Marie Hélène Poitras

Marie Hélène Poitras is a leader among the new generation of Quebec writers. She won the prestigious Prix Anne-Hébert in 2003 for her first novel, Soudain le Minotaure, the original French version of this book. In 2006 she published a collection of short stories, La Mort de Mignonne et autres histoires. She is a journalist in the cultural field in general and music editor for the Montreal entertainment weekly Voir. She lives in Montreal.