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Éric Gauthier (writer)

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Not to be confused with Eric Gauthier (dancer).
Éric Gauthier
Éric Gauthier in 2015
Éric Gauthier in 2015
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
OccupationWriter, storyteller
LanguageFrench, English
GenreScience fiction, fantasy
Notable awardsPrix Boréal (x4)
Prix Solaris (x3)
Prix Jacques-Brossard (x3)
Website
ericgauthier.net

Éric Gauthier is a Québécois writer and storyteller. He primarily writes science fiction and fantasy novels and novellas.[1] He has won the prix Boréal four times (2000, 2006, 2009, 2012);[2][3] the prix Solaris three times (1999, 2002, 2016);[4][3] and the prix Jacques-Brossard three times (2003, 2012, 2020).[3][5]

Biography

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Éric Gauthier was born in 1975 in Rouyn-Noranda,[6][7][8] in the Abitibi region of Quebec.[9] After a childhood spent in Abitibi,[10] and computer science [citation needed] studies in Ottawa,[10] Gauthier moved to Montréal.[citation needed] He eventually left his job as a computer scientist to pursue writing.[7]

In 1999, Gauthier did a live storytelling performance at the pub Le Sergent Recruteur in Montréal and published his first short story.[7] Though he had previous experience doing readings in Abitibi,[citation needed] the Montréal performance, part of Dimanches du Conte (Sundays of Storytelling), was the true start of his storytelling career.[7] Since then, he has performed in places such as Yukon, France, and Serbia,[9] as well as at festivals such as Le Rendez-vous des grandes gueules in Trois-Pistoles,[11] Festival Voix d'Amérique in Montréal, Caf'Contes in Brittany,[7] and Ottawa Storytelling Festival.[citation needed] In 2003, his solo show Feu blanc. Contes de la luna (White Fire: Tales of the Moon) was released as a book-CD.[7] He sometimes tours with other members of Production Cormorant.[citation needed]

In addition to his readings and performances, Gauthier also teaches workshops and offers writing consultations.[12][13] A resident of Sherbrooke, Gauthier is part of the Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois.[7]

Bibliography

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  • 2002: Terre des pigeons (Planète rebelle)[14][3][7][9]
  • 2008: Une fêlure au flanc du monde (Éditions Alire)[3]
  • 2009: Feu blanc (Planete Rebelle)[3]
  • 2011: Montréel (Éditions Alire)[3]
  • 2015: La grande mort de mononc' morbide (Éditions Alire)[14][3]
  • 2019: Le Saint Patron des plans foireux (Éditions Alire)[3][15]
  • 2021: Les Étages ultérieurs (Éditions Alire)[3]

Additionally, his short stories have been published in magazines including Solaris, XYZ, and Mœbius. These stories include:[7]

  • Bientôt sur votre écran (Solaris, issue 139)[16]
  • Au bout du couloir (Solaris, issue 200)[17]
  • Le livre de trop (À l'est de l'apocalypse)[15]

Awards

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Gauthier was the youngest person to receive the Grand prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois during its 23-year history. It was renamed the Jacques-Brossard Prize for Science Fiction and Fantasy in 2008. Since then, he has won two more but is no longer the youngest winner.[18][9] He received the inaugural Prix estrien de litterature de genre for his novel La grande mort de mononc' morbide in 2017.[14]

Year Award Awarding body Awarded for Ref(s)
1999 Prix Solaris Solaris La Maison de l'anxitecte [3][19]
2000 Prix Boréal SFSF Boréal Inc. Best novella: Souvenir du Saudade Express [2][3]
Prix Aurora Canadian SF and Fantasy Association Best French novella: Souvenir du Saudade Express [20][3]
2002 Prix Solaris Solaris Feu sacré [16][3]
2003 Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois Passport l'imaginaire Terre des pigeons [3][10][19]
2006 Prix Boréal SFSF Boréal Inc. Best novella: Au jardin comme à la guerre [2][3]
2009 Une felure au flanc du monde [3][7]
2012 Montréel [3][17]
Prix Jacques-Brossard Passport l'imaginaire [3][19]
2016 Prix Solaris Solaris Éclairer l'origine [4][3]
2017 Prix estrien de litterature de genre L'Association des auteures et auteurs de l'Estrie La grande mort de mononc' morbide [3][14]
2020: Prix Jacques-Brossard Passport l'imaginaire Le Saint Patron des plans foireux and Le Livre de trop [5][3][15]

References

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  1. ^ Blouin, Genevieve (2006-02-23). "Éric Gauthier, La Grande Mort de mononc' Morbide (Fa)" [Eric Gauthier, The Great Death of Uncle Morbid (Fa)] (in French). Revue Solaris. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  2. ^ a b c "Les années 2000" [The 2000s] (in French). Congres Boréal. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Biographie" (in French). Association des auteures et auteurs de l'Estrie. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  4. ^ a b "Et le prix Solaris 2016 est attribué à…" [And the 2016 Solaris Prize goes to…] (in French). Revue Solaris. 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  5. ^ a b Groguhé, Marissa (2020-06-11). "L'auteur Éric Gauthier choisi lauréat du prix Jacques-Brossard" [Author Éric Gauthier chosen winner of the Jacques-Brossard prize] (in French). La Presse. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  6. ^ "Litterature: Éric Gauthier remporte le prix Jacques-Brossard 2020" [Literature: Éric Gauthier wins the Jacques-Brossard Prize 2020] (in French). Horror Quebec. 2020. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Gauthier, Eric" (in French). L'Île L'infocentre littéraire des écrivains québécois. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  8. ^ "Generation". Quebec Community Groups Network. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  9. ^ a b c d "Éric Gauthier" (in French). Maison des arts de la parole. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  10. ^ a b c "Gauthier, Eric". Planète rebelle. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  11. ^ "Faites la connaissance du conteur Éric Gauthier" [Meet the storyteller Éric Gauthier] (in French). infodimanche.com. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  12. ^ "parce que l'écriture, c'est pas sorcier (sauf quand ça l'est)" [because writing is not rocket science (except when it is)] (in French). des histoires qui marchent. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  13. ^ "Le laboratoire : atelier d'écriture sur la phrase et le style — offert par Éric Gauthier" [The laboratory: writing workshop on sentences and style — offered by Éric Gauthier] (in French). Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  14. ^ a b c d Beaulieu, Isabelle (2017-10-17). "Le Prix estrien de la littérature de genre pour Éric Gauthier" [The Estrie Prize for genre literature for Éric Gauthier] (in French). Les libraires. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  15. ^ a b c Noël, Mélanie (2020-06-11). "Éric Gauthier remporte le prix Jacques-Brossard 2020" [Éric Gauthier wins the 2020 Jacques-Brossard Prize] (in French). La Tribune. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  16. ^ a b "Prix Solaris 2002" (in French). Solaris Revue. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  17. ^ a b Lauzon-Dicso, Mathieu (2017-10-02). "L'architecture magique d'un Montréal bien réel" [The magical architecture of a very real Montreal] (in French). ImaginAtlas. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  18. ^ "Jacques Brossard Prize". Solaris Revue. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  19. ^ a b c "La grande mort de mononc' morbide" [The Great Death of Uncle Morbid] (in French). ActuSF. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  20. ^ "1980-2012 Aurora Awards". The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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