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Prix Émile-Nelligan
The Prix Émile-Nelligan is a literary award given annually by the Fondation Émile-Nelligan to a North American French language poet under the age of 35. It was named in honour of the Quebec poet Émile Nelligan and was first awarded in 1979, the 100th anniversary of his birth. Recipients * 1979 - François Charron, ''Blessures'' * 1980 - Claude Beausoleil Claude Beausoleil (16 November 1948 – 24 July 2020) was a Canadian writer, poet, and essayist. Biography Beausoleil studied literature at the Université du Québec à Montréal and earned a master's degree with a thesis on Hubert Aquin. He the ..., ''Au milieu du corps l’attraction s’insinue'' (poèmes 1975–1980) * 1981 - Jean-Yves Collette, ''La Mort d’André Breton'' * 1982 - Jocelyne Felx, ''Orpailleuse'' / Philippe Haeck - ''La Parole verte'' * 1983 - Lucien Francœur, ''Les Rockeurs sanctifiés'' * 1984 - Normand de Bellefeuille, ''Le Livre du devoir'' * 1985 - Anne-Marie Alonzo, ''Bleus de mine'' * 1986 - ...
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. The region includes Middle America (Americas), Middle America (comprising the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico) and Northern America. North America covers an area of about , representing approximately 16.5% of Earth's land area and 4.8% of its total surface area. It is the third-largest continent by size after Asia and Africa, and the list of continents and continental subregions by population, fourth-largest continent by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. , North America's population was estimated as over 592 million people in list of sovereign states and dependent territories in North America, 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's popula ...
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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 Festival international de Poésie (2019). Biography Monique Deland was born in Montreal and trained as a visual artist. She is the daughter of André Deland, (1926-1979, Geology Professor at Sir George Williams / Concordia University) who taught her the love of science according to her Discours de réception à l'Académie des lettres du Québeand Suzanne Lapointe (sister of Jean Lapointe, a Quebec actor). From 1978 to 1995, Deland taught visual arts at the high school level. From 1993 to 2002, she earned a masters and doctorate in literary studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She won the Prix Québec-Amérique in 1998 for her master's degree thesis ''Rivages, Pour une esthétique de l'ambivalence''. From 1999 to 2007, she ...
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Quebec Literary Awards
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States. Between 1534 and 1763, what is now Quebec was the List of French possessions and colonies, French colony of ''Canada (New France), Canada'' and was the most developed colony in New France. Following the Seven Years' War, ''Canada'' became a Territorial evolution of the British Empire#List of territories that were once a part of the British Empire, British colony, first as the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec (1763–1791), then Lower Canada (1791–1841), and lastly part of the Province of Canada (1841–1867) as a result of the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was Canadian Confederation, ...
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1979 Establishments In Canada
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ...
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Awards Established In 1979
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Canadian Poetry Awards
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Michaël Trahan
Michaël Trahan (born 1984) is a Canadian poet from Quebec."Le Prix du Festival de la poésie de Montréal 2014 à Michaël Trahan"
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Born and raised in Acton Vale, he moved to in the early 2000s. His first book of poetry, ''Nœud coulant'', won the

Catherine Lalonde
Catherine Lalonde (born 1974) is a Quebec poet and journalist. She was born in Montreal and studied theatre and contemporary dance. At the age of 16, she published her first collection of poems ''Jeux de brume''. She has worked in media and communications, as a physical trainer and has written for ''Le Devoir'', ''Le Libraire'', ''Livre d'Ici'' and ''Entre les lignes''. For her poems and stories, she won the Prix Critères Intercollégial in 1991, the Prix du Chantauteuil in 1994, the story contest sponsored by the magazine ''Voir'' in 1996, the contest of the Wallonie Bruxelles pour la jeunesse agency in 1999 and the Prix de la nouvelle awarded by Radio-Canada in 1997. Her collection of poetry ''Corps étranger'' won the Prix Émile-Nelligan The Prix Émile-Nelligan is a literary award given annually by the Fondation Émile-Nelligan to a North American French language poet under the age of 35. It was named in honour of the Quebec poet Émile Nelligan and was first awarded in 1979 ...
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Maude Smith Gagnon
Maude Smith Gagnon (born 1980) is a Québec poet. She was born in the Basse-Côte-Nord region of Québec and studied at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Her first collection of poetry ''Une tonne d’air'' was awarded the Prix Émile-Nelligan in 2006. Her collection of poems ''Un drap. Une place'' received the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for French language poetry or drama was divided. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s ... in 2012. References 1980 births Living people Canadian poets in French Canadian women poets 21st-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian women writers People from Côte-Nord Poets from Quebec Université du Québec à Montréal alumni Governor General's Award–winning poets {{Canada-poet-stub ...
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Tania Langlais
Tania Langlais (born 1979) is a Quebec poet and educator. She was born in Montreal and was educated at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Langlais teaches French at the college level. Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies. Langlais received the Prix Émile-Nelligan in 2000 for her collection of poetry ''Douze bêtes aux chemises de l'homme'', the youngest to receive this award. She has also received the Prix Jacqueline-Déry-Mochon in 2001, the first prize for poetry from Radio-Canada in 2002 and the Prix Joseph-S. Stauffer in 2005. She won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for French language poetry or drama was divided. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s ... at the 2021 Governor General's Awards for her collection ''Pendant que Perceval tombait''. She was previously nominated ...
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Tony Tremblay
Tony Tremblay is a Canadian poet, writer, spoken word artist, journalist and radio personality, born in Jonquière, Quebec in 1968, and now living in Montreal. Biography Tremblay is the co-founder of Exit poetry magazine. He was awarded the prestigious Émile-Nelligan prize in 1998, and the Salon du livre du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean award for his poetry book ''Rue Pétrole-Océan''. Producer, radio host, TV reporter, publisher, blogger and webmaster, Tony Tremblay also occasionally performs his poetry live on stage, alone or with musicians. Tony Tremblay performed his poetry all across the province of Quebec, in Canada, and in France. Among other shows, Tony Tremblay is famous for his performances as a host of the Night Shift series during the Festival Voix d'Amériques, a poetry and spoken word Spoken word is an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. It is a 20th-century continuation of an oral tradition, ...
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Marlène Belley
Marlène Belley (born 1963) is a Canadian poet. She was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec and went on to teach French in Ottawa. Her first collection of poetry ''Les jours sont trop longs pour se mentir'', published in 1995, received the Prix Émile-Nelligan The Prix Émile-Nelligan is a literary award given annually by the Fondation Émile-Nelligan to a North American French language poet under the age of 35. It was named in honour of the Quebec poet Émile Nelligan and was first awarded in 1979, the ... in the same year. References 1963 births Living people Canadian poets in French Canadian women poets People from Saint-Hyacinthe Poets from Quebec 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian women writers {{Canada-poet-stub ...
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