Guillaume Morissette

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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]

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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]

New Tab

New Tab
AuthorGuillaume Morissette
GenreAutofiction, Alternative Literature
PublisherVéhicule Press
Publication date
2014
Pages212
ISBN 978-1550653724

New Tab is a novel by Canadian author Guillaume Morissette. It was released in 2014, published by Véhicule Press. A French translation, Nouvel Onglet, was published by Éditions du Boréal in 2016.

New Tab was shortlisted by the Quebec Writers' Federation for the 2014 Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, [6] and for the 2015 amazon.ca First Novel Award. [7]

Plot

New Tab follows a year in the life of Thomas, a twenty-six year old French Canadian video game designer who starts living with Anglophone roommates in Montreal's Mile-End district.

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References

  1. "Canada's alt lit poster boy gets real". Dazed Digital.
  2. "Meet The CBC Books 2014 Writers to Watch: Guillaume Morissette". CBC Books, August 1, 2014.
  3. "Sean Michaels emerges as a double QWF finalist". Montreal Gazette , October 15, 2014.
  4. "Amazon.ca First Novel Award shortlist announced". Quill & Quire , April 1, 2015.
  5. "Broken Pencil Review: I Am My Own Betrayal". Broken Pencil , February 26, 2013.
  6. "Sean Michaels emerges as a double QWF finalist". Montreal Gazette , October 15, 2014.
  7. "Amazon.ca First Novel Award shortlist announced". Quill & Quire , April 1, 2015.