Daniel Sernine
French Canadian writer (born 1955)
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Alain Lortie, commonly known under the pseudonym Daniel Sernine, is a French Canadian writer.
Daniel Sernine | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alain Lortie November 7, 1955 |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Science fiction, children's literature, young adult fiction |
Biography
Sernine obtained a Bachelor's in history in 1975 and a Master's in library science in 1977,[1] both from the University of Montréal.[2] He dedicated himself to writing in 1975, usually science-fiction, fantasy and books for young adults. His first short stories (Jalbert and La bouteille) were published in the magazine Solaris, then called Requiem, in 1975.[3] In 1979, he published his first novel, Organisation Argus, as well as two collections of short stories, Les Contes de l'ombre and Légendes du vieux manoir.[3]
Sernine has published novels and collections for adults, young adults, and children,[3] and has won multiple awards for his works. He is also credited with a hundred articles and essays dedicated to the fields of writing, publishing, astronomy, science-fiction and fantasy.[3]
Sernine has been the literary director of the Jeunesse-Pop collection at Éditions Médiaspaul since 1983 and of Lurelu since 1991, both dedicated to children's literature,[4][5] as well as a member of the editorial board of Solaris.[3]
Selected awards and honors
| Year | Organization | Award title, Category |
Work | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Requiem | Prix Dagon | Exode 5 | Won | |
| 1982 | Solaris | Prix Solaris | Loin des vertes prairies | Won | |
| 1984 | Canada Council for the Arts | Prix de littérature de jeunesse du Conseil des Arts du Canada | Le Cercle Violet | Won | |
| 1986 | Canadian SF and Fantasy Association | Prix Casper | Yadjine et la mort | Won | |
| 1992 | Boréal | Prix Boréal | À la recherche de Monsieur Goodtheim | Won | |
| Boulevard des Étoiles | Won | ||||
| Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois | Boulevard des Étoiles, Boulevard des Étoiles 2 : À la Recherche de Monsieur Goodtheim, Le Cercle de Khaleb and Les Rêves d'Argus | Won | |||
| Prix 12/17 Brive-Montréal | Le Cercle de Khaleb | Won | |||
| 1994 | Canadian SF and Fantasy Association | Aurora Award French novel |
Chronoreg | Won | |
| Boréal | Prix Boréal | Manuscrit trouvé dans un secrétaire | Won | ||
| 1996 | Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois | Sur la scène des siecles, L'Arc-en-Cercle and La Traversée de l'apprenti sorcier | Won |