Sylvie Bérard (born 1965) is a Canadian academic and science fiction writer. Born in Montreal, she studied semiotics at the Université du Québec à Montréal and went on to lecture for the Department of French and perform post-doctoral research at the University of Toronto. She later lectured on Quebec literature at Trent University; she also was director of the Department of languages and modern literature. Bérard began publishing short stories in 1987. Her short story "La Guerre sans temps" received a

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. She has published articles in a number of scholarly journals. She is also a member of the editorial board for the journal ''XYZ''.

Selected works

* ''Elle meurt à la fin'', novel (1993) with Brigitte Caron * ''Les 50 romans d'amour qu'il faut lire'' (1996) with Julia Bettinotti and Gaëlle Jeanneson * ''Terre des Autres'' (2004), translated as ''Of Wind and Sand'' (2009), received the Prix des lecteurs de Radio-Canada * ''La Saga d'Illyge'' (2011), nominated for an Aurora award

References

1965 births Living people Canadian science fiction writers Canadian short story writers in French Canadian women short story writers Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Academic staff of the University of Toronto Academic staff of Trent University Writers from Montreal Canadian women science fiction and fantasy writers Canadian novelists in French Canadian women novelists 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian short story writers 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian women writers {{Quebec-writer-stub