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Encyclopedia > List of French Canadian writers from outside Quebec

Although most Canadian francophone writers are from Quebec, there are also a number of francophone writers from elsewhere in Canada. These writers may be Acadian, Franco-ontarian or from any other Canadian province. Look up Francophone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia (located on the northern portion of North Americas east coast). ... Franco-Ontarians (French: Franco-ontarien) are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...


Some of these writers did move to Quebec at a later stage in their careers, and hence may also be listed at List of Quebec writers, although others did not. This is a list of authors from the Canadian province of Quebec. ...


This list includes songwriters as well as literary authors and poets.

Acadian writers

His Honour the Honourable Dr. Herménégilde Chiasson (born St. ... Clive Doucet is a Canadian writer and politician of Acadian descent. ... Lennie Gallant (b. ... Antonine Maillet in 1984 The Honourable Antonine Maillet, PC, CC, OQ, ONB, LL.D, FRSC, (born May 10, 1929) is a Canadian Acadian novelist, playwright, and scholar. ... Alfred Silver is a Canadian novelist and playwright. ...

Franco-Ontarian writers

Marguerite Andersen Ph. ... Marcel Aymar is a franco-ontarian singer originally from Baie Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia. ... Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo is an African-Canadian poet and journalist. ... Michel Bock, is the winner of the 2005 Governor Generals Literary Awards in the French, non fiction category. ... Hédi André Bouraoui (born July 16, 1932 in Sfax, Tunisia) is a Tunisian/Canadian poet, novelist and academic, who regularly deals with themes involving the transcendence of cultural boundaries. ... Jean-Marc Dalpé (born 1957 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian playwright and poet. ... Robert Dickson is a Canadian poet, translator and academic. ... Brigitte Haentjens is a Canadian theatre director. ... Martin Laporte is a franco-ontarian writer, comedian, irregular member of the improvisation show Improtéine, and respected judge of local and regional improv leagues. ... Didier Leclair (born Didier Kabagema 1967 in Montreal) is a Canadian francophone fiction writer currently based in Toronto. ... Robert Paquette (born 1949 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. ... François-Rosaire Paré BA, PhD (born 1949 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a French Canadian author and academic specialising in French literature. ... Daniel Poliquin (born December 18, 1953) is a Canadian novelist and translator. ... Lola Lemire Tostevin (born June 15, 1937 in Timmins, Ontario) is a Canadian poet and novelist. ...

Western Canadian writers


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List of French Canadian writers from outside Quebec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (136 words)
Although most Canadian francophone writers are from Quebec, there are also a number of francophone writers from elsewhere in Canada.
These writers may be Acadian, Franco-ontarian or from any other Canadian province.
Some of these writers did move to Quebec at a later stage in their careers, and hence may also be listed at List of Quebec writers, although others did not.
[French Canadian Textile Worker] (12328 words)
I am going to tell you as well as I can the story of the French Canadian textile worker; what brought him here; how he came, lived, worked, played and suffered until he was recognized as a patriotic, useful and respected citizen, no longer a 'frog' and 'pea soup eater,' a despised Canuck.
Some French Canadians were not afraid and fought for the Union during the Civil War; there were many more in the war against Spain, but the greatest number served in the World War, hundreds having enrolled as volunteers in 1917.
In general, French Canadian children living here could have had some schooling in the grammar school grades if their parents had been able to get along without the earnings of these boys and girls, but most of them couldn't afford that.
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