Canada

Paloma Vita

Paloma Vita is a poet, writer, copy editor, and translator. She was born in France to an eclectic family who relocated to Canada when she was seven. She has spent most of her life in British Columbia and…...

Christine Germain

photo by André Lemelin Christine Germain has published three collections with Planète Rebelle, most recently Soirs menteurs in collaboration with musician Martin Tétreault. She has…...

Michel Biron

Lazer Lederhendler

Lazer Lederhendler is a literary translator based in Montreal, Canada. His work has been rewarded with several distinctions, including the 2008 Governor General's Award and the 2009 Quebec Writers…...

Alison Strayer

Alison L. Strayer is a Canadian writer and translator, author of Jardin et prairie, a novel, and numerous literary essays, articles and stories. Her work has been shortlisted for awards including the Governor…...

Elsa Pépin

Born in Montreal in 1978, Elsa Pépin obtained a Masters Degree in French literature from McGill University. A researcher for the programs Vous m’en lirez tant and La Librairie francophone…...

Jacques Poulin

Jacques Poulin (b. 1937) is the author of twelve novels, including Volkswagen Blues (1984), which was selected for the 2005 Canada Reads program, Autumn Rounds (1993), Mr. Blue, Wild Cat, and Spring Tides.…...

Pan Bouyoucas

Pan Bouyoucas is a Greek-Canadian writer, playwright, and translator. Two of his works have been shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award: L'Autre in 2001 and Thésée…...

Nadine Bismuth

Nadine Bismuth’s first book, the short-story collection Les gens fidèles ne font pas les nouvelles, won the Prix des libraires du Québec and the Prix Adrienne-Choquette. In 2004, she…...

Hélène Dorion

Born in Quebec in 1958, Hélène Dorion is a major literary voice in Quebec, having written over a dozen books of poetry. Her work has won many awards, including the Governor General’s…...

Nicolas Dickner

photo by Lara Labrie Born in Rivière-du-Loup in 1972, Nicolas Dickner studied fine arts and literature. In 2002, he published his first collection of short stories, The Encyclopaedia of the Small…...

Dominique Fortier

Dominique Fortier was born in 1972. She holds a Ph.D. in literature from McGill University and is a respected editor and literary translator. On the Proper Use of Stars, her debut novel, was first published…...

Sylvain Trudel

Sylvain Trudel is a Quebecois writer born in Montreal in 1963. After studying science and cinema, he has devoted himself to writing full-time since 1985. He is the author of six novels for adults and has…...

Pascal Girard

Pascal Girard was born in Jonquière in 1981. He began filling the margins of his notebooks with drawings from his first day of school. As he was never able to rid himself of this good habit, he…...

Robert Paquin

Robert Paquin is a Montreal poet, raised in Pointe-Saint-Charles, between two railway tracks and the Lachine Canal. After a classical education, he studied at the University of Montreal, then at King’s…...

Kim Thuy

Born in Saigon, Kim Thúy was ten years old when she arrived in Quebec and saw snow for the first time. Seamstress, interpreter, lawyer, restaurateur, TV guest chef—all were preludes to her…...

John Lambert

John Lambert was born in Ottawa in 1960 and grew up in Vancouver. He studied Asian studies and philosophy and has worked as, among other things, a journalist, literary translator, ski instructor, and editor…...