Maryse Dubuc

Maryse Dubuc

Born October 21, 1977 (1977-10-21) (age 34)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Area(s) writer
Notable works The Bellybuttons
Awards full list

Maryse Dubuc (born 21 October 1977) is a Canadian comics writer, known particularly for The Bellybuttons which she creates together with artist Delaf.

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Early life

Maryse Dubuc was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, growing up at a dairy farm. She studied French literature at the Cégep de Sherbrooke, and communication at the Université du Québec à Montréal

Career

Maryse Dubuc started working as a colourist, working with publishers like Vents d'Ouest and Editions 400 Coups.

At the same time, she wrote novels for young readers for Bayard Presse and Pierre Tisseyre.

With her husband Marc Delafontaine, working as "Delaf", she created the comic series The Bellybuttons (French title: Les Nombrils) for Spirou, the weekly Belgian comics magazine published by Dupuis. So far, five albums and one integral compilation have appeared. Translated albums have appeared in Dutch (Dupuis), English (Cinebook) and Czech (Cooboo), and translations in magazines exist in Italian (in Cioè), Danish (Tempo), Greek (Katepiva) and Norwegian (Girls). By 2009, the French edition of the 3rd album of Les Nombrils sold over 220,000 copies.[1]

Bibliography

Comics

Books

Awards

References

  1. ^ Ratier, Gilles. "Bilan 2009". ACBD. http://www.acbd.fr/bilan/bilan-2009.html. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Les lauréats des Bédéis Causa 2007" (in French). Festival de la BD francophone de Québec. http://www.fbdfq.com/?rub=9&id_sous_rub=1. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c "Palmarès Communication-Jeunesse des livres préférés des jeunes" (in French). Communications-Jeunesse. http://www.communication-jeunesse.qc.ca/repertoires/prixlitt/laureats.php?id=Palmares. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
  4. ^ "Les lauréats des Bédéis Causa 2009" (in French). Festival de la BD francophone de Québec. http://www.fbdfq.com/?rub=9&id_sous_rub=8. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
  5. ^ Martin, Laura (8 Juin 2010). "Un prix canadien pour Maryse Dubuc" (in French). La Tribune. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/la-tribune/arts-spectacles/201006/08/01-4287885-un-prix-canadien-pour-maryse-dubuc.php. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 
  6. ^ "2010 Outstanding Writer – Maryse Dubuc". Joe Shuster Award. June 22, 2010. http://joeshusterawards.com/2010/06/22/2010-outstanding-writer-maryse-dubuc/. Retrieved 2010-08-30. 

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