Sylvie Bérard Explained
Sylvie Bérard (born 1965) is a Canadian academic and science fiction writer.[1]
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]
- 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]
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Bérard, Sylvie . Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
- Web site: Sylvie Bérard . York University.
- Web site: La science-fiction: de la perspective à la prospective . Université du Québec à Montréal.
- Web site: Prix Aurora . Revue Solaris.
- Web site: Nominations, Prix Aurora/Boréal 2012 . Prix Aurora Awards.
