Carole Labarre Explained
Carole Labarre (born 1966) is an Innu writer from Pessamit, Quebec, Canada.[1] She is most noted for her novel L’or des mélèzes, which was a shortlisted Governor General's Award nominee for French-language fiction at the 2023 Governor General's Awards.[2]
Her debut, the novel was published by Éditions Memoire d'encrier in fall 2022.[1] It was the winner of the 2023 Indigenous Voices Award for published prose in French.[3]
Notes and References
- Jean St-Pierre, "La romancière innue Carole Labarre honorée du prix créé par le Salon du livre de la Côte-Nord". Ma Côte-Nord, April 28, 2023.
- Chantal Fontaine, "Le Conseil des arts du Canada a dévoilé les finalistes des Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général". Les Libraires, October 25, 2023.
- Cassandra Drudi, "Cody Caetano, Emily Riddle, Matthew James Weigel among 2023 IVAs recipients". Quill & Quire, June 21, 2023.