Stéfanie Clermont

Canadian writer

Stéfanie Clermont (born April 24, 1988) is a Canadian writer,^[1] who published her debut novel Le jeu de la musique in 2017.^[2]

The novel was published in an English translation, The Music Game, in 2022.^[3]

Biography

Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Clermont won a children's poetry contest sponsored by the Ottawa Public Library in 2001, in the ages 12–14 division.^[4] After completing high school, she travelled throughout Canada and the United States before settling in Montreal in 2012.^[2]

Awards and honours

Le jeu de la musique won the Prix de l'Œuvre de la relève from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec^[5] and the Prix Adrienne-Choquette^[6] in 2018. It was a competing title in the 2018 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by comedian Philippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques.^[7]

References

^ "Stéfanie Clermont : De belles nouvelles". Les Libraires, October 23, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Stéfanie Clermont: chroniques de la dérive dure". La Presse, November 21, 2017.
^ Cassandra Drudi, "The Music Game, by Stéfanie Clermont; J.C. Sutcliffe; trans.". Quill & Quire, March 2022.
^ "Ottawa youths win library's Awesome Authors awards". Ottawa Citizen, October 22, 2001.
^ "La « parole forte » de l'auteure Stéfanie Clermont". Le 15-18, February 13, 2018.
^ "Stéfanie Clermont remporte le prix Adrienne-Choquette". La Presse, April 17, 2018.
^ "Le retour du Combat des livres". La Presse, May 1, 2018.