Lysette Brochu

Lysette Brochu (born 1946) is a Quebec writer.^[1]

She was born in Sudbury, Ontario and was educated at the University of Ottawa. She received her certification for teaching in Ontario and also studied theology. She earned a MEd with concentration in education counselling. Brochu taught secondary school and at Saint Paul University and at the Université du Québec en Outaouais.^[2]

From 1998 to 2003, she was president of the Atelier littéraire des Outaouais. Brochu also wrote on cultural topics for La Revue de Gatineau. She contributed to a number of collections including La cendre des mots (2003), Le Tunnel (2007), Des nouvelles du hasard (2004) and Histoires d'amitié (2009). Brochu also was a contributor to several cultural magazines including Entre-parenthèses, Virages, Traversées, Brèves littéraires, Ancrages, Pastorale Québec and Écrire.^[2]

Selected works^[1]

• Marie-France et son ange (2001)
• Saisons d'or et d'argile, tableaux de vie, story collection (2003)
• Florence et la Sainte-Catherine, children's book (2005), chosen by International Board on Books for Young People Canada at the Nami Island International Children's Book Festival 2006^[2]
• Pas de deux, poetry collection with Daniel Paradis (2008)
• Tête froide, youth story collection (2009)

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