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Colette Nys-Mazure (born 14 May 1939) is a Belgian poet, essayist, playwright, and novelist writing in French.
She was born in Wavre. She received a master's degree in modern literature from the Catholic University of Leuven. From 1961 to 1999, she taught French literature.
Following the death of her parents, she moved to Tournai.
She also writes books for young people and essays. Her work has been translated into English, German, Polish, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Czech, Swedish and other languages.
Selected works
La vie à foison, poetry (1975)
D'amour et de cendre, poetry (1977)
Pénétrance, poetry (1981), received the Prix Charles Plisnier
Haute enfance, poetry (1990), received the Grand Prix de Poésie pour la Jeunesse awarded by the French Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports
Singulières et plurielles, poetry (1992)
Tous locataires, play (1993) with Françoise Lison-Leroy
La Criée d'aube, poetry (1995)
Le For intérieur, poetry (1996), received the Prix Max-Pol Fouchet de Poésie
Contes d’espérance, short stories (1998)
Dix minutes pour écrire, play (2002)
Seuils de Loire, poetry (2003)
Sans y toucher, short stories (2004), received the Prix Maurice et Gisèle Gauchez-Philippot
Perdre pied, novel (2008)