Germaine Guèvremont, born Grignon[1] (April 16, 1893 – August 21, 1968) was a Canadian writer, who was a prominent figure in Quebec literature.
[1] She was a housewife for a number of years, but later returned to journalism as a writer for The Gazette and an editor for Le Courrier de Sorel.
The Outlander, an English translation of her two novels in one volume, was published in 1950, and won the fiction prize in the 1950 Governor General's Awards.
[1] Ironically, Guèvremont's novels are largely recognized as the last influential examples of romans du terroir, the traditionalist form of Quebec literature in the early 20th century,[2] while Grignon's Un Homme broke with that tradition and is recognized as one of Quebec's first influential modernist novels.
She was a member of the Académie des lettres du Québec, and was honored on a postage stamp by Canada Post in 1976.