Charlotte Gingras (born December 10, 1943) is a Canadian author living in Quebec.[1]

She was born in Quebec City and studied teaching and the plastic arts. Gingras taught primary school, gave workshops on creativity for adults and did freelance work as a visual artist.[1]

Her book La liberté? Connais pas received the 1999 Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature. She received the same award in 2000 for Un été de Jade. In 2004, she received a Mr. Christie's Book Award [fr] for La boîte à bonheur.[1] Her book Guerres was awarded the Prix Alvine-Bélisle [fr] in 2012.[2]

Selected works

• Les Chats d'Aurélie, youth novel (1994)
• L'Ile au géant, youth novel (1995)
• Les sorts, stories (1999)
• Freihet nimmt man sich, translated into German from La liberté? Connais pas by Rosemarie Griebel-Kruip (2001)
• Emily's piano, translated from La boîte à bonheur by Susan Ouriou (2005)
• Pieces of me, translated from La liberté? Connais pas by Susan Ouriou (2009)[3]
• Ophélie, youth novel (2008)

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