I love moulding language
PASSION AND CREATIVITY
A Quebecer at heart and by choice, I left France after completing a Master’s in applied foreign languages (English and Russian) and a specialized graduate diploma in international commerce at the Sorbonne. I then studied and worked in various countries before settling in Montréal, where I was recruited by the city’s largest translation firm. There, I was able to learn from some of the best in the field.
With the benefit of that experience under my belt, I struck out on my own. Over the years, my clients have expressed appreciation for my versatility, writing skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines. My organizational skills were put to the test more recently, as I continued carrying on my professional activities while doing a Master’s in creative writing at the Université du Québec à Rimouski. My M.A. culminated in my first novel-in-stories, Juliette ou les morts ne portent pas de bigoudis, published by Lévesque éditeur in 2020.
In addition to language, the arts have always played an essential role in my life: tap dance, swing, choral jazz, modeling, welding, yoga, meditation… My art practice continues to branch out in new directions.
For a number of years, I taught French as a second language at the École d’immersion française in Trois-Pistoles, which is affiliated with Western University in London, Ontario. I also sat on the editorial committee of Le Mouton Noir, a citizen newspaper in Rimouski, to which I contributed regularly.
Having participated several times in the Club des grands lecteurs de l’Est du Québec, a network of book clubs devoted to selecting the best first novel published in France (First Novel Festival in Chambéry) and Québec (UNEQ), I presently sit on the Board of the Mitis local forum for literature, the arts and culture (CLAC Mitis).
