Élise Turcotte

Who is Élise Turcotte?

Élise Turcotte is a Canadian writer who was born in Sorel, Quebec on 26 June 1957. She completed her BA and MA in literary studies at the University of Quebec and later received her doctorate at the University of Sherbrooke. She now teaches literature at a CEGEP in Montreal, where she currently resides. Her writing has won much praise, and among other things she has won the Grand Prix de Poésie, as well as the 2003 Governor General's Award for her novel La Maison étrangère.