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Antidote Launches Generative AI for Sentence Reformulation
Antidote now features generative AI for rewording sentences and paragraphs, and for fixing discontinuities in language structure.
Alain Beaulieu Wins the 2023 Prix France-Québec for His Novel Le refuge
Éditions Druide applauds author Alain Beaulieu, winner of the Prix France-Québec literary award for his novel Le refuge. The Fédération France-Québec/francophonie (FFQ/f) announced the good news at the Salon du livre de Montréal on Saturday, November 25. The annual award recognizes excellence in contemporary Quebec fiction by...
Free Updates for the Entire Antidote Product Line
Antidote’s latest update brings improved analyzers and expanded dictionaries to all platforms, free of charge.
Antidote Replaces WebElixir
New functionalities, including correction directly at the source, will allow Antidote to replace WebElixir.
Communication-Jeunesse Includes Les Abysses, tome 1 — La mine in its Book Selection
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...
Druide Raises $84,000 for the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie
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.
Catherine Lafrance Named a Finalist for the 2023 Prix Saint-Pacôme
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...
Typing Pal’s New Features for 2023 – School Edition
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.
Druide Steps Up Its Game for the Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie
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.
Audrey Leblanc Receives the 1st Antidote Scholarship in Remedial Education
The PhD student in Education was awarded $25,000 for her work as part of the research chair program in fundamental learning in literacy, established through a $1 million donation from Druide informatique to UQAM.