Louise Abbott

Louise Abbott (born 1950) ^[1] is a Canadian non-fiction writer, photographer, and filmmaker living in Quebec's Eastern Townships.

Life and work

Abbott graduated from McGill University in 1972. ^[2]

Her work has appeared in the Montreal Gazette , The Globe and Mail , The Canadian Encyclopedia , Canadian Heritage and Photo Life. ^[3]

Publications

• The Coast Way: a Portrait of the English on the Lower North Shore of the St Lawrence (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1988)
• The French Shore: Newfoundland's Port-au-Port Peninsula. Waterous.
• A Country So Wild and Grand
• The Heart of the Farm: a History of Barns and Fences in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. With Niels Jensen.
• Eeyou Istchee: Land of the Cree/Terre des Cris (COTA, 2010) ^[2]
• Memphrémagog: An Illustrated History: Une Histoire Illustrée (Volume 1)
• Memphrémagog: An Illustrated History: Une Histoire Illustrée (Volume 2)

Films

• The Pinnacle and the Poet
• Alexander Walbridge: The Visionary of Mystic
• Giving Shelter
• Crisscrossing Space and Time
• A Journey to Remember
• Nunaaluk: A Forgotten Story
• The Sugarmakers ^[4]
• Niels Jensen, Cabinetmaker (2019) – short documentary ^[5]
• The Ahiarmiut: Out-of-the-Way Dwellers (2020) – documentary
• CRUX: The Transformation of AnneBruce Falconer (2021) – short documentary ^[6]
• Ayer's Cliff Fair ^[7]

Awards

• 2002 Canadian Journalism Foundation Greg Clark Internship Award ^[8]
• 2002: Professional Writers Association of Canada's Norman Kucharsky Award for Cultural and Artistic Journalism ^[9]
• 1989: Finalist, QSPELL Award (Quebec Society for the Promotion of English-Language Literature, now the Quebec Writers' Federation) for The Coast Way: A Portrait of the English on the Lower North Shore of the St. Lawrence ^[9]
• 2014: Winner, Jasper Short Film Festival Best Film by an Established Filmmaker award for her documentary Nunaaluk: A Forgotten Story ^[10]

References

1. "Louise Abbott". Clara: Database of Women Artists. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018.
2. Curran, Peggy (24 November 2010). "McGill alums Louise Abbott, Niels Jensen and tales of the Cree". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
3. Holmes, Gillian (1999). Who's Who of Canadian Women, 1999–2000. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 4. ISBN   0-920966-55-1.
4. "The Sugarmakers", WNED-TV, 3 August 2023
5. "Niels Jensen, Cabinetmaker", WNED-TV, 3 August 2023
6. "Crux: The Transformation of AnneBruce Falconer". Regards Hybrides. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
7. "Ayer's Cliff Fair: Then and Now", WNED-TV, 3 August 2023
8. Greg Clark. "Louise Abbott – 2002 Award Recipient". The Canadian Journalism Foundation. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
9. "Member Profiles". The Writer's Union of Canada. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
10. Chloë bellande. "Jasper Short Film Festival reviewed". Montreal Times. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

External links

• Rural Route Communications
• Studio Georgeville