Louise Simard (born 1950) is a Quebec writer. She was born in Montreal and grew up in

Mont-Laurier, Quebec Mont-Laurier () is a town and incorporated municipality in northwest Quebec, Canada, located on the banks of the Lièvre River (''Rivière du Lièvre''), a tributary of the Ottawa River. Known as the "Capital of the Haute-Laurentides", the motto ...

. As of 2010, she was living in Stoke in the

Eastern Townships The Eastern Townships (french: Cantons de l'Est) is an historical administrative region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It lies between the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the American border, and extends from Granby in the southwest, to Drummondv ...

. Simard earned a master's degree and Doctorate in French studies from the Université de Sherbrooke. In 1992, her book ''La très noble demoiselle'' was nominated for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction. She was awarded the Prix Alfred-Desrochers in 1995 for the novel ''Laure Conan, la romancière aux rubans'', the Prix Jean-Hamelin in 1996 for ''Le médaillon dérobé'' and the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault in 2001 for her novel ''Thana, La fille-rivière''.

Published books

* ''La très noble demoiselle'', 1992 * ''Laure Conan: La Romanciere aux Rubans'', 1995 * ''La Route de Parramatta'', 1998 * ''Thana: La fille-rivière'', 2000 * ''Thana'', 2002 * ''Thana: Les vents de Grand'Anse'', 2004 * ''La Promesse'', 2004 * ''Où sont allés les engoulevents ?'', 2005 * ''Comme plume au vent'', 2007 * ''La Chanson de l'autour'', 2008 * ''Kila et le gerfaut blessé'', 2008 * ''Le retour du pygargue'', 2009 * ''Éliza et le petit duc'', 2009 * ''La Communiante'', 2010

References

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