Chroniques du Pays des Mères by Élisabeth Vonarburg

Dick Award finalist, 1995, for The Reluctant Voyagers Grand Prix de la SF quebecoise and Prix Boreal, both 1997, both for TyranaelI&II Quebec's Prix du Conseil du Statut de la Femme, 1998. Dick Special Runner-up Award, and Tiptree Award finalist, all 1993, all for Chroniques du Pays des Meres Philip K.

MEMBER: SFSF Boréal, Science Fiction Canada, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), Writer's Union of Canada (TWUC), Union de Écrivaines et Écrivaines Québecois (UNEEQ), INFINI (France).ĪWARDS, HONORS: Grand Prix de la SF francaise, Prix Rosny Aine, and Quebec's Prix Boreal, all 1982, all for Le Silence de la Cité Canadian Aurora Award, 1991, for Histoire de la Princesse et du Dragon Canadian Aurora Award, 1992, for Ailleurs et au Japon Canadian Aurora Award, Grand Prix de la SF Editor of Quebecois science-fiction and fantasy magazine Solaris, 1976-91, contributing editor and literary editor, 1999. of Canada, technical translator from English to French, 1976-77 Radio-Canada, weekly science-fiction columnist, 1993-95. Worked as a singer and songwriter, 1974-82 Aluminum Co. E-mail- ĬAREER: High school teacher in Chalon-sur-Saone, France, 1972-73 Universit' du Quebec a Chicoutimi, assistant lecturer in literature, 1973-81 Université du Quebec a Rimouski, assistant lecturer in literature and creative writing, 1983-86 Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, teacher of creative writing in science fiction, 1990. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, music, movies, cats, skiing, good food, and bad puns.ĪDDRESSES: Home and office-Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada. (with honors), 1969, Agregation de Lettres Modernes, 1972 Universite Laval, Ph.D., 1987.

Education: University of Dijon, B.A., 1969, M.A. Dick Award special citation in 1992 for In the Mothers' Land the English version of Chroniques du pays des mères.PERSONAL: Born August 5, 1947, in Paris France immigrated to Quebec, Canada, in 1973 daughter of Rene (a military officer) and Jeanne (a pharmacist maiden name, Morche) Ferron-Wehrlin married Jean-Joel Vonarburg, Decem(divorced January, 1990). She has received several awards, including 'Le Grand Prix de la SF française' in 1982 and a Philip K. Her first novel, Le Silence de la Cité ( The Silence in the City), appeared in 1981. She was born in Paris (France) and has lived in Chicoutimi (now Saguenay), Quebec, Canada since 1973.įrom 1979 to 1990 she was the literary director of the French-Canadian science fiction magazine Solaris. Élisabeth Vonarburg (born 5 August 1947) is a science fiction writer.

Chroniques du Pays des Mères by Élisabeth Vonarburg