{"id":18330,"date":"2026-09-14T14:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/?page_id=18330"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:48:01","slug":"2026-literary-arts-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/awards\/2026-lga\/2026-literary-arts-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dyane L\u00e9ger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:5px\">DYANE L\u00c9GER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Lieutenant Governor\u2019s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2026 Literary Arts Award\u2019s Laureate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dyane-Leger-1-5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dyane-Leger-1-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dyane-Leger-1-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dyane-Leger-1-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dyane-Leger-1-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dyane-Leger-1-5.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">A poet rooted in the land of Acadia, Dyane L\u00e9ger explores the landscapes that are the legacy of her ancestors. Lover of books, woods, animals, and humans who walk on the earth without leaving marks, she prefers to live in the circle of friendship and in the company of the sacred. In her burrow, she continues her tireless learning of the alphabet and beauty. Resistance, boldness, courage, and freedom all have the same meaning for her.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Always alert to the natural world and the spirits that inhabit it, Dyane receives her inspiration from daily moments, both beautiful and banal, such as flickering fireflies, twirling hummingbirds, and flowers that all open at the same time as if by magic. She strives to capture the human experience and create moments of deep connection through words on paper.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dyane\u2019s rigorous approach, her deep passion for Acadian language, and her bold creative endeavours over the years have made her an essential figure in the Canadian francophone artistic community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first Acadian woman to be published in Acadie, her first collection of poems, Graines de f\u00e9es, was the inaugural work published by \u00c9ditions Perce-Neige (1980).\u00a0A major figure in contemporary Acadian literature and a winner of the prestigious Prix France-Acadie, Dyane L\u00e9ger recently published her sixth collection of poetry and her ninth book, <em>Mayday<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She lives and work in Notre Dame, NB.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00ab I want to plunge into life. I want to discover the human soul.<\/em> \u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">To see all the laureates for the 2026 Lieutenant Governor&#8217;s Awards, <a href=\"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/awards\/2026-lga\/\">click here. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1773\" src=\"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-15-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-15-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-15-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-15-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-15-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-15-2048x1419.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artsnb.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LGA-2026-long-rectangle-no-laureate-15-1536x1064.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DYANE L\u00c9GER Lieutenant Governor\u2019s Awards for High Achievement in the Arts 2026 Literary Arts Award\u2019s Laureate A poet rooted in the land of Acadia, Dyane L\u00e9ger explores the landscapes that are the legacy of her ancestors. 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