Katia Belkhodja
Katia Belkhodja (born 1986) is an Algerian Canadian writer from Quebec,[1] whose novel Les déterées was the winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2025 Governor General's Awards.[2]
Born in Algeria, she emigrated to Canada with her family in childhood.[3] She published her debut novel, Le peau des doigts, in 2008, and followed up with La marchande de sable in 2015.[3] In 2023 she was selected for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Rising Stars program for emerging writers, with a mentorship from writer Catherine Leroux.[4]
She also teaches French literature at the CÉGEP level.[3]
References
- ^ Laila Maalouf, "Une histoire de survivance et de transmission". La Presse, January 25, 2025.
- ^ Laila Maalouf, "Katia Belkhodja l’emporte dans la catégorie Romans et nouvelles". La Presse, November 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c "« Écrire sur soi, c'est casse-gueule »". Ici Radio-Canada, January 31, 2017.
- ^ Inderjit Deogun, "Writers’ Trust announces 2023 Rising Stars". Quill & Quire, April 12, 2023.