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Daniel Sernine

Daniel Sernine
BornAlain Lortie
(1955-11-07) November 7, 1955 (age 69)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
LanguageFrench
GenreScience fiction, children's literature, young adult fiction

Alain Lortie, commonly known under the pseudonym Daniel Sernine, is a French Canadian writer.

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

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Sernine: un vétéran de la science-fiction québécoise". La Presse (in French). 2008-11-16. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  2. ^ "Communication Jeunesse | Sernine, Daniel". Communication Jeunesse (in Canadian French). 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Authors : Sernine, Daniel : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. ^ Marsolais, Sophie (Spring–Summer 2002). "Jeunesse Pop: trente ans au service de l'imaginaire" [Jeunesse Pop: thirty years serving the imagination]. Lurelu (in French). 25 (1): 88–90.
  5. ^ "Daniel Sernine". AÉQJ (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-02.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Sernine