Although most Canadian

francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

writers are from Quebec, there are also a number of francophone writers from elsewhere in Canada. These writers may be

Acadian The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the de ...

Franco-ontarian Franco-Ontarians (french: Franco-Ontariens or if female, sometimes known as ''Ontarois'' and ''Ontaroises'') are Francophone Canadians that reside in the province of Ontario. Most are French Canadians from Ontario. In 2016, the Government of On ...

or from any other Canadian province. Some of these writers did move to Quebec at a later stage in their careers, and hence may also be listed at

List of Quebec writers This is a list of authors from the Canadian province of Quebec. A * José Acquelin *Donald Alarie *Francine Allard *Ginette Anfousse * François Réal Angers * Emmanuel Aquin *Hubert Aquin *Nelly Arcan *Gilles Archambault *Olivar Asselin *Bern ...

, although others did not. This list includes songwriters as well as literary authors and poets.

Acadian writers

* Anselme Chiasson * Herménégilde Chiasson * Gracia Couturier * France Daigle * Clive Doucet * Lennie Gallant * Hélène Harbec * Antonine Maillet *

Alfred Silver Alfred Silver is a Canadian novelist and playwright. He grew up in the Canadian Prairies and now lives in Nova Scotia. His novel ''Acadia'' won the 1997 Thomas Head Raddall Award. Several of his radio plays have been aired by CBC Radio, including ...

* Serge Patrice Thibodeau

Franco-Ontarian writers

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 ...

* Marcel Aymar * Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo *

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 ...

Michel Bock Michel Bock (born 1971) is a Canadian historian, who specializes in the history of Franco-Ontarian communities and cultures. His book ''Quand la nation débordait les frontières: les minorités françaises dans la pensée de Lionel Groulx'' was th ...

Hédi Bouraoui Hédi André Bouraoui (born July 16, 1932 in Sfax, Tunisia) is a Tunisian/Canadian poet, novelist and academic, who regularly deals with themes involving the transcendence of cultural boundaries. Bouraoui was educated in France and in the United ...

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 ...

Lorenzo Cadieux Fr. Lorenzo Cadieux, SJ (November 10, 1903 – 1976) was a Canadian Jesuit priest, historian and academic. Born in Granby, Quebec, he was educated in Montreal, Quebec and Edmonton, Alberta, studying literature, philosophy, theology and history, a ...

Franco Catanzariti Franco Catanzariti is a Canadian playwright,"La vie comme exil". '' Canadian Literature'' #190, Fall 2006. whose play ''Sahel'' was staged by the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario and published by Prise de parole in 2003."Play tells stark, dramatic stor ...

Soufiane Chakkouche Soufiane Chakkouche is a Moroccan Canadian writer and journalist. He is most noted for his novel ''Zahra'', which was shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award for French ProseSadaf Ahsan"Gothic stories, genre-defying memoirs among Trillium Book A ...

Andrée Christensen Andrée Christensen (born April 16, 1952) is a Franco-Ontarian writer and visual artist. She was born in Ottawa and studied at Carleton University and Dalhousie University. She taught French as a second language for the Canadian Public Service fr ...

Antonio D'Alfonso Antonio D'Alfonso (born 6 August 1953)Filippo Salvatore, ''Ancient Memories, Modern Identities''. Guernica Editions, 1999. . is a Canadian writer, editor, publisher, and filmmaker, best known as the founder of Guernica Editions. Biography Anton ...

Michel Dallaire Michel Dallaire (January 7, 1957 – April 25, 2017) was a Canadian novelist and poet. He was most noted for his novel ''Violoncelle pour une lune d'automne'', which won the Trillium Book Award for French language children's literature and the Pri ...

* Jean-Marc Dalpé * Paul Demers * Robert Dickson *

Fernand Dorais Fernand Dorais (March 8, 1928 – January 16, 2003) was a Canadian writer, Jesuit priest and academic.Jean Mohsen Fahmy Jean Mohsen Fahmy (born 1942) is an Egyptian Canadian writer. He is most noted for his 2005 novel ''L'Agonie des dieux'', which was the winner of the Trillium Book Award for Trillium Book Award, French, French fiction in 2006, and his 2019 novel ''L ...

* Doric Germain *

Gaétan Gervais Gaétan Gervais, (August 10, 1944 – October 20, 2018) was a Canadian author, historian and university professor, most noted as a prominent figure in Franco-Ontarian culture. With a group of university students at Laurentian University, he desig ...

* Joseph Groulx * Brigitte Haentjens *

Maurice Henrie Maurice Henrie (born December 19, 1936) is a Canadian writer and academic.John Hare, "Ex-public servant prefers writing to previous career: Author Henrie finds books on the shelf a rewarding feeling". ''Ottawa Citizen'', April 28, 1996. He is most ...

* Naim Kattan *

Aristote Kavungu Aristote Kavungu is a Canadian writer.Sébastien Pierroz"Aristote Kavungu, ou 30 ans après la rencontre marquante d’une vie" TFO, February 27, 2021. Background He was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to parents from Angola, with hi ...

* Hélène Koscielniak *

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 ...

Michèle Laframboise Michèle Laframboise (born July 14, 1960) is a Canadian science fiction writer and comics artist. The daughter of Québécois parents, she was born in London and studied geography at the Université de Montréal and civil engineering at the ...

* Didier Leclair * Françoise Lepage *

Daniel Marchildon Daniel Marchildon is a Franco-Ontarian novelist, short story writer, children's author, journalist and screenwriter born in Penetanguishene, Ontario. He won the 2011 French-language Trillium Book Award for children's literature for his novel ''La ...

Robert Marinier Robert Marinier (born 1954 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian stage actor, playwright and television writer, who was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama at the 1997 Governor General's Awards for his play ''L'Insomni ...

* Melchior Mbonimpa *

Blaise Ndala Blaise Ndala is a Canadian writer. He is most noted for his novel ''Sans capote ni kalachnikov'', which won the 2019 edition of ''Le Combat des livres''.Gabriel Osson *

André Paiement André Paiement (June 28, 1950 – January 23, 1978) was a Canadian playwright and musician. He was one of the most prominent Franco-Ontarian artists, playing a key role in developing many of the cultural institutions of the community. Biogr ...

Rachel Paiement Rachel Claire Paiement (born 1955) is a Canadian musician and songwriter. She is best known as a former member, singer and songwriter for the Franco-Ontarian band CANO in the 1970s.Robert Paquette *

Stéphane Paquette Stéphane "Stef" Paquette (born December 18, 1973, in Chelmsford, Ontario) is a Franco-Ontarian singer-songwriter, actor and politician. Career A founding member of the band Les Chaizes Muzikales in 1993, Paquette launched a solo career in 20 ...

François Paré François-Rosaire Paré (born 1949 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a Québécois author and academic specialising in the literature of cultural minorities, though He started his career as a professor of French Renaissance literature. Paré lived in Mo ...

* Daniel Poliquin * Gabrielle Poulin *

Stefan Psenak Stefan Psenak (born 1969 in Joliette, Quebec) is a Canadian poet, playwright, novelist and politician from Quebec. He won the Trillium Book Award in 1998 for ''Du chaos et de l'ordre des choses'',W. H. New, ''Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada''. ...

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 ...

* Guy Sylvestre * Lola Lemire Tostevin *

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 O ...

Western Canadian writers

* Nancy Huston * Daniel Lavoie * J. R. (Roger) Léveillé * Gabrielle Roy *

Annette Saint-Pierre Annette Saint-Pierre, CM (born 29 August 1925) is a Canadian educator, writer and publisher. Biography She was born in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec on 29 August 1925. She was educated at the Scolasticat Saint—Joseph in Saint-Hyacinthe and ...

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 ...

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