Françoise Bujold

Françoise Bujold (March 6, 1933 – January 18, 1981) was a Quebec writer and artist. She is considered by some to be the first major poet of the Gaspé region.

Early life and education She was born in Bonaventure and was educated there and in Montreal.

Between 1959 and 1961, eight radio plays by Bujold were presented on Radio Canada.

In 1961, with her husband, she opened a boite à chansons, which also included an art gallery.

The Prix Françoise-Bujold was a literary prize awarded annually in Quebec from 1991 to 2000.

In 2010, David Lonergan published À toi qui n'es pas né au bord de l'eau which included unpublished prints and radio plays by Bujold, as well as a biography.

The public library at Bonaventure was renamed the Bibliothèque Françoise-Bujold in her honour.