Marie-Hélène Poitras

Marie-Hélène Poitras (born 1975) is a Canadian writer living in Montreal, Quebec.

She was born in Ottawa, Ontario. She received a master's degree in literary studies from the Université du Québec à Montréal. Poitras is a journalist reporting on music for the magazine ''Voir''; she also hosts a radio program for Radio-Canada.

Her first novel ''Soudain le Minotaure'' received the Prix Anne-Hébert in 2003. Her novel ''Griffintown'' received the in 2013 and was a finalist for the Prix Ringuet. Poitras published a collection of stories ''La mort de Mignonne et autres histoires'' in 2005 which was a finalist for the . She also published a series for adolescents ''Rock & Rose'' in 2009. Her story "Sur la tête de Johnny Cash" received the . Her books have been translated into English, Spanish and Italian. The English translation of ''Soudain le Minotaure''. ''Suddenly the Minotaur'', was shortlisted for a ReLit Award in 2007.

Poitras has also contributed to the literary journals ''Mœbius'' and ''''.

She won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2023 Governor General's Awards for ''Galumpf''. Provided by Wikipedia