Émile Martel OC (August 10, 1941 – November 22, 2023) was a Canadian diplomat and writer who won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry in 1995 for his poetry collection Pour orchestre et poète seul.
[1] Martel was born in Amos, Quebec on August 10, 1941.
[1] Educated at the University of Ottawa, Université Laval and the University of Salamanca,[2] he taught French and Spanish literature in Canada and the United States before joining Canada's Department of External Affairs as a diplomat.
[2] He published both poetry and short stories.
Martel died on November 22, 2023, at the age of 82.