Michel van Schendel (June 16, 1929 - October 9, 2005) was a French-born Canadian writer and journalist from Quebec.
[1] Born in Asnières-sur-Seine, France in 1929 to Belgian parents, van Schendel emigrated to Quebec in 1952.
[1] He worked as a journalist for the Société Radio-Canada for several years before joining the Université du Québec à Montréal as a professor in 1969, holding that position until his retirement in 1998.
[1] He won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry or drama at the 1980 Governor General's Awards for De l'oeil et de l'écoute, but donated his prize money to striking Canadian Broadcasting Corporation employees and the Salvadoran Solidarity Committee.
[2] He was later nominated in the French-language poetry category at the 1998 Governor General's Awards for Bitumes.