Louise Abbott
Louise Abbott 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.Her work has appeared in the Montreal Gazette, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Canadian Heritage and Photo Life.
Publications
The Coast Way: a Portrait of the English on the Lower North Shore of the St Lawrence The French Shore: Newfoundland's Port-au-Port Peninsula. Waterous.A Country So Wild and GrandThe 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 Memphrémagog: An Illustrated History: Une Histoire Illustrée- ''Memphrémagog: An Illustrated History: Une Histoire Illustrée ''
Films
The Pinnacle and the PoetAlexander Walbridge: The Visionary of MysticGiving ShelterCrisscrossing Space and TimeA Journey to RememberNunaaluk: A Forgotten StoryThe SugarmakersNiels Jensen, Cabinetmaker – short documentaryThe Ahiarmiut: Out-of-the-Way Dwellers – documentaryCRUX: The Transformation of AnneBruce Falconer – short documentary- ''Ayer's Cliff Fair''
Awards
- 2002 Canadian Journalism Foundation Greg Clark Internship Award
- 2002: Professional Writers Association of Canada's Norman Kucharsky Award for Cultural and Artistic Journalism
- 1989: Finalist, QSPELL Award for The Coast Way: A Portrait of the English on the Lower North Shore of the St. Lawrence
- 2014: Winner, Jasper Short Film Festival Best Film by an Established Filmmaker award for her documentary ''Nunaaluk: A Forgotten Story''