Hlne Dorion, originally from Qubec City, lives outside of Montreal. Recently the winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry for her book, Ravir: les lieux, she has been nominated for, or won, every prize available to a French-language poet in Canada, including the Prix Anne-Hbert. She has been writer in residence at the Universit de Qubec in Montral, the literary director of ditions du Norot, and a co-producer for the very successful audio series, "Posie-Musique."