
Benoit Laflamme
Social Networks : Facebook
City :
Ottawa
Province :
Ontario
Country :
Canada
Membership category :
Full member
About / Bio
Benoit Laflamme translates from English and Norwegian into French. Based in Ottawa, he has devoted his entire career to translation. His translation Éclipse électrique (2020) won the Cole Foundation Translation Prize, and his translation Dans la lugubre forêt nos corps seront suspendus (2022) was finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award. He is regional vice-president (Ontario) of the LTAC.
Education / Training
Master's degree in language studies, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 2021
Bachelor's degree in translation, Université Laval, 2009
Certificate in French literature, Université Laval, 2006
Bachelor's degree in translation, Université Laval, 2009
Certificate in French literature, Université Laval, 2006
Awards & Distinctions
Governor General's Literary Award in Translation (finalist), 2022
Governor General's Academic Medal (Gold) - Master's, 2021
The Cole Foundation Prize for Translation, 2020 - Éclipse électrique
Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC) - 2017, Participant
Governor General's Academic Medal (Gold) - Master's, 2021
The Cole Foundation Prize for Translation, 2020 - Éclipse électrique
Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC) - 2017, Participant
Languages
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English -> French
Norwegian -> French
Literary Types
- Graphic Novels
- Non fiction
- Children's / YA Literature
- Poetry
- Fiction
- Dubbing or Subtitling
Selected Bibliography
- Sheung-King, Tu manges une orange. Tu es nue. [You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked.], L'Interligne, 2025.
- Kern Carter, Nos Cris [Boys and Girls Screaming], Boréal, 2024.
- Isabel Roxas, Les Aventures de l'équipe POM (tomes 1 et 2) [The Adventures of Team POM], Bayard Canada, 2024.
- Jenny Jordahl, Qu'est-ce qui se passe avec toi? [Hva skjedde egentlig med deg?], Bayard Canada, 2023.
- Ava Farmehri, Dans la lugubre forêt nos corps seront suspendus [Through the Sad Wood Our Corpses Will Hang], L'Interligne, 2022.
- J. Torres et Elbert Or, Jesse et ses fantômes [Lola: A Ghost Story], Bayard Canada, 2022.
- Melissa Bull, Éclipse électrique [The Knockoff Eclipse], Boréal, 2020.
- Michael V. Smith, Ceci est mon corps [My Body is Yours], Triptyque, 2019.