Authors

Annie Bacon - François Barcelo - Wahmed Ben Younès - Diane Boudreau - Danielle Boulianne - Gilles Côtes - Marc Couture - Claire Daignault - Nicolas Gerrie - Gilles Gemme - Pauline Gill - Diane Groulx - Mario Hart - Sandrine Julien - Isabelle Larouche - Fernande Lamy - Sylvie Marcoux - Michel Lavoie - Liliane Lefrançois - Viateur Lefrançois - Françoise Lepage - C. Claire Mallet - Andreas A. Noll Josée Ouimet - Berthier Pearson - Louise Tondreau-Levert - Lindsay Trentinella

 

Born in Montreal in 1974, Annie Bacon started her career in video games, but it is with her first novel that she transports readers into action and adventures. Three years as a counselor and one as a teacher, has given Annie a dynamic approach with her young friends. She presents a fun and lively adventure.

François Barcelo writes for adults, for children, and for boys and girls that are not little but are not yet adults. He is the first Quebec author to be published in France in the Série noire, a famous detective novel collection. He wrote the series Momo the Sinro (7 novels) for teenagers and six children picture books in the Petit Héros’ collection.

 

Wahmed Ben-Younès is a storyteller and a teacher. He started to write stories, poetry and plays just for fun for the children.  Born in Algeria, he lived many years in France, where he published at l’Harmattan. He now resides in Quebec City, a town that he loves and has been enjoying for more than fifteen years.

 

Diane Boudreau was born in Sherbrooke, Qc and now lives in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu where she teaches young adults. She has a PhD in aboriginal literature from Sherbrooke University. Diane has written an important publication about the First Nations, entitled Story of First Nations in Quebec, and has participated in numerous cultural research projects. Before writing for the first time for youth, the author published poetry for which she won the International Ronald Gasparic Award in 2007.

 
Danielle Boulianne

Originally from Chicoutimi, Danielle Boulianne now lives in Montreal. After completing her Masters degree in Communication and Linguistics, she continued to immerse herself in the French language by writing news transcripts for television. She comes from a family where literature is a very important part of their life: she has inherited her mother's passion.

 

Gilles Côtes lives in Crabtree, a small village close to Joliette, in the Lanaudière region of Quebec. After completing his Masters Degree in biology, he briefly taught in Trois-Rivières. Gilles started writing after his first short story won a writing contest at Radio-Canada. Since then, five humourous novels for young adult readers have followed.

 

 

Marc Couture lives in Gatineau, Québec, in the Outaouais region where he teaches French at the elementary school level. Endowed with a boundless imagination, Marc told and embellished stories in class but soon decided to write his own. The author is proud to present his first fictional novel for youth.

 

Claire Daignault was born during a snow storm, at the base of Mont Rougemont. She has developed a taste for nature and now lives in proximity to Mount St-Bruno where she is able to walk among delightful unconcealed trails.

Trained in education, she has fourteen novels for youth to her name, and one novel and two short stories for adults.

Serious side: she is a civil servant. Her madness: she loves mysteries.

 

Nicolas Gerrier was born in France in 1964, and now lives in Austria with his wife and three children. After his scientific studies, he worked eleven years as a car and train engineer, but writing continued to occupy more and more of his time and he finally decided to write full time. He started with short stories for adults and story books for children. His first story was published in Belgium in 2005, and then he wrote three teen books for an Italian publisher about learning French. Zone 1002 is his first novel.

 

Before working as a theatre director for the past ten years, Gilles Gemme was an educational teacher, and wrote the Quebec French High School Programme and has taught teachers and university students.

Gilles Gemme has published two novels for adults, but now he presents his first novel written for teens and adults that love suspense.

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The youngest in a family of eleven children, Pauline Gill was born in L’Islet, in the middle of the Appalachians Mountains. Nothing there would have predestined her to become a successful writer.
Having a passion for her studies, research and communications, she has taught all levels of High school and collegiate and also at the University for the Third Age Generation.

Pauline Gill has received many literary prizes during her career, and is considered one of the best writer in Quebec. Convinced of the importance of creating bridges between the generations, Pauline Gill writes for readers aging from four to one hundred and four.

Well-known Quebec author Diane Groulx has drawn many of her previous book ideas from her experiences in Nunavik, a community North-West of Quebec. It is her children and family who gave her the inspiration for her latest release with Phœnix. Active in the literary domain for the last eight years and author of sixteen books, Diane Groulx is known and liked by many young readers in Canada, as well as in France and Belgium.

 

A recognized poet and lyricist, Mario Hart has written Un ange Ce matin, Paroles De Feu, L'Amant Fou and Suite Amoureuse. Many of his lyrics and poems have inspired composers from Quebec and France.

 

Borned in Barcelona Spain, of French parents, Sandrine was confronted at an early age with a double identity which has helped her to see more than one side of things. This ability has become the base of her writings. Translator and world traveler, Sandrine now enjoys developing her literary characters. She is pursuing her career and living her dream. Dreams that are never too far from reality.

 
Fernande Lamy

Fernande Lamy lives in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc and has been a bookseller for twenty two years. Ever since the author was an adolescent, she wanted to write but only started acting on her passion in 2006 with her first novel Cauchemar aveugle for which she was a finalist in the Governor General's Literary awards. It was the start of a new beginning. Fernande now presents a true story, an unforgettable event that happened when she met Vroou.

 

Born in Chicoutimi, Isabelle Larouche lives in Montreal where she teaches French and Science at the elementary level. Having visited Nunavik, Kanehsatake and Montreal, she has travelled North, West, South and East in order to meet with her readers. Writing is a full-time passion and she has been published by one of the biggest publishing houses in France. In her first book with Editions du Phœnix, Isabelle is proud to present her young audience with a novel that is written with tenderness and humour.

 

As a teacher, Michel Lavoie has witnessed the everyday life of teens; their happiness and misfortunes, their passions and their concerns. His passion for writing started in 1994. Michel has now written forty novels and twenty short stories for children, and is presently managing a teens' collection for a publisher. It has been a passion that has carried him to school visits across Canada, a passion, he hopes, will continue to carry him through the imaginary world of writing.

 

After leaving a private sector career in communications, Liliane Lefrançois organized cultural events, sold authors rights in Europe and started her own publishing company. Now with her brother, an accomplish children's book author, she collaborates in the writing of children's novels.

 

 

Viateur Lefrançois has been writing children’s books since 1993 and in that time has published ten books. His stories are a mix of science fiction and reality that include numerous historic and cultural references. Three of his books involve native North American societies, including the Mayans in Mexico. His books address various topics and objectives, sought by the educational community. 

 

Born in France, Françoise Lepage arrived in Canada about thirty years ago. She has livedin New-Brunswick, Quebec and in Ontario, where she now resides. Her career has always been associated with books and writing. A librarian, a translator and a college professor, she is also the author of important writings about youth literature. The reference to animals in her publications is simply because they inspire her. She also loves visual arts, music, hiking and chocolate.

 

Claire Mallet grew up with cicadas, olive trees, and lavender: in Provence, in the South of France. She has been living in Quebec's Eastern Township since 1995, an area populated with deer. During the summertime, Claire climbs the big pine tree behind her house and writes... curled up on her favourite branch. Claire loves to write and encourages children to read and to realize their dreams. She tours schools in Quebec, Canada and France with her acoustic guitar.

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Sylvie Marcoux was born at Lac-Bouchette, in Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, and has been living for twenty years in Jonquière, Québec. After her studies in Communications, she worked for many years in the printing business as a production manager. That is where she discovered the beauty of books and words, and decided to write. Her first novel won the Abitibi- Consolidated Litterary Prize for children. In June 2004, Sylvie left the printing business to be the coordinator for children's entertainment for the Annual Book fair of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.

 

Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Andreas A. Noll now lives in Bern. He is a bestseller author of suspense novels in Switzerland and Germany. He presents his second book, Sibillitis (Capturing time), translated from German to French by Nathalie Vallière. All of his books are for young adults or adults looking for thrilling and captivating stories.

 

 Josée Ouimet spent her childhood growing up in Saint-Pie de Bagot. She studied literature at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières and taught at the high school level, history, English, French and music, for ten years before she started to write.
Josée Ouimet has published thirty children and adult books since 1995; a mix of novels, short stories and poetry. Josee is a member of the Union of Quebec Writers (UNEQ), The Association of Quebec Writers for Children (AEQJ) and the group Communication Jeunesse (CJ). She is very active in the realm of literature and participates in numerous workshops, and school and library presentations throughout Canada.

In addition to her first passions of writing and lecturing, Josée Ouimet also enjoys music, travel and bird watching.

 
Berthier Pearson

Berthier Pearson was born and still lives in the small village of Matane. Since the age of twelve, his taste for literature made him discover a universe full of richness and fantasies. After teaching for more than 35 years at the secondary level Berthier retired and decided to write. He gets his inspiration from nature, his happy youth and from his numerous trips abroad; however he is mostly influenced by the confidence he received from his students. All of his manuscripts are inspired by real life experiences that he embellishes with dreams and poetry.

 

 Born in Montreal, Louise Tondreau-Levert has a passion for literature. Her career began when she won the Lurelu prize and became a Mr. Christie finalist. In the past, Louise has written exclusively for younger children and three of her books have been translated in the United States. The author is now releasing her first novel for an older audience.

 

Lindsay Trentinella was born in the rolling hills of Malvern, England, where she studied at Sussex University in Brighton. With a Masters degree in English, she now lives in France, where she is teaching English as a foreign language. Her aim has always been to impart her own love of her mother tongue to her students and to encourage them to go one day and discover for themselves all the richness of English-speaking countries. She has written pedagogical books for teachers; however, this is her first fiction book for youth in which she pays homage to her country of adoption and to the French language.

 
 
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