Tania Langlais

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Tania Langlais (born 1979) is a Quebec poet and educator. [1]

She was born in Montreal and was educated at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Langlais teaches French at the college level. [1]

Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies. Langlais received the Prix Émile-Nelligan in 2000 for her collection of poetry Douze bêtes aux chemises de l'homme, the youngest to receive this award. She has also received the Prix Jacqueline-Déry-Mochon in 2001, the first prize for poetry from Radio-Canada in 2002 and the Prix Joseph-S. Stauffer in 2005. [1]

She won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry at the 2021 Governor General's Awards for her collection Pendant que Perceval tombait. [2] She was previously nominated in the same category in 2001 for Douze bêtes aux chemises de l'homme. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Langlais, Tania". Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
  2. Laila Maalouf, "Fanny Britt remporte le Prix du Gouverneur général". La Presse , November 17, 2021.
  3. Sandra Martin (October 24, 2001). "The kindest cut of all: The G-G's shortlist". The Globe and Mail .