Marie-Hélène Poitras

Marie-Hélène Poitras (born 1975) is a Canadian writer living in Montreal, Quebec.

She was born in Ottawa, Ontario. She received a master's degree in literary studies from the Université du Québec à Montréal. Poitras is a journalist reporting on music for the magazine Voir; she also hosts a radio program for Radio-Canada.

Her first novel Soudain le Minotaure received the Prix Anne-Hébert in 2003. Her novel Griffintown received the in 2013 and was a finalist for the Prix Ringuet. Poitras published a collection of stories La mort de Mignonne et autres histoires in 2005 which was a finalist for the. She also published a series for adolescents Rock & Rose in 2009. Her story "Sur la tête de Johnny Cash" received the. Her books have been translated into English, Spanish and Italian. The English translation of Soudain le Minotaure. Suddenly the Minotaur, was shortlisted for a ReLit Award in 2007.

Poitras has also contributed to the literary journals Mœbius and .

She won the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction at the 2023 Governor General's Awards for Galumpf.