Marie-Danielle Croteau (born August 1, 1953)now 71 years is a Canadian writer of youth literature living in Quebec and Central America.
She was born in Saint-Élie-d'Orford (now Sherbrooke) in the Estrie region and studied communications and art history in university. She worked as a journalist, as a researcher and radio columnist for Radio-Canada and was Chief Information Officer for the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. She has travelled to Africa, to France, to the Antilles, to Polynesia and to Central America. She has participated in various book shows in Quebec and France and was the guest of honour at the Salon du livre de Montréal in 1999. [1] [2] Her books have been translated into English, Portuguese, Chinese and Créole. [3]
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