Danielle Marcotte

Danielle Marcotte
Born	April 1950 (age 75) Montreal, Quebec
Nationality	Canadian
Genre	Children's books

Danielle Marcotte (born April 1950) is a Canadian writer living in Quebec. ^[1]

She was born in Montreal and received a bachelor's degree in literature and a master's degree in adult education. Marcotte has worked in media relations, journalism, teaching, editing and communications. ^[1] From 2004 to 2009, she was responsible for promoting reading for the Department of Education in the Swiss Canton of Jura. ^[2]

Marcotte married the Swiss politician Pierre-Alain Gentil  [ fr ], who died in 2008. ^[3] She returned to Quebec in autumn 2009. ^[2]

Selected works

• Poil de serpent, dent d'araignée (1996), received a Mr. Christie's Book Award
• La légende de Jos Montferrand (2001)
• Les Sabots rouges (2004), nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award
• Au lit, Moka! (2010), awarded second place in the category children's book at the Alcuin Society Awards

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References

1. "Marcotte, Danielle" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
2. "Danielle Marcotte". L'abécédaire des créateurs (in French). Communication-Jeunesse. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
3. "Gentil, Pierre-Alain, 1925-2008 (Fonds)" (in French). State Archives Jura.