Lysette Brochu
Lysette Brochu (born 1946) is a Quebec writer.[1]
She was born in Sudbury, Ontario and was educated at the University of Ottawa. She received her certification for teaching in Ontario and also studied theology. She earned a MEd with concentration in education counselling. Brochu taught secondary school and at Saint Paul University and at the Université du Québec en Outaouais.[2]
From 1998 to 2003, she was president of the Atelier littéraire des Outaouais. Brochu also wrote on cultural topics for La Revue de Gatineau. She contributed to a number of collections including La cendre des mots (2003), Le Tunnel (2007), Des nouvelles du hasard (2004) and Histoires d'amitié (2009). Brochu also was a contributor to several cultural magazines including Entre-parenthèses, Virages, Traversées, Brèves littéraires, Ancrages, Pastorale Québec and Écrire.[2]
Selected works[1]
- Marie-France et son ange (2001)
- Saisons d'or et d'argile, tableaux de vie, story collection (2003)
- Florence et la Sainte-Catherine, children's book (2005), chosen by International Board on Books for Young People Canada at the Nami Island International Children's Book Festival 2006[2]
- Pas de deux, poetry collection with Daniel Paradis (2008)
- Tête froide, youth story collection (2009)
References
- ^ a b "Brochu, Lysette". L'infocentre litttéraire des técrivains qutébécois.
- ^ a b c "Lysette Brochu". Association des auteurs et auteures de l'Outaouais.
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Canadian poets in French
- Canadian women writers
- 20th-century Canadian writers
- Canadian children's writers
- Women writers for children
- Writers from Greater Sudbury
- University of Ottawa alumni
- Université du Québec faculty
- 20th-century women writers
- Franco-Ontarian people
- Canadian women poets
- Canadian short story writers in French
- Canadian women short story writers
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