Marcel Labine

Marcel Labine for his outstanding career as one of Québec's most acclaimed poets. Having taught literature at the Collège de Maisonneuve in Montréal for 33 years, Marcel first published a collection of his work in 1975 in the journal Les Herbes Rouges. Subsequently, he published in Estuaire, Exit, La Nouvelle Barre du Jour, and Moebius. Over the years he participated in many readings of his poetry and was on the editorial board of La Nouvelle Barre du Jour for the Première Ligne collection. Marcel's "Papiers d'Épidémie" won the Governor General's Award in 1998. Other honors he has received include the Excellence Award for Best Fiction Text (1988), Grand Prix Québecor at the International Poetry Festival (2006), Gabrielle-Roy Writing Scholarship (2012) and the Montréal Poetry Festival Award (2013) as well as several finalist selections. Marcel also has published prose including the essay "The American Roman in Question". Marcel pursues a body of work with inventive forms that look at urban and imaginary landscapes haunted by decline. Marcel Labine's award-winning poetry and prose bring great distinction to his Guédry/Labine family.