| Linda Amyot | |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Birth Date: | June 28, 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Joliette, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma Mater: | Université du Québec à Montréal |
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Linda Amyot (born June 28, 1958) is a Canadian writer living in the Lanaudière region of Quebec.
Linda Amyot was born in Joliette and earned a master's degree in literary studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal. During the 1980s and 1990s, she published short stories in various Quebec literary magazines such as XYZ, Mœbius, Contre Ciel and Arcade. She works as an editor and a writer of television documentaries and business audiovisual presentations. She also contributes to the literary magazine Nuit blanche.
Amyot helped create the À voix haute organization, which presents live performances by professional comedians of complete works or excerpts of works by Quebec authors. In 2011, she received the Prix à la création artistique awarded by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.[1]