Virginie Chaloux-Gendron is a Québécoise writer. Her poetry collection, La fabrique du noir, was a finalist for the 2023 Governor General's Award for French-language poetry.
Career Her first novel, Fais de beaux rêves, was published in 2020. Her poetry collection, Le matin recommence, was published in 2025. Her second novel, Tout cela m'appartient, a work of autofiction, was published in 2025 and explores the experience of a survivor of domestic violence navigating the legal system.
Personal life Chaloux-Gendron is the daughter of the former Mayor of Huntingdon, Quebec, Stéphane Gendron. In 2025, she stated that she completely cut ties with her father six years earlier.
She has a son.
Works
Poetry collections
Cerises de terre (2019) La fabrique du noir (2022) Le matin recommence (2025)
Novels
Fais de beaux rêves (2020) Tout cela m'appartient (2025)
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryWorkResultsRef.2023Governor General’s AwardsFrench-language poetryLa fabrique du noir2023Prix littéraires de la Ville de QuebecPrix de la poésie Jean-Noël-Pontbriand (Jean-Noël-Pontbriand Poetry Prize)2026Prix littéraires de la Ville de QuebecLittérature adulte (Adult literature)Tout cela m'appartient
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