Daniel Sernine
French Canadian children's writer, pseudonym of Alain Lortie
About Daniel Sernine
Born 1955. Daniel Sernine is a Canadian writer, science fiction writer and children's writer.
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, both from the University of Montréal. 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. 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. as well as a member of the editorial board of Solaris.
Selected awards and honors Year Organization Award title,Category Work Result Refs 1977 Requiem Prix Dagon Exode 5 1982 Solaris Prix Solaris Loin des vertes prairies 1984 Canada Council for the Arts Prix de littĂ©rature de jeunesse du Conseil des Arts du Canada Le Cercle Violet 1986 Canadian SF and Fantasy Association Prix Casper Yadjine et la mort 1992 BorĂ©al Prix BorĂ©al Ă la recherche de Monsieur Goodtheim Boulevard des Ătoiles Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique quĂ©bĂ©cois Boulevard des Ătoiles, Boulevard des Ătoiles 2 : Ă la Recherche de Monsieur Goodtheim, Le Cercle de Khaleb and Les RĂȘves d'Argus Prix 12/17 Brive-MontrĂ©al Le Cercle de Khaleb 1994 Canadian SF and Fantasy Association Aurora AwardFrench novel Chronoreg BorĂ©al Prix BorĂ©al Manuscrit trouvĂ© dans un secrĂ©taire 1996 Grand Prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique quĂ©bĂ©cois Sur la scĂšne des siecles, L'Arc-en-Cercle and La TraversĂ©e de l'apprenti sorcier
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Who is Daniel Sernine?
French Canadian children's writer, pseudonym of Alain Lortie
When was Daniel Sernine born?
Daniel Sernine was born on 7 November 1955 in Montreal.
What is Daniel Sernine's occupation?
Daniel Sernine is a writer, science fiction writer and children's writer.
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Daniel Sernine is Canadian.
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