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At the Gala for the Montreal region’s 18th OSEntreprendre challenge, held on April 28, Krome Services won Druide’s Grand Prize for entrepreneurship, earning a grant of $3000. The winners of each category also received a prize from Druide, which included a copy of its renowned software Antidote.   ...

The Crime Writers of Canada association presents the annual Arthur Ellis Awards in recognition of excellence in Canadian crime writing. In the category for best French-Language book, André Jacques is one of the five finalists for his novel La bataille de Pavie. Protagonist Alexandre Jobin’s previous inquiry, De...

The Adrienne-Choquette prize, prize, awarded at the Salon international du livre de Québec, recognizes the best collection of short stories published in Quebec during the last year. Annie Perreault received an honourable mention for _L’occupation des jours, _a book which, according to the jury, “stands out thanks to both its ambitious...

The Association des écrivains québécois pour la jeunesse (AÉQJ) has revealed its finalists for the annual Prix Cécile-Gagnon, awarded in recognition of a promising debut novel by a children’s author. Karine Raymond was selected for her young adult novel Rannaï, Tome I. The winner will be unveiled on April...

Founded in France in 1974, the literary prize from the Académie Rabelais  is awarded annually to the author of a remarkable, Rabelaisian-inspired piece. This year’s winner is Gabriel Marcoux-Chabot for his novel Tas-d’roches, the vivid tale of a giant whose feats would forever leave their mark on the...

Antidote 9 is ready for network installation with the release of Antidote 9 v3. All the features of Antidote 9, including its new English resources, can now be deployed from a server with a number of helpful tools to simplify the process. Three products are available: French, English...

The children’s picture book _Aux toilettes _by author André Marois has just earned its illustrator, Pierre Pratt, a nomination for the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award. The winner of the Cleaver Award, established in 1985, is selected by IBBY Canada in recognition of outstanding artistic work by a Canadian illustrator of...

Druide informatique and its subsidiary Éditions Druide announce their support for the improvisational theatre company Ligue nationale d’improvisation, whose popular “improvisation matches” draw more than 25,000 people annually. Matches will now feature Antidote points for the quality of their French, with an Antidote Cup awarded to the player...

Ten authors are in the running for the 15th  Grand Prix littéraire Archambault, including Claude Brisebois for her novel Banquette arrière. The Grand Prix is awarded by the Archambault group in recognition of an outstanding debut novel by a Quebec author published in the last year. The winner...

Druide informatique launches Antidote 9—a major landmark for the renowned software. This new edition offers an optional English module with a corrector, dictionaries and language guides boasting the same richness and quality as their French counterparts. The upgrade also includes extensive new content for French, and a new...