Christiane Frenette (born November 18, 1954) is a Quebec educator and writer.[1]

The daughter of Pierrette Duchesne and Claude Frenette, she was born in Quebec City[2] and received a master's degree in Quebec literature from the Université Laval. Frenette taught literature at the Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon.[1]

Her collection of poetry Indigo nuit received the Prix Octave-Crémazie in 1986. She was awarded the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction for La Terre ferme in 1998;[1] that novel was translated into English as Terra Firma by Sheila Fischman in 1999.[2]

Selected works

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  1. ^ a b c d "Frenette, Christiane" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
  2. ^ a b New, William H, ed. (2002). "Frenette, Christiane". Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. p. 399. ISBN 0-8020-0761-9.
  3. ^ a b "Frenette, Christiane". Cormorant Books.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "The Canada Council for the Arts Announces Finalists for the 2005 Governor General's Literary Awards". Marketwired. October 17, 2005.
  5. ^ "Shortlists announced for ReLit Awards". National Post. August 31, 2010.