Daniel Sernine

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Daniel Sernine
BornAlain Lortie
(1955-11-07) November 7, 1955 (age 65)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Language French
Genre Science fiction, children's literature, young adult fiction

Alain Lortie, commonly known under the pseudonym Daniel Sernine, is a French Canadian writer.

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Biography

Sernine obtained a Bachelor's in history in 1975 and a Master's in library science in 1977, [1] both from the University of Montréal. [2] He dedicated himself to writing in 1975, usually science-fiction, fantasy and books for young adults. His first short stories (Jalbert and La bouteille) were published in the magazine Solaris , then called Requiem, in 1975. [3] In 1979, he published his first novel, Organisation Argus, as well as two collections of short stories, Les Contes de l'ombre and Légendes du vieux manoir. [3]

Sernine has published novels and collections for adults, young adults, and children, [3] and has won multiple awards for his works. He is also credited with a hundred articles and essays dedicated to the fields of writing, publishing, astronomy, science-fiction and fantasy. [3]

Sernine has been the literary director of the Jeunesse-Pop collection at Éditions Médiaspaul since 1983 and of Lurelu since 1991, both dedicated to children's literature, [4] [5] as well as a member of the editorial board of Solaris . [3]

Selected awards and honors

YearOrganizationAward title,
Category
WorkResultRefs
1977 Requiem Prix Dagon Exode 5Won
1982 Solaris Prix Solaris Loin des vertes prairiesWon
1984 Canada Council for the Arts Prix de littérature de jeunesse du Conseil des Arts du CanadaLe Cercle VioletWon
1986 Canadian SF and Fantasy Association Prix CasperYadjine et la mortWon
1992 Boréal Prix BoréalÀ la recherche de Monsieur GoodtheimWon
Boulevard des ÉtoilesWon
Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécoisBoulevard des Étoiles, Boulevard des Étoiles 2 : À la Recherche de Monsieur Goodtheim, Le Cercle de Khaleb and Les Rêves d'ArgusWon
Prix 12/17 Brive-MontréalLe Cercle de KhalebWon
1994 Canadian SF and Fantasy Association Aurora Award
French novel
ChronoregWon
Boréal Prix BoréalManuscrit trouvé dans un secrétaireWon
1996Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécoisSur la scène des siecles, L'Arc-en-Cercle and La Traversée de l'apprenti sorcierWon

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References

  1. "Daniel Sernine: un vétéran de la science-fiction québécoise". La Presse (in French). 2008-11-16. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  2. "Communication Jeunesse | Sernine, Daniel". Communication Jeunesse (in French). 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Authors : Sernine, Daniel : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. Marsolais, Sophie (Spring–Summer 2002). "Jeunesse Pop: trente ans au service de l'imaginaire" [Jeunesse Pop: thirty years serving the imagination]. Lurelu (in French). 25 (1): 88–90.
  5. "Daniel Sernine". AÉQJ (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-02.