Guillaume Morissette (born 1983) is a Canadian fiction writer and poet based in Montreal, Quebec. His work has frequently been associated with the Alt Lit movement, with Dazed & Confused magazine describing him as "Canada's Alt Lit poster boy." [1] He has published stories, poems and essays online and in print, in venues such as Maisonneuve , Little Brother, Broken Pencil , Shabby Doll House and Thought Catalog, and was listed as one of CBC Books' "Writers to Watch" for 2014. [2]
His first novel, New Tab, was published in 2014 by Véhicule Press. New Tab was shortlisted by the Quebec Writers' Federation for the 2014 Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, [3] and for the 2015 amazon.ca First Novel Award. [4]
Morissette is also the author of the collection of stories and poems I Am My Own Betrayal, which was published in 2012 by Maison Kasini. [5]