Monique Proulx
Monique Proulx (born January 17, 1952 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. She is a two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French language fiction for "Le Cœur est un muscle involontaire" at the 2002 Governor General's Awards and "Champagne" at the 2008 Governor General's Awards, and won the Prix Québec-Paris in 1993 for "Homme invisible à la fenêtre". As a screenwriter her credits have included the films "The Big Snake of the World (Le Grand Serpent du monde)", "The Sex of the Stars (Le  Sexe des étoiles)", "Streetheart (Le cœur au poing)", "Memories Unlocked (Souvenirs intimes)" and "Deliver Me (Délivrez-moi)". She received two Genie Award nominations for Best Screenplay at the 20th Genie Awards in 2000, in both the Original Screenplay category for "The Big Snake of the World" and the Adapted Screenplay category for "Memories Unlocked".