Monique Corriveau
Monique Corriveau was an award-winnig Canadian writer living in Quebec. She mainly published books for young people.
The daughter of, a lawyer, and Bernadette Rouillard, she was born Monique Chouinard in Quebec City. Her sister Suzanne Martel was also a writer. She studied with the Ursulines of Quebec, at St. Joseph's College in Toronto and at the Université Laval.
Corriveau began writing science fiction during the 1970s. Her Compagnon du soleil trilogy is considered by some to be her best work in this genre.
In 1951, she married Bernard Corriveau, a notary; the couple had ten children.
She received a number of awards for her work including:
- the prize of the for in 1958 and for Les Jardiniers du hibou in 1960
- the from Quebec for Le Wapiti in 1964 and for Le Maitre de Messire in 1966
- the Book of the Year for Children Award from the Canadian Library Association for Le Wapiti in 1966
- the in 1971
- the in 1976
Corriveau died of cancer in Quebec City at the age of 48.
A library named after her was established in Sainte-Foy, now part of Quebec City.Selected works
