Adrienne Choquette

[1] The daughter of Dr. Henri Choquette,[2] She was born in Shawinigan and studied with the Ursulines at Trois-Rivières from 1924 to 1931.

Choquette began work with the Quebec public service but soon gravitated towards journalism.

[2] In 1954, her story collection La nuit ne dort pas was awarded the Prix David.

Her 1961 story collection Laure Clouet received the Prix du Grand Jury des lettres.

[2] In 1980, the Société des écrivains canadiens de langue française created the Prix Adrienne-Choquette in her honour.