Mishka Lavigne
Mishka Lavigne is a Canadian playwright. She is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language drama, for Havre at the 2019 Governor General's Awards[1] and for Copeaux at the 2021 Governor General's Awards.[2]
A graduate of the University of Ottawa,[3] she was the first writer based outside of Quebec to win a GG in the drama category since Emma Haché in 2004.[1]
She was one of the winners, alongside Christophe Bernard, of the Prix Québec-Ontario from the Salon du livre de Toronto in 2017 for her first published play, Cinéma.[4]
Her English-language play Shorelines was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2024 Governor General's Awards.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Valérie Lessard, "Mishka Lavigne remporte le Prix littéraire du Gouverneur général en théâtre". Ici Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau, October 29, 2019.
- ^ Laila Maalouf, "Fanny Britt remporte le Prix du Gouverneur général". La Presse, November 17, 2021.
- ^ Ryan Pepper, "U of O alum Mishka Lavigne takes home Governor General’s Award for Drama". The Fulcrum, November 25, 2019.
- ^ François Bergeron, "Claude Guilmain, Mishka Lavigne et Christophe Bernard primés". L'Express, November 30, 2017.
- ^ Cassandra Drudi, "Canisia Lubrin, Danny Ramadan among 2024 Governor General’s Literary Award finalists". Quill & Quire, October 8, 2024.