975), poet * Arlette Cousture (born 1948), historical fiction writer * Gracia Couturier (born 1951), educator, children's writer, novelist and playwright

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* Francine D'Amour (born 1946), educator, novelist *

France Daigle France Daigle (born 18 November 1953) is a Canadian author of Acadian ethnicity. Born and raised in Moncton, New Brunswick, she has published nine novels and three plays. She writes in French and has pioneered the use of the Chiac in her written ...

(born 1953), novelist and playwright * Anne Dandurand (born 1953), novelist and actress * Diane-Monique Daviau (born 1951), educator, writer, translator and journalist *

Carole David Carole David (born July 25, 1955) is a Quebec poet and novelist. Biography The daughter of Clothilde Fioramore and Guy David, she was born in Montreal and earned a PhD in literary studies from the University of Sherbrooke. She was a member of the ...

(born 1955), poet and novelist * Claire Dé, pen name of Claire Dandurand, (born 1953), short story writer, playwright and novelist * Corinne De Vailly (born 1959), French-born Canadian novelist, children's writer *

Monique Deland Monique Deland (born July 6, 1958) is a Quebecer poet. She is a recipient of the Grand Prix de Poésie Le Noroît (1993), Prix Émile-Nelligan (1995), Prix Alain-Grandbois (2009), Prix Félix-Antoine-Savard (2010), and the Grand Prix Quebecor du F ...

(born 1958), educator, journalist and poet *

Jeanne-Mance Delisle Jeanne-Mance Delisle (born June 24, 1941; some sources say 1939) is a Quebec writer. The daughter of Rollande Fiset and Sebastien Delisle, she was born in Barraute and grew up in the Abitibi region of Quebec. She was a member of Théâtre de Copp ...

(born 1939 or 1941), playwright *

Denise Desautels Denise Desautels (born 4 April 1945) is a québécoise poet and writer. She was a vice-president of the Académie des lettres du Québec. She participates in Metropolis bleu. Honors * 1990 – Prix du Gouverneur général * 1990 – Prix li ...

(born 1945), poet and playwright * Martine Desjardins (born 1957), novelist * Roxane Desjardins (born 1991), writer, editor *

Sylvie Desrosiers Sylvie Desrosiers (born August 28, 1954) is a Canadian writer living in Quebec. She was born in Montreal and received a BA in visual arts from the Université de Montréal. Desrosiers contributed to the Quebec humour magazine ''Croc''. In 1987, s ...

(born 1954), novelist, screenwriter * Aurore Dessureault-Descôteaux (1926–2015), playwright *

Hélène Dorion Hélène Dorion, (born 21 April 1958) is a Canadian poet, and writer. Life Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Dorion taught literature before heading Publisher Noroît from 1991 until 2000. She also conducted a series of audio recordings of poetry and ...

(born 1958), poet, novelist, essayist * Christiane Duchesne (born 1949), researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and novelist *

Louise Dupré Louise Dupré (born July 9, 1949) is a Quebec poet and novelist. The daughter of Cécile Paré and Arthur Dupré, she was born in Sherbrooke and was educated at the Université de Sherbrooke and the Université de Montréal, receiving a PhD in li ...

(born 1949), journalist, educator, poet, playwright and novelist

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Gloria Escomel Gloria Escomel (born October 15, 1941) is a Uruguayan-born Canadian writer.Bill Marshall, Will Kaufman, Cristina Johnston, eds. ''France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History''. p. 418. ABC-CLIO, 2005. . She first moved from Uruguay t ...

(born 1941), Uruguayan-born Canadian educator, novelist and playwright

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* Abla Farhoud (1945–2021), Lebanese-born Canadian playwright and novelist * Jocelyne Felx (born 1949), literary critic and writer *

Madeleine Ferron Madeleine Ferron (July 24, 1922 – February 27, 2010) was a Canadian writer. Biography She was born in Louiseville, Quebec. She began her early studies with the Sisters of Saint Anne, continuing at the Université de Montréal and Universit ...

(1922–2010), novelist *

Naomi Fontaine Naomi Fontaine is a Canadian writer from Quebec, noted as one of the most prominent First Nations writers in contemporary francophone Canadian literature. She is a member of the Innu nation. Biography A member of the Innu nation from Uashat, ...

(born 1987), novelist *

Dominique Fortier Dominique Fortier (born 1972) is a Canadian novelist and translator from Quebec, who won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for her novel ''Au péril de la mer''.

(born 1972), novelist and translator *

Arlette Fortin Arlette Fortin (1949 – August 11, 2009) was a Canadian writer. The daughter of René Fortin and Mariette Huot, she was born in Jonquière, Quebec. Her first novel ''C'est la faute au bonheur'' received the Prix Robert-Cliche. It was followed ...

(1949–2009), novelist * Danielle Fournier (born 1955), educator, poet, novelist and essayist * Christiane Frenette (born 1954), educator, poet and novelist

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Madeleine Gagnon Madeleine Gagnon (born July 27, 1938) is a Quebec educator, literary critic and writer. Biography She was born in Amqui in the valley of the Matapedia River and was educated at the Collège Notre-Dame d'Acadie in Moncton, at the Université de M ...

(born 1938), educator, literary critic and novelist *

Karoline Georges Karoline Georges (born 22 June 1970) is a Canadians, Canadian writer and multidisciplinary artist from Quebec, whose novel ''De synthèse'' won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards.

(born 1970), novelist, short story writer, poet and children's writer *

Mylène Gilbert-Dumas Mylène Gilbert-Dumas (born October 20, 1967) is a Canadian writer living in the Estrie region of Quebec. She was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec and received a bachelor's degree in French language instruction (secondary school) from Laval University. ...

(born 1967), novelist *

Gabrielle Gourdeau Gabrielle Gourdeau (1952 – July 5, 2006) was a writer in Quebec, Canada. Biography Born in the Limoilou neighbourhood of Quebec City, Gourdeau received a PhD in French literature from the University of Toronto. She lectured in the Departme ...

(1952–2006), literary critic, novelist *

Germaine Guèvremont Germaine Guèvremont, born GrignonFrench Canadian Write ...

(1893–1968), journalist, novelist

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* Hélène Harbec (born 1946), poet, novelist * Pauline Harvey (born 1950), novelist *

Anne Hébert Anne Hébert (pronounced in French) (August 1, 1916 – January 22, 2000), was a Canadian author and poet. She won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, three times, twice for fiction and once for poetry. Early life Hébe ...

(1916–2000), poet, novelist, short story writer and playwright *

Nicole Houde Nicole Houde (November 1, 1945 – February 2, 2016) was a Quebec writer. The daughter of Thérèse Simard and Roland Houde, she was born in Saint-Fulgence and studied education at the École normale Bon-Pasteur and anthropology at the Universit� ...

(1945–2016), novelist and short story writer * Céline Huyghebaert, novelist

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Suzanne Jacob Suzanne Jacob (born 1943) is a French Canadian novelist, poet, playwright, singer-songwriter, and critic. Life and career Born in the town of Amos, in the Abitibi region of Québec, she studied classics at the Collège Notre-Dame de l'Assomp ...

(born 1943), novelist, poet, playwright, singer-songwriter and critic

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* Hélène Koscielniak (fl. from 2007), novelist

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* Carole Labarre (born 1966), novelist * Andrée Laberge (born 1953), novelist *

Marie Laberge Marie Laberge (born November 29, 1950) is a Quebec actress, educator and writer. Biography She was born in Quebec City and studied dance with Ludmilla Chiriaeff. Laberge began the study of journalism at Laval University but entered the Conserva ...

(born 1950), actress, educator, poet and playwright *

Marie-Sissi Labrèche Marie-Sissi Labrèche (born 1969 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian writer, most noted as the cowriter of the 2008 film '' Borderline''."Borderline director aims for provocative, not perverse; Charlebois's debut is dark portrait of troubled soul". ...

(born 1969), screenwriter, novelist *

Chloé LaDuchesse Chloé LaDuchesse is a Canadian poet from Sudbury, Ontario, whose collection ''Exosquelette'' was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry at the 2021 Governor General's Awards, and the 2022 winner of the T ...

, poet *

Claire de Lamirande Claire de Lamirande (August 6, 1929 – December 15, 2009) was a Canadian writer and literary critic living in Quebec. She was born Claire Bourget in Sherbrooke, Quebec. She worked as a commercial artist for the newspaper ''La Tribune'' in She ...

(1929–2009), novelist, literary critic * Michèle Laframboise (born 1960), science fiction writer and comics artist *

(1929–2009), novelist and literary critic * Blanche Lamontagne-Beauregard (1889–1958), early Quebec poet * Tania Langlais (born 1979), poet and educator * Claudia Larochelle (born 1978), journalist, radio host, columnist and novelist *

Monique LaRue Monique LaRue (born April 3, 1948) is a Quebec writer. Biography The daughter of Therese Cloutier and Jean-Paul LaRue, she was born in Longueuil and was educated in Montreal at the Collège Jésus-Marie, the Collège Marie-de-France and the Uni ...

(born 1948), novelist, short story writer and essayist *

Mona Latif-Ghattas Mona Latif-Ghattas ( arz, منى لطيف غطاس; August 7, 1946 - December 24, 2021) was an Egyptian-born Canadian writer living in Montreal, Quebec. She was born in Cairo. She left Egypt in 1966 and lived in Montreal, studied theatre at the ...

(1946–2021), Egyptian-born Canadian novelist, poet and short story writer *

Marie-Renée Lavoie Marie-Renée Lavoie (born February 21, 1974 in Quebec City) is a Canadian writer from Quebec. She is most noted for her 2010 novel ''La petite et le vieux'', which won the 2012 edition of ''Le Combat des livres''. ''Mister Roger and Me'', an Engli ...

(born 1974), novelist * Louise Leblanc (born 1942), educator, novelist, screenwriter * Perrine Leblanc (born 1980), novelist *

Rachel Leclerc Rachel Leclerc (born July 9, 1955) is a Quebec poet and novelist. Biography Leclerc is the daughter of Rose Aimee Landry and Germain Leclerc. She was born in Nouvelle on Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula. Leclerc studied in Rimouski and went on to ...

(born 1955), poet and novelist * Françoise Lepage (1945–2010), educator, non-fiction writer and children's writer * Anne Legault (born 1958), actress, playwright and educator * Catherine Leroux (born 1979), novelist, short story writer *

Marguerite Lescop Marguerite Lescop (Birth name, née Marguerite Geoffrion; 8 November 1915 – 3 April 2020) was a Canadian author, editor, and public speaker. Biography After the death of her husband, René Lescop, she attended writing workshops and wrote her au ...

(1915–2020), novelist

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Louise Maheux-Forcier Louise Maheux-Forcier (June 9, 1929 – February 5, 2015) was a Quebec author. She was born in Montreal and was educated at the École supérieure Sainte-Croix and then went on to study music at the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique d ...

(1929–2015), novelist *

Michèle Mailhot Michèle Mailhot (January 8, 1932 – January 2009) was a Quebec writer. The daughter of Arthur Asselin and Gabrielle Payette, she was born Michèle Asselin in Montreal and went on to earn a BA and a Bachelor of Education from the Université ...

(1932–2009), novelist *

Andrée Maillet Andrée Maillet (June 7, 1921 – December 3, 1995), was a Quebec writer. Biography The daughter of Corinne Dupuis and Roger Maillet, she was born in Montreal and began writing by the age of eleven. Maillet began a career in journalism and, fr ...

(1921–1995), short story writer, poet and novelist * Antonine Maillet (born 1929), novelist and playwright *

Jovette Marchessault Jovette Marchessault () (February 9, 1938 – December 31, 2012)

(1938–2012), novelist, poet, playwright, painter and sculptor * Michèle Marineau (born 1955), novelist and translator * Suzanne Martel (1924–2012), journalist, novelist and children's writer * Claire Martin (1914–2014), short story writer, novelist, autobiographer * Carole Massé (born 1949), poet, novelist *

Marie-Sœurette Mathieu Marie-Sœurette Mathieu (August 10, 1949 – July 20, 2023) was a Haitian sociologist, teacher and writer who lived in Quebec until the end of her life. She was also a painter. She left her native land in 1970 and went first to the United State ...

(born 1949), Haitian-born Canadian teacher, poet and novelist *

Catherine Mavrikakis Catherine Mavrikakis (born January 7, 1961) is a Canadian academic and award-winning writer living in Quebec. The daughter of a Greek father who grew up in Algeria and a French mother, she was born in Chicago and grew up in Anjou, Montréal-Nord ...

(born 1961), novelist * Julie Mazzieri (born 1975), novelist and translator * Stéfani Meunier (born 1971), novelist and short story writer * Andrée A. Michaud (born 1957), novelist and playwright *

Pauline Michel Pauline Michel (born 1944 in Asbestos, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist, poet, playwright, songwriter and screenwriter. Michel has a Bachelor of Education from the Université de Sherbrooke as well a teaching certificate from École normale Margue ...

(born 1944), novelist, poet, playwright, songwriter and screenwriter * Hélène Monette (1960–2015), poet * Madeleine Monette (born 1951), poet, novelist, short story writer and essayist

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* Yvette Naubert (1918–1982), playwright and novelist *

Francine Noël Francine Noël (born 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian writer, whose 2005 work ''La Femme de ma vie'' won the 2006 edition of Première Chaîne's ''Le Combat des livres''. She teaches theatre at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

(born 1945), playwright and novelist

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Madeleine Ouellette-Michalska Madeleine Ouellette-Michalska (born May 27, 1930) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.Quebec Since 1930'. James Lorimer & Company; 1991. . p. 579–. Early life and education Ouellette-Michalska was born in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Quebec. ...

(born 1930), novelist, essayist and diarist *

Francine Ouellette Francine Ouellette (born March 11, 1947) is a Canadian writer living in Quebec. She was born in Montreal and was educated at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal. Ouellette taught plastic arts at the École Polyvalente Mont-Laurier. In the 197 ...

(born 1947), novelist *

Hélène Ouvrard Hélène Ouvrard (November 3, 1938 – January 6, 1999) was a Quebec writer. Biography The daughter of Bernadette Boily and Jean de la Salle Ouvrard, she was born in Montreal and was educated at the Collège Marguerite-Bourgeoys, also studying ...

(1938–1999), playwright, novelist, poet and short story writer

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Suzanne Paradis Suzanne Paradis (born 27 October 1932) is a Canadian poet, novelist and critic based in Quebec. Paradis was born in Quebec City, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the officia ...

(born 1932), poet and novelist * Alice Parizeau (1930–1990), Polish-born Canadian novelist * Aline Poulin (1965–2011), poet and novelist * Francine Pelletier (born 1959), science fiction novelist and short story writer *

Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon (born 1932) is a Canadian ''femme de lettres'', journalist, essayist, and biographer from Quebec. Early life and education Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon was born in Montreal in 1932. She is the daughter of Dominique ...

(born 1932), journalist, essayist, and biographer * Maryse Pelletier (born 1946), actress, playwright and novelist * Stéphanie Pelletier (born 1980), short story writer, novelist *

Geneviève Pettersen Geneviève Pettersen (born 1982) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.

(born 1982), novelist * Michèle Plomer (born 1965), novelist, children's writer, translator * Anique Poitras (1961–2016), novelist *

Marie-Hélène Poitras Marie-Hélène Poitras (born 1975) is a Canadian writer living in Montreal, Quebec. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario. She received a master's degree in literary studies from the Université du Québec à Montréal. Poitras is a journalist reporti ...

(born 1975), novelist and journalist * Gabrielle Poulin (1929–2015), novelist, short story writer and poet *

Monique Proulx Monique Proulx (born January 17, 1952 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. She is a two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French language fiction for ''Le Cœur est un muscle involont ...

(born 1952), novelist, short story writer and screenwriter

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* Judy Quinn (born 1974), poet and novelist *

Pascale Quiviger Pascale Quiviger (born 1969) is a Canadian writer and artist. Raised and educated in Quebec, she is currently based in the United Kingdom, where she writes, paints, teaches visual arts and practices hypnotherapy. Quiviger is married to former Briti ...

(born 1969), poet, novelist and essayist

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* Bernadette Renaud (born 1945), novelist and young people's writer * Thérèse Renaud (1927–2005), actress, poet and novelist *

Aurélie Resch Aurélie Resch is an author, travel writer and filmmaker from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Biography Resch has written eight books and has written in many collectives. Her work on exile and the quest of identity led her to be a finalist in 2002 ...

(born 1971), travel writer, poet, novelist and short story writer *

Hélène Rioux Hélène Rioux (born January 12, 1949) is a French Canadian writer and translator. She was born in Montreal, Quebec and was educated at the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal, going on to study Russian at the Université de Montréal. Her stories have be ...

(born 1949), novelist and translator *

Dominique Robert Dominique Robert (born 1957) is a Canadian writer living in Quebec. She was born in Hull, Quebec (now Gatineau, Quebec) and grew up in the Outaouais region. She studied literature in Ottawa and studied the teaching of French at the Université du ...

(born 1957), poet, novelist and short story writer *

Suzanne Robert Suzanne Robert (1948 – June 3, 2007) was a Quebec writer. She was born in Montreal and received a BA from the Collège Jésus-Marie d'Outremont and a master's degree in biological anthropology from the Université de Montréal. From 1984 to ...

(1948–2007), novelist, short story writer *

Régine Robin Régine Robin (born as Rivka Ajzersztejn; 10 December 1939 – 3 February 2021) was a historian, novelist, translator and professor of sociology. Her prolific fiction and non-fiction, primarily on the themes of identity and culture and on the socio ...

(1939–2021), novelist and non-fiction writer *

Esther Rochon Esther Rochon (née Blackburn) (born 27 June 1948) is a Canadian science fiction writer. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, the daughter of screenwriter Marthe Blackburn and composer Maurice Blackburn, at the age of 16 she won the Governor General Fir ...

(born 1948), novelist, science fiction writer *

Maryse Rouy Maryse Rouy (born November 4, 1951) is a French-born writer living in Quebec. She has written novels for both adults and young audiences. She was born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Save and came to Quebec in 1975. She earned a bachelor's degree in teachin ...

(born 1951), French-born novelist *

(1909–1983), influential novelist, educator, autobiographer

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Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny is a Canadian writer and political activist from Quebec. She is most noted for her 2018 book ''Mégantic: Une tragédie annoncée'', an examination of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster of 2013, which was a shortlisted finalist ...

(born 1954), novelist, non-fiction writer and politician * Annette Saint-Pierre (born 1925), educator, novelist and publisher *

Marie Savard Marie Savard (August 15, 1936 – January 16, 2012) was a Canadian writer living in Quebec. The daughter of Paul Savard and Germaine Collin, she was born in Quebec City, Quebec. In 1965, she published her first poetry collection ''Les Coins ...

(1936–2012), poet and radio scriptwriter *

Jocelyne Saucier Jocelyne Saucier (born May 27, 1948 in Clair, New Brunswick) is a Canadian novelist and journalist based in Quebec. Career Educated in political science at the Université Laval, Saucier worked as a journalist in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue regi ...

(born 1948), novelist and journalist * Dominique Scali (born 1984), journalist and novelist * Aki Shimazaki (born 1954), Japanese-born translator and novelist * Louise Simard (born 1950), novelist

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France Théoret France Théoret (born 1942) is a Canadian feminist, author, poet, and teacher. Biography France Théoret was born in Montreal, Quebec on October 17, 1942. Although she grew up in a house without many books, she discovered she loved to write in ...

(born 1942), feminist, poet, novelist, playwright and essayist *

Marie José Thériault Marie José Thériault (born March 21, 1945) is a Quebec writer, performer and translator. Early years The daughter of Yves Thériault and Michelle (Germaine) Blanchet, she was born in Montreal. She had an interest in learning other languages fr ...

(born 1945), poet, novelist, performer and translator *

Kim Thúy Kim Thúy Ly Thanh, CQ (born 1968 in Saigon, South Vietnam)

(born 1968), Vietnamese-born Canadian novelist *

Lola Lemire Tostevin Lola Lemire Tostevin (born June 15, 1937 in Timmins, Ontario) is a Canadian poet and novelist. Although not widely known among the general public, she is one of Canada's leading feminist writers, and a prominent figure in Canadian literary analysis ...

(born 1937), poet, novelist and feminist writer * Lise Tremblay (born 1957), novelist and educator * Clarisse Tremblay (1951–1999), poet * Danielle Trussart (born 1948), visual artist, novelist and children's writer *

Élise Turcotte Élise Turcotte (born 26 June 1957 in Sorel, Quebec) is a Canadian writer. She completed her BA and MA in literary studies at the University of Quebec and later received her doctorate at the Université de Sherbrooke. She now teaches literature ...

(born 1957), novelist and educator * Roxane Turcotte (born 1952), children's and youth literature writer

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* Hélène Vachon (born 1947), children's writer, novelist *

Lise Vaillancourt Lise Vaillancourt (born July 5, 1954) is a Quebec writer. She was born in Montreal and studied philosophy at the Cégep Édouard-Montpetit and theatre and film at the Université du Québec à Montréal and the Université Laval. From 1975 to 1979 ...

(born 1954), playwright, novelist *

Christine Dumitriu Van Saanen Christine Dumitriu Van Saanen (1932 – April 2008) was a Romanian-born Canadian writer, educator, engineer and geologist. Biography The daughter of a Dutch diplomat in Romania, she was born in Bucharest and was educated there and at the Oil & ...

(1932–2008), Romanian-born French language poet and essayist * Mélissa Verreault (born 1983), novelist, short story writer and translator * Nancy Vickers (born 1946), novelist and poet * Yolande Villemaire (born 1949), short story writer, novelist and poet *

Élisabeth Vonarburg Élisabeth Vonarburg (born 5 August 1947) is a science fiction writer. She was born in Paris (France) and has lived in Chicoutimi (now Saguenay), Quebec, Canada since 1973. From 1979 to 1990 she was the literary director of the French-Canadian ...

(born 1947), French-born Canadian science fiction writer and novelist

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Audrée Wilhelmy Audrée Wilhelmy (born 6 October 1985) is a Canadian writer from Quebec. Biography Audrée Wilhelmy belongs to the first generation of Québécois writers whose entire academic education was devoted to creative writing. After obtaining a Bach ...

(born 1985), novelist

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Ying Chen Ying Chen (; born February 20, 1961) is a Chinese Canadian author. She writes mostly in French and also translates her own works into Chinese and English. Biography Born in 1961 in Shanghai, she now lives in Vancouver and is the mother of two c ...

(born 1961), Chinese-born Canadian novelist

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