Louise Cotnoir

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.

[1] In 1993, she published her first collection of short stories La déconvenue; it received special mention by the jury for the Grand Prix de la nouvelle at the Salon du livre du Mans [fr].

[1][2] Her work has been translated into English, Spanish, Catalan, Swedish, Finnish and Chinese.

Cotnoir contributed to and served on the editorial board for the journal Arcade.

She also has contributed to various Canadian and European periodicals including Spirale [fr], Estuaire, Lèvres urbaines, Sorcières [fr], Trivia, El Ciervo, Cahiers internationaux du symbolisme and Room of One's Own.