Louise Cotnoir

Louise Cotnoir (December 6, 1948 – December 2, 2024) was a Canadian writer in Quebec.

Life and career Cotnoir was born in Sorel and received a bachelor's degree in literary studies from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a master's degree in medieval studies from the Université de Montréal. She taught literature at the Cégep de Thetford from 1973 until she retired in 2007.

Her work has been translated into English, Spanish, Catalan, Swedish, Finnish and Chinese.

Selected works Source: Signature païenne, poetry (1989) Asiles, poetry (1991) Des nuits qui créent le déluge, poetry (1994) Nous sommes en alarme, poetry (2000) Carnet américain, short stories (2003) Les îles, poetry (2005), nominated for a Governor General's Award, translated as The Islands (2011) Le Cahier des villes, short stories (2009)