Gracia Couturier

Gracia Couturier
Born	(1951-08-14) August 14, 1951 (age 73) Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation	Educator writer
Education	Université de Moncton (BEd)

Gracia Couturier (born August 14, 1951) is a Canadian educator and writer.[1]

She was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick. She has lived in Moncton since the 1970s.[1] Couturier received a BEd from the Université de Moncton. She taught school for several years and completed a master's degree in French literature in 1994.[2]

She was a founding member of the Théâtre l'Escaouette in Moncton and was founding director of Théâtre de saisons du Centre universitaire de Shippagan.[3] Her work includes children's literature, novels, plays and haiku.[1] Couturier has also worked as a script writer and researcher for Radio-Canada.[3]

Selected works

Children's literature

Source:[4]

• Un tintamarre dans ma tête (2002)
• Le vœu en vaut-il la chandelle? (2003)

Novels

Source:[3]

• L'antichambre (1997)
• Je regardais Rebecca (1999)
• Chacal, mon frère (2010), received the Prix des lecteurs Radio-Canada[1] and the Prix France-Acadie[4]

Plays

Source:[3]

• Les enfants, taisez-vous! (1983)
• Le gros ti-gars (1986)
• Mon mari est un ange (1988), also rewritten for television
• Les ans volés (1988)
• Enfantômes suroulettes (1989)
• Conséquences (2019)[5]

References

1. "Chacal, mon frère". Prix des lecteurs Radio-Canada 2011. Radio Canada. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
2. "Gracia Couturier". Bouton d'or Acadie. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04.
3. "Gracia Couturier". Association acadienne des artistes professionnelles du Nouveau-Brunswick.
4. "Gracia Couturier". New Brunswick Author Portal. Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
5. "Conséquences (2019)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27.