Corinne De Vailly (born September 10, 1959) is a French-born Canadian writer living in Quebec.
She was born in Saint-Quentin, Aisne and came to Quebec with her family in 1973. She studied literature at the Cégep de Saint-Laurent and worked as a freelance journalist for various literary publications of Quebecor and Québec-Mag. In 1986, she became bureau chief and reporter for the program Le Petit Journal, an information show for young people, at Télévision Quatre-Saisons. [1]
She wrote scripts for several television shows for young people, including Iris and Mais où se cache Carmen San Diego at Radio-Canada and La Bande magique at TVI. [1] During the 1980s, she wrote musical comedies for children Les Mics et les Micquettes and Les Schnouguis which were presented at La Ronde. [2]
De Vailly has written a number of novels for young people as well as informative books. [1] Her series Celtina, Emrys, and Phoenix, détective du Temps were very popular. [2]
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