Francine Allard

Francine Allard (born October 16, 1949) is a Quebec educator, novelist, poet, and visual artist.

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• Francine Allard entrevue pour lmission Au coeur des lettres
• Selected works
• References

She was born in Verdun, Quebec and was educated at the Université du Québec à Montréal and the Institut Pédagogique Marguerite Bourgeoys in Westmount. She also studied at the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec.

Allard served as secretary-treasurer of the Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois and as president of the Association des écrivains québécois pour la jeunesse. She helped establish the Prix Cécile Gagnon to encourage the development of literature for young people. She has contributed to various literary magazines such as CV2, Moebius, Brèves, Art le Sabord and Nuit Blanche.