Yves Meynard (born 13 June 1964) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer. He writes in both English and French.
Biography
Meynard made his debut as an author in 1986 at the Boréal congress in
Longueuil. Along with Philippe Gauthier and
Claude J. Pelletier
Claude J. Pelletier is the editor and publisher of magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'', and has also worked as a game designer primarily on role-playing games.
Early life and education
Claude J. Pelletier was born on 23 May, 1962, in Laval, Quebe ...
, he launched the fanzine Samizdat, and became literary director for the magazine
Solaris
Solaris may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Literature, television and film
* ''Solaris'' (novel), a 1961 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem
** ''Solaris'' (1968 film), directed by Boris Nirenburg
** ''Solaris'' (1972 film), directed by ...
from 1994-2002. He has received a number of literary awards, including four
Aurora Awards
The Aurora Awards (french: Prix Aurora-Boréal) are a set of primarily literary awards given annually for the best Canadian science fiction or fantasy professional and fan works and achievements from the previous year."Literary glow of Auroras lure ...
, three
Boréal Prizes, and the Quebec Grand Prize for Science Fiction and Fantasy in 1994 (now the Jacques-Brossard Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy).
In 1998, Meynard published ''The Book of Knights'' in English with
Tor Books, released in French as ''Le Livre des chevaliers'' under the Alire imprint in 1999. He also writes works for young adults, and published ''Le Mage des fourmis'' (''The Ant Mage'') with Mediaspaul in 1995. He received the Aurora Award for best novel (''La Rose du désert'') in 1997.
He has collaborated with the Quebec author
Élisabeth Vonarburg, and regularly collaborates with
Jean-Louis Trudel
Jean-Louis Trudel (born 1967) is a Canadian science fiction writer. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has lived in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal before moving to Quebec City, Quebec in 2010. He teaches history part-time at the Unive ...
under the
collective name Laurent McAllister.
External links
Yves Meynard home page*
1964 births
Canadian science fiction writers
Canadian writers in French
French Quebecers
Living people
Writers from Quebec City
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