Jean-François Beauchemin (born in 1960 in Drummondville, Quebec) is a prolific Franco-Canadian author whose novels, poems, essays, and reflections have received significant critical acclaim. He has won prestigious awards such as the Prix Jean-Hamelin and the Prix des libraires du Québec, and has been a two-time finalist for the Governor General's Award for works of fiction written in French.
His work has been described as “one of the best-kept secrets” of Quebec literature.