Francis Chalifour

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Francis Chalofour
Born (1977-04-13) April 13, 1977 (age 48)
OccupationAuthor
GenreChildren's Literature

Francis Chalifour (born April 13, 1977) is a contemporary Canadian writer. [1]

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Writing

His first published work was the French novel Zoom Papaye, and his second, After , won the 2005 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction [2] and was nominated for the Governor General's Award 2005. [3] He wrote the book called Le fils du pendu.

He has also contributed articles to Maclean's , the Toronto Star , The Walrus , Le Devoir and La Presse . He has hosted the radio program Ondes De Choc, and worked for the TV show Volt. [4]

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References

  1. "Francis Chalifour". WorldCat.org. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  2. Faculty of Arts, 2006, Edna Staebler Award Archived June 6, 2014, at Archive-It , Wilfrid Laurier University, Previous winners, Francis Chalifour, Retrieved November 27, 2012
  3. Canada Council for the Arts, Finalists – Children's Text Archived June 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved November 27, 2012
  4. "Francis Chalifour: Author Spotlight". Random House. Retrieved March 28, 2010.