Virginie Chaloux-Gendron

Virginie Chaloux-Gendron is a Québécoise writer. Her poetry collection, La fabrique du noir, was a finalist for the 2023 Governor General's Award for French-language poetry.

Career Her first novel, Fais de beaux rêves, was published in 2020. Her poetry collection, Le matin recommence, was published in 2025. Her second novel, Tout cela m'appartient, a work of autofiction, was published in 2025 and explores the experience of a survivor of domestic violence navigating the legal system.

Personal life Chaloux-Gendron is the daughter of the former Mayor of Huntingdon, Quebec, Stéphane Gendron. In 2025, she stated that she completely cut ties with her father six years earlier. 2023 Prix littéraires de la Ville de Quebec Prix de la poésie Jean-Noël-Pontbriand (Jean-Noël-Pontbriand Poetry Prize) 2026 Prix littéraires de la Ville de Quebec Littérature adulte (Adult literature) Tout cela m'appartient