Yves Meynard
Yves Meynard (born 13 June 1964) is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy writer. He writes in both English and French. Biography. Meynard made his debut as an author in 1986 at the Boréal congress in Longueuil. Along with Philippe Gauthier and Claude J. Pelletier, he launched the fanzine Samizdat, and became literary director for the magazine Solaris from 1994-2002. He has received a number of literary awards, including four Aurora Awards, three Boréal Prizes, and the Quebec Grand Prize for Science Fiction and Fantasy in 1994 (now the Jacques-Brossard Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy ). In 1998, Meynard published "The Book of Knights" in English with Tor Books, released in French as "Le Livre des chevaliers" under the Alire imprint in 1999. He also writes works for young adults, and published "Le Mage des fourmis" ("The Ant Mage") with Mediaspaul in 1995. He received the Aurora Award for best novel ("La Rose du désert") in 1997. He has collaborated with the Quebec author Élisabeth Vonarburg, and regularly collaborates with Jean-Louis Trudel under the collective name Laurent McAllister.