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The Forest of Reading presented its awards for French-language literature at the Festival of Trees, held on May 18 in Toronto. The picture book Aux toilettes, written by André Marois and illustrated by Pierre Pratt, managed to charm the young jury and win the Prix Peuplier. This...

The vernissage for the winners’ exhibition of the 19th edition of Concours Lux 2017 took place last Thursday at Le Livart contemporary arts centre in Montreal. In the photography section, Hélène Dorion’s Le temps du paysage won the picture book category thanks to the quality of its images, showcased...

Each year, Crime Writers of Canada presents the Arthur Ellis Awards for excellence in Canadian crime writing. Chrystine Brouillet rose through the ranks to be named one of five finalists in the Best French Crime Book category for her novel, Vrai ou faux.

The jury includes award-winning...

Last Thursday, the Paris Book Fair unveiled its list of finalists for the 2017 Prix littéraire France-Québec. Alain Beaulieu’s L’interrogatoire de Salim Belfakir was chosen as one of the three contenders. The three novels competing for the 2017 prize were selected by a jury from a shortlist of...

Sous le divan, the first volume of the Le gardien des soirs de bridge series written by Annie Bacon and illustrated by Ghislain Barbe, is a finalist for the 2018 Hackmatack Award in the “French Fiction” category. The Hackmatack Award is a program designed to promote the creation...

For over 40 years, the Les amis de Louis Guillaume association has awarded the annual Prix du poème en prose to one French-language work written entirely in prose poetry.

This past January 27, in Paris, the jury announced the results of the 2017 edition. Hélène Dorion came in second for ...

It was announced today that Alain Beaulieu’s novel L’interrogatoire de Salim Belfakir will be among the seven preselected works for the Prix littéraire France-Québec.

Organized by the Fédération France-Québec, each year the Prix littéraire France-Québec crowns the best Quebec novel. The three finalists will be announced at the Paris Book...

Every year, the Prix du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) - Œuvre de l’année en Estrie is awarded to a local artist, writer or collective that manages to distinguish themselves with an outstanding piece. Hélène Dorion is among the three finalists for her book ...

As part of a contest presented by TD Bank Group and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, children voted between September 26 and October 23 for their favourite book out of the five finalists for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award. André Marois and Pierre Pratt’s picture book Aux toilettes proved to...

The best children’s books published around the world are compiled each year in the The White Ravens catalogue from the International Youth Library (Internationale Jugendbibliothek) based in Munich. The picture book Aux toilettes, written by André Marois and illustrated by Pierre Pratt, earned a place among the 200...