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Louise Abbott

 

Member profile details

First name
Louise
Last name
Abbott
Company Name (Optional)
Canadian Freelance Guild
City / Town
Ogden
Province / Territory
Quebec
Region
Quebec
Country
Canada
Keywords and Phrases
Rural life, rural culture, rural heritage, Indigenous history, environmental issues
Professional Experience
Author of seven books, including The Coast Way, The French Shore, The Heart of the Farm, Eeyou Istchee: Land of the Cree, Memphrémagog: An Illustrated History (Volumes 1 and 2), and Islands of History.

Feature writer for newspapers and magazines

Script writer/director of documentary films, such as Nunaaluk: A Forgotten Story, CRUX: The Transformation of AnneBruce Falconer, The Sugarmakers, Ayer's Cliff Fair, Niels Jensen, Cabinetmaker, The Ahiarmiut: Out-of-the Way Dwellers, and Dreamers and Steamers: The Steamboat Era on Lake Memphremagog.
Education
Undergraduate degree (Honours English), McGill University
Specialized training, Banff Centre of Fine Arts (stills photography, creative non-fiction)
Screenwriting, Concordia University
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