Tania Langlais (born 1979) is a Quebec poet and educator.[1]
She was born in Montreal and was educated at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Langlais teaches French at the college level.[1]
Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies. Langlais received the Prix Émile-Nelligan in 2000 for her collection of poetry Douze bêtes aux chemises de l'homme, the youngest to receive this award. She has also received the Prix Jacqueline-Déry-Mochon in 2001, the first prize for poetry from Radio-Canada in 2002 and the Prix Joseph-S. Stauffer in 2005.[1]
She won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry at the 2021 Governor General's Awards for her collection Pendant que Perceval tombait.[2] She was previously nominated in the same category in 2001 for Douze bêtes aux chemises de l'homme.[3]
Works
- Douze bêtes aux chemises de l'homme (2000)
- La clarté s'installe comme un chat (2004)
- Kennedy sait de quoi je parle (2008)
- Pendant que Perceval tombait (2020)
References
- ^ a b c "Langlais, Tania". Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
- ^ Laila Maalouf, "Fanny Britt remporte le Prix du Gouverneur général". La Presse, November 17, 2021.
- ^ Sandra Martin (October 24, 2001). "The kindest cut of all: The G-G's shortlist". The Globe and Mail.