Louise Simard (writer)

Louise Simard (born 1950) is a Quebec writer.

She was born in Montreal and grew up in Mont-Laurier, Quebec. As of 2010, she was living in Stoke in the Eastern Townships.

Simard earned a master's degree and Doctorate in French studies from the Université de Sherbrooke.

In 1992, her book La très noble demoiselle was nominated for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction. She was awarded the Prix Alfred-Desrochers in 1995 for the novel Laure Conan, la romancière aux rubans, the Prix Jean-Hamelin in 1996 for Le médaillon dérobé and the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault in 2001 for her novel Thana, La fille-rivière.