What is François Blais (writer)?
[[File:F Blais.jpg|right|200px]] '''François Blais''' (January 3, 1973 – May 14, 2022) was a Canadian children's writer. He received the 2020 [[Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature]] for his novel ''[[Lac Adélard]]''. He was born in [[Grand-Mère, Quebec|Grand-Mère]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. He published his first book in 2006. Blais died at his sister's home in [[Charette, Quebec|Charette]], Quebec on May 14, 2022 at the age of 49.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dumais |first=Manon |date=2022-05-14 |title=L’écrivain François Blais n’est plus |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/711450/l-ecrivain-francois-blais-n-est-plus |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blais, Francois}} [[Category:1973 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Writers from Quebec]] {{bio-stub}}