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Communication-Jeunesse (CJ) has unveiled the books featured in its CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit? selection for Fall 2023, revealing that Les Abysses, tome 1 — La mine, written by Annie Bacon and illustrated by Mathieu Benoit, is among them!

CJ’s mission is to promote reading and thereby introduce...

The 12th Druide Classic and the ensuing campaign raised a record sum for a single tournament, bringing the grand total donated to the foundation since 2009 to over $500,000.

The Société du roman policier de Saint-Pacôme (a non-profit that presents annual literary awards for French-language crime novels) revealed the three finalists for its 2023 Prix St-Pacôme. For the second consecutive year, Catherine Lafrance garnered the jury’s interest—this time for her novel Le dernier souffle est le...

Druide informatique rolls out the annual update of Typing Pal – School Edition, its web-based typing tutorial application for educational institutions. New features include a brand-new educational game and several improvements to the management interface.

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Druide will match every donation made online between now and June 30, 2023, up to a maximum of $30,000.

The PhD student in Education was awarded $25,000 for her work as part of the research chair program for foundation learning in literacy, established through a $1 million donation from Druide informatique to UQAM.

Communication-Jeunesse (CJ) has unveiled the books featured in its CJ, qu’est-ce qu’on lit? selection for Summer 2023, revealing that Les nouveaux petits mystères à l’école, edited by Richard Migneault, is among them!

Joëlle Paré-Beaulieu was awarded the 2023 Antidote Cup for her proficient use of the French language while performing in the Théâtre de la LNI’s improv matches.

Dunord takes home the Druide Grand Prize for Business Creation from the Montréal region’s 25th OSEntreprendre Challenge. Winners in all official categories were also presented with a copy of Antidote.

With the latest free update of Antidote, 11v4, its corrector and dictionaries will now feature OQLF’s recommended French-language equivalents for emerging terms borrowed from English and other languages.