Sylvie Bérard (born 1965) is a Canadian academic and science fiction writer.[1]

Sylvie Bérard

Born in Montreal,[1] she studied semiotics at the Université du Québec à Montréal and went on to lecture for the Department of French and perform post-doctoral research at the University of Toronto.[2] She later lectured on Quebec literature at Trent University; she also was director of the Department of languages and modern literature.[3]

Bérard began publishing short stories in 1987.[1] Her short story "La Guerre sans temps" received a Prix Aurora Award.[4] She has published articles in a number of scholarly journals. She is also a member of the editorial board for the journal XYZ.[2]

Selected works[1] edit

  • Elle meurt à la fin, novel (1993) with Brigitte Caron
  • Les 50 romans d'amour qu'il faut lire (1996) with Julia Bettinotti and Gaëlle Jeanneson[2]
  • Terre des Autres (2004), translated as Of Wind and Sand (2009), received the Prix des lecteurs de Radio-Canada[3]
  • La Saga d'Illyge (2011), nominated for an Aurora award[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Bérard, Sylvie". Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
  2. ^ a b c "Sylvie Bérard". York University.
  3. ^ a b "La science-fiction: de la perspective à la prospective" (PDF). Université du Québec à Montréal.
  4. ^ "Prix Aurora". Revue Solaris.(in French)
  5. ^ "Nominations, Prix Aurora/Boréal 2012". Prix Aurora Awards.(in French)