An article by Attila Berki | Quill & Quire (February 26th, 2025)
In this article, Attila Berki writes about the literary tribute for Antonine Maillet conceptualized and written by Georgette LeBlanc, produced by the Frye Festival.
Read the full article : https://quillandquire.com/omni/frye-festival-announces-antonine-maillet-tribute-in-moncton/
Antonine Maillet
Antonine Maillet (1929-2025), née à Bouctouche, est l’une des figures majeures de la littérature acadienne. Dramaturge et romancière, elle a donné voix au peuple acadien à travers des œuvres comme La Sagouine and Pélagie-la-Charrette, qui lui a valu le prix Goncourt en 1979, une première pour une autrice canadienne. Ses écrits, empreints d’humour, de mémoire et de langue populaire, ont contribué à faire rayonner la culture acadienne sur la scène internationale. Ancienne professeure et chercheuse, Antonine Maillet demeure une ambassadrice incontournable de l’Acadie et de la francophonie.
Georgette LeBlanc
Georgette LeBlanc writes at the confluence of memory, myth, and speech. Born of the tides and languages of Acadia, her voice flows between poetry, prose, song, and the stage, shaping worlds where stories breathe and the body remembers. A transdisciplinary artist with a PhD in Francophone Studies from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, she has focused her research and creative work on the intersections of ethnology and literature. A former Official Poet of the Parliament of Canada, she is the author of numerous award-winning and critically acclaimed books, including Alma, Amédé, Océan (2021 GG Literary Award for Translation) and Petits poèmes sur mon père qui est mortShe currently lives and works in Moncton, New Brunswick.
