Gracia Couturier
Gracia Couturier (born August 14, 1951) is a Canadian educator and writer.[1]
She was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick. She has lived in Moncton since the 1970s.[1] Couturier received a BEd from the Université de Moncton. She taught school for several years and completed a Master's degree in French literature in 1994.[2]
She was a founding member of the Théâtre l'Escaouette in Moncton and was founding director of Théâtre de saisons du Centre universitaire de Shippagan.[3] Her work includes children's literature, novels, plays and haiku.[1] Couturier has also worked as a script writer and researcher for Radio-Canada.[3]
Selected works
Children's literature[4]
- Un tintamarre dans ma tête (2002)
- Le vœu en vaut-il la chandelle? (2003)
Novels[3]
- L'antichambre (1997)
- Je regardais Rebecca (1999)
- Chacal, mon frère (2010), received the Prix des lecteurs Radio-Canada[1] and the Prix France-Acadie[4]
Plays[3]
- Les enfants, taisez-vous! (1983)
- Le gros ti-gars (1986)
- Mon mari est un ange (1988), also rewritten for television
- Les ans volés (1988)
- Enfantômes suroulettes (1989)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Chacal, mon frère". Prix des lecteurs Radio-Canada 2011. Radio Canada.
- ↑ "Gracia Couturier". Bouton d'or Acadie.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Gracia Couturier". Association acadienne des artistes professionnelles du Nouveau-Brunswick.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Gracia Couturier". New Brunswick Author Portal. Government of New Brunswick.