Sylvain Trudel was born in Montréal in 1963. He is the author of multiple children’s books, collections of short stories and novels, among them Du mercure sous la langue (Les Allusifs, 2001, 10/18, 2005), also published in the United States, and Le Souffle de l’harmattan (Les Allusifs, 2002). Awarded many times for his pieces, he received the “libraires du Québec” award for Du mercure sous la langue and the Saint-Exupéry award in the francophone category for the entirety of his work.