Jennifer Tremblay facts for kids

Jennifer Tremblay is a talented Canadian writer. She was born in 1973 in Forestville, Quebec, a town in Canada. She is known for writing many different kinds of stories, including books for young people and plays for the stage.

Early Life and Education

Jennifer Tremblay grew up in Forestville, Quebec. She loved writing from a young age. In 1990, when she was just 17, she published her first book. It was a collection of poems called Histoires de foudre.

After that, she went to the Université du Québec à Montréal. She studied creative writing there and graduated in 1995. This helped her become an even better writer.

Her Writing Career

Jennifer Tremblay has written for many different places. She wrote short stories and articles for magazines. She also helped write episodes for TV shows on Radio-Canada television. These shows included Les Chatouilles and Bouledogue Bazar [fr].

In 2004, she published her first novel, a longer story called Tout ce qui brille. This was an important step in her career as a novelist.

Writing for Young Readers

Jennifer Tremblay loves to write for children and teenagers. In 2004, she helped start a publishing company called Éditions de la Bagnole [fr]. This company focuses on publishing books especially for young people. It is now part of a bigger group called Groupe Livre Québecor Média [fr].

She has written several popular books for young readers. These stories often feature interesting characters and adventures.

Award-Winning Plays

Besides books, Jennifer Tremblay is also famous for her plays. Her play La Liste (which means "The List") was very successful. In 2008, it won the Governor General's Award for French-language drama. This is one of the biggest awards for writers in Canada.

La Liste also won the Prix Michel-Tremblay in 2010. She even received an award from the Centre national du théâtre [fr] in France. Her play was so popular that it was translated into five different languages. This means people in many countries could read and enjoy her work.

She has written other plays too, like Le Carrousel in 2011 and La délivrance in 2014.

Selected Works

Here are some of Jennifer Tremblay's well-known works:

• Un secret pour Matisse, a book for young readers (2004)
• Miro et les canetons du lac vert, another youth book (2006)
• Sacha et son sushi, a youth book (2008)
• Matisse et les vaches lunaires, a youth book (2009)
• La Liste, a play (2008)
• Le Carrousel, a play (2011)
• La délivrance, a play (2014)
• Blues ... dans une chambre rose, a novel (2015)