Danielle Marcotte

Canadian writer living in Quebec (born 1950)

Danielle Marcotte

Born	April 1950 Montreal, Quebec
Nationality	Canadian
Genre	Children's books

Danielle Marcotte (born April 1950) is a Canadian writer living in Quebec.^[1]

She was born in Montreal and received a bachelor's degree in literature and a master's degree in adult education. Marcotte has worked in media relations, journalism, teaching, editing and communications.^[1] From 2004 to 2009, she was responsible for promoting reading for the Department of Education in the Swiss Canton of Jura.^[2]

Marcotte married the Swiss politician Pierre-Alain Gentil [fr], who died in 2008.^[3] She returned to Quebec in autumn 2009.^[2]

Selected works

Poil de serpent, dent d'araignée (1996), received a Mr. Christie's Book Award
La légende de Jos Montferrand (2001)
Les Sabots rouges (2004), nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award
Au lit, Moka! (2010), awarded second place in the category children's book at the Alcuin Society Awards

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Marcotte, Danielle" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Danielle Marcotte". L'abécédaire des créateurs (in French). Communication-Jeunesse.
^ "Gentil, Pierre-Alain, 1925-2008 (Fonds)" (in French). State Archives Jura.