Sylvie Bérard
Sylvie Bérard was born in Montreal, 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. She later lectured on Quebec literature at Trent University; she also was director of the Department of languages and modern literature. Bérard began publishing short stories in 1987.
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Sylvie Bérard
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- Born
- 1965 · Montreal.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- poet · university teacher · novelist · writer · translator
- Fields
- creative and professional writing · prose · poetry · translation
- Education
- Université du Québec à Montréal · University of Toronto
- Honours
- Jacques-Chambon Award for Best Translation · Prix Jacques-Brossard
- Languages
- French · English
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Her short story "La Guerre sans temps" received a Prix Aurora Award. She has published articles in a number of scholarly journals. She is also a member of the editorial board for the journal XYZ. She has also worked as a translator. They were previously nominated in the same category at the 2022 Governor General's Awards for Le fruit de la puanteur, their translation of Lai's Salt Fish Girl. She is queer. She was shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award for French Prose in 2026 for Mes morts jeunes.
Sylvie Bérard studied at Université du Québec à Montréal and University of Toronto. The recorded working language is French and English. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, prose and poetry. Employment is recorded with Trent University. Distinctions recorded are Jacques-Chambon Award for Best Translation and Prix Jacques-Brossard.
• 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 • Terre des Autres (2004), translated as Of Wind and Sand (2009), received the Prix des lecteurs de Radio-Canada • La Saga d'Illyge (2011), nominated for an Aurora award
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Sylvie Bérard is recorded as having received Jacques-Chambon Award for Best Translation and Prix Jacques-Brossard. Career and activity. Bérard worked in creative and professional writing, prose, poetry, translation and fantasy literature. She was employed by Trent University.
photograph taken at the 2014 edition of the "Utopiales" in Nantes.
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1965
Sylvie Bérard born at Montreal.
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- 1.Bérard, Sylvie. Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
- 2.York University. Sylvie Bérard.
- 3.Université du Québec à Montréal. La science-fiction: de la perspective à la prospective.
- 4.Revue Solaris in lang. Prix Aurora.
- 5.Laila Maalouf, "Katia Belkhodja l’emporte dans la catégorie Romans et nouvelles". La Presse, November 6, 2025.
- 6.Chantal Fontaine, "Dévoilement des finalistes des Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général". Les Libraires, October 12, 2022.
- 7.Paul-François Sylvestre, "La littérature queer serait bel et bien sortie du placard". L'Express, December 13, 2020.
- 8.Cassandra Drudi, "Nina Dunic, Rick Westhead, Canisia Lubrin among 2026 Trillium Book Award finalists". Quill & Quire, May 5, 2026.
- 9.Nominations, Prix Aurora/Boréal 2012. Prix Aurora Awards in lang.
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