D a n i e l D a n i s
lives in the Saguenay, region of Quebec. His first play, Celle-là (That Woman) was awarded the 1993 Governor General’s Award and named best new play by the Syndicat Professionnel de la Critique Dramatique et Musicale (Paris). Cendres de cailloux (Stone and Ashes) won first prize at the Festival International de Maubeuge (France) and was named best new play at the 1994 Soirée des Masques (Montreal). Its English version, by Linda Gaboriau, won the 1996 Governor General’s Award for literary translation. Le Chant du Dire-Dire (Thunderstruck or The Song of the Say-Sayer) was named the 2000 best new play by the Syndicat Professionnel de la Critique Dramatique et Musicale (Paris). Le Langue-à-Langue des chiens de roches (In the Eyes of Stone Dogs) was awarded the 2002 Governor General’s Award. His last play E, roman-dit will be created by Alain Françon (Théâtre de la Colline, Paris) and won the Grand Prix littéraire dramatique 2006 (France).
His plays are published in French by L’Arche, éditeur (Paris), Leméac (Montreal) and Actes Sud-Papiers (Paris) and in English by Talonbooks. Daniel Danis is also the author of Le Pont de pierres et la Peau d’images, a play for young audiences published by l’École des Loisirs (Paris), winner of le Prix de théâtre Meilleure découverte.
