France Daigle

Who is France Daigle?

France Daigle is a Canadian author. Born and based in Moncton, New Brunswick, she has published six novels and three plays. She writes in French and has pioneered the use of the Chiac in her written dialogue.

She was awarded the 1999 France-Acadie award for her novel Pas Pire and the 2002 Éloize award for Un fin passage. She has written three plays with the avant garde theatre company Moncton Sable. She was formerly writer in residence at the University of Ottawa.

In 2012 she won the Governor General's Literary Prize in French fiction for her book "Pour sûr" that took 10 years to write.