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Essays
- Vallières, Pierre
Novelist and essayist, Pierre Vallières owes his literary fame to the controversial Nègres blancs d'Amérique (1969). Details about his literary and political careers.
General
- Canadian Poetry Archives
A database of poems, of biographies by the National Library of Canada.
- L'ÎLE, Le Centre de documentation virtuel sur la littérature québécoise
Biographies and bibliographies of over 900 Québécois authors, with access to over 100,000 pages of archived material, available for individual purchase or by subscription.
- Littérature québécoise
A site with links to over 250 authors' pages, in genres including youth literature, short story, poetry, novel and theatre. Of interest to teachers are many prepared activities, and the "rallyes littéraires", quizzes on selected authors.
- Nuit blanche
A good site but requires a membership. A Quebec literary magazine with information on books written or translated into French. A good site but requires a membership.
- Quebec Playwrights' Association
Offers two search engines which find information according to author, and genre. Access to lists of authors, members and trainees, translators and adapters, librettists, agents, management companies and list of Quebec playwrights.
- Union de écrivaines et écrivains québécois
UNEQ represents more than a thousand writers in Québec.
Prizes
- Canada Council for the Arts: Endowments and Prizes
Descriptions of over 70 annual prizes, fellowships and awards to Canadian artists and scholars for their contributions to the arts, humanities and sciences in Canada. Links to the Governor General's Literary Awards, valued at $15,000, which are both funded and administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.
- Governor General's Literary Awards
Canada's pre-eminent national literary awards.
- Prix Canada-Suisse
Since 1981, the Canada-Switzerland Literary Prize has been awarded jointly by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Pro Helvetia Foundation. The prize is given alternately to a Swiss then to a Canadian writer.
- Prix David
A list of the winners of the Athanase David Prize, which is awarded for a writer's lifetime achievement in literature. Each winner receives an award of $30,000 and a silver medal. Also, links to biographies of winners.
- Prix Goncourt
A site detailing the history, the membership, and the literary awards distributed by the Goncourt Academy of France.
- Prix littéraire Antonine-Maillet-Acadie Vie
Established in 1998, this prize recognizes Acadian authors who have contributed to promoting the Acadian region. Annual prizes include a $4,000 prize and bronze medal, and a $1,000 prize for youth literature.
- Winners of the Governor-General's Awards
A list of the winners of the Governor-General's literary awards, from 1936 to 1999.
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