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France Cayouette

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France Cayouette
Born (1960-12-07) December 7, 1960 (age 63)
Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada
Occupation
  • Writer
  • educator
Alma materUniversité de Montréal
Université du Québec à Rimouski

France Cayouette (born December 7, 1960) is a Canadian writer and educator living in Quebec.

She was born in Bonaventure and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in literature at the Université de Montréal. Cayouette also earned a certificate in education science from the Université du Québec à Rimouski. She taught literature and creative writing at the Centre d’études collégiales Baie-des-Chaleurs. Cayouette was co-founder of the Regroupement des auteures et auteurs de la Gaspésie, a writer's association in the Gaspé region.[1][2]

She has contributed to various literary magazines, including Le Sabord, Estuaire, Les Écrits [fr] and Arcade and participates in various literary festivals.[1]

Three of her collections of poetry were shortlisted for the Prix de poésie Radio-Canada.[2]

Selected works

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  • La lenteur au bout de l’aile, haiku (2007)
  • Jolie vente de débarras, poetry (2008)
  • Verser la lumière, haiku (2009)
  • Voix indigènes, poetry (2014)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cayouette, France" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
  2. ^ a b "Quand les petits détails deviennent poésie". La Fabrique (in French). Télé-Québec.