Monique Corriveau

Monique Corriveau
Born	Monique Chouinard (1927-09-06)September 6, 1927 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died	June 29, 1976(1976-06-29) (aged 48) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Genre	youth fiction

Monique Corriveau (September 6, 1927 – June 29, 1976) was an award-winning Canadian writer living in Quebec. She mainly published books for young people.^[1]

The daughter of François-Xavier Chouinard [fr], a lawyer, and Bernadette Rouillard, she was born Monique Chouinard in Quebec City. Her sister Suzanne Martel was also a writer. She studied with the Ursulines of Quebec, at St. Joseph's College in Toronto and at the Université Laval.^[1]

Corriveau began writing science fiction during the 1970s. Her Compagnon du soleil trilogy is considered by some to be her best work in this genre.^[2]

In 1951, she married Bernard Corriveau, a notary; the couple had ten children, including animator and artist Thomas Corriveau.^[2]

She received a number of awards for her work including:

• the prize of the Association canadienne d'éducation de langue française [fr] for Le Secret de Vanille [fr] in 1958 and for Les Jardiniers du hibou in 1960
• the Prix David from Quebec for Le Wapiti in 1964 and for Le Maitre de Messire in 1966
• the Book of the Year for Children Award from the Canadian Library Association for Le Wapiti in 1966
• the Prix Michelle-Le Normand [fr] in 1971
• the Prix Alvine-Bélisle [fr] in 1976 (posthumously)^[1]

Corriveau died of cancer in Quebec City at the age of 48.^[2]

A library named after her was established in Sainte-Foy, now part of Quebec City.^[3]

• La Petite Fille du printemps [fr] (1966)
• Le Wapiti (1968)
• Le Témoin [fr] (1969)
• Le Garçon au cerf-volant [fr] (1974)
• Les Saisons de la mer [fr] (1975)
• Patrick et Sophie en fusée [fr] (1975)