Stéfanie Clermont (born April 24, 1988) is a Canadian writer,"Stéfanie Clermont : De belles nouvelles". Les Libraires, October 23, 2017. who published her debut novel Le jeu de la musique in 2017."Stéfanie Clermont: chroniques de la dérive dure". La Presse, November 21, 2017.
The novel was published in an English translation, The Music Game, in 2022.Cassandra Drudi, "The Music Game, by Stéfanie Clermont; J.C. Sutcliffe; trans.". Quill & Quire, March 2022.
Biography Originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Clermont won a children's poetry contest sponsored by the Ottawa Public Library in 2001, in the ages 12–14 division."Ottawa youths win library's Awesome Authors awards". Ottawa Citizen, October 22, 2001. After completing high school, she travelled throughout Canada and the United States before settling in Montreal in 2012.
Awards and honours Le jeu de la musique won the Prix de l'Œuvre de la relève from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec"La « parole forte » de l'auteure Stéfanie Clermont". Le 15-18, February 13, 2018. and the Prix Adrienne-Choquette"Stéfanie Clermont remporte le prix Adrienne-Choquette". La Presse, April 17, 2018. in 2018. It was a competing title in the 2018 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by comedian Philippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques."Le retour du Combat des livres". La Presse, May 1, 2018.
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