Jovette Bernier

Jovette-Alice Bernier
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Born	(1900-11-27)November 27, 1900 Saint-Fabien, Quebec
Died	Longueuil, Quebec
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	writer journalist

Marie-Angele "Jovette" Alice Bernier (November 27, 1900 – December 4, 1981) was a journalist and writer in Quebec. Because of extensive exposure in the print media and on radio, she was often referred to simply as Jovette.

The daughter of Joseph-Elzéar Bernier and Élise Morest, she was born in Saint-Fabien-de-Rimouski. She attended the Normal School in Rimouski and went on to teach in the Gaspé region and later Quebec City. Bernier began her career in journalist in 1923 and, over the next 50 years, appeared in print, on radio and on television. She wrote for L'Événement in Quebec city, La Tribune in Sherbrooke and L'Illustration in Montreal. In 1932, she was given a daily show Bonjour madame on radio station CKAC. From 1939 to 1958, Bernier was the host of the radio show Quelles nouvelles , which included sketch comedy. From 1963 to 1965, she wrote scripts for the Quebec soap opera Rue de l’Anse.

She published five collections of poems:

• Roulades (1924)
• Comme l'oiseau (1926)
• Tout n'est pas dit (1929), which won the Lieutenant-Governor's medal
• les Masques déchirés (1932)
• Mon deuil en rouge (1945)

and two novels:

• La chair décevante (1931)
• Non Monsieur (1969), which received the Prix du Cercle du livre de France

Bernier died in Longueuil at the age of 81.

Rue Jovette-Bernier in Sherbrooke and Rue Jovette-Bernier in Quebec City were named in her honour.

An annual literary prize, the Prix Jovette-Bernier (later known as the Prix Jovette-Bernier—Ville de Rimouski), was created in her honour.