Fernand Ouellette, a Canadian writer, died on February 4, 2026.
He was a Quebecois writer who wrote in French and was born in Montreal, Quebec, on September 24, 1930. Ouellette was a three-time winner of the Governor General’s Awards, receiving the French-language non-fiction prize in 1970 for Les actes retrouvés, the French-language fiction prize in 1985 for Lucie ou un midi en novembre, and the French-language poetry prize in 1987 for Les Heures.
Fernand Ouellette (24 September 1930 – 3 February 2026) was a Canadian Quebecois writer who wrote in French. He was a three-time winner of the Governor General’s Awards, having won the Governor General’s Award for French-language non-fiction at the 1970 Governor General’s Awards for Les actes retrouvés, the Governor General’s Award for French-language fiction at the 1985 Governor General’s Awards for Lucie ou un midi en novembre, and the Governor General’s Award for French-language poetry at the 1987 Governor General’s Awards for Les Heures.