Anique Poitras
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| Born | May 22, 1961 L'Épiphanie, Quebec |
| Died | December 19, 2016 (aged 55) |
| Genre | poetry, young adult |
Anique Poitras (May 22, 1961 – December 19, 2016) was an award-winning writer in Quebec, Canada, whose work was aimed mostly at adolescent readers.[1]
She was born in
L'Épiphanie and lived there until the age of 13.[2] Poitras received a bachelor's degree in literary studies from the Université du Québec à Montréal.[1]
Poitras published a number of poems in the literary journal Revue des Écrits des Forges; twice, her poetry received honourable mention for the
University of Laval.[3]
Poitras died on December 19, 2016, at the age of 55.[4]
Selected works
- Sara trilogy: La Lumière blanche (1993), La Deuxième Vie (1994), La Chambre d'Éden, two volumes (1998)
- Roman de Sara, novel (2000)
- Isidor Suzor, novel (2002), received the Prix Chronos Vacances
- La Chute du corbeau, novel (2003), received second prize in the Mr. Christie's Book Awards and the Prix international du Salon du livre de Québec
References
- ^ a b c d "Poitras, Anique" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
- ^ "Anique Poitras" (in French). Communication-Jeunesse. Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "Anique Poitras" (in French). Université Laval. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "L'écrivaine Anique Poitras s'éteint à 55 ans" (in French). Le Soleil. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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