Dorion has published over twenty books of poetry, Without including board, not the end of the world (1995 ), The Walls of the Cave (1998), Portraits of the seas (2000), and delight: the places (2005).

Her work appeared in Estuary (Quebec), the Courier of the International poetic Studies (Belgium), Cronica (Romania) and omens (France), with criticism in various cultural and literary publications.

In 2002, she published Days of sand, the story that won her the Prix Anne-Hébert, then in 2003, Under the arch of timea, a work which brings together essays on writing, literature, and the role of art in society.

Her first book La Vie bercée (2006), was nominated for three awards, including the Prix du Livre Jeunesse Library Montreal and The White Raven (Italy) .

In 2006, Dorion was received at the Académie des lettres du Québec and was named among the "Personalities of the Year" by the newspaperThe Gazette.