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France Cayouette (born December 7, 1960) is a Canadian writer and educator living in Quebec.

She was born in Bonaventure and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in literature at the Université de Montréal. Cayouette also earned a certificate in education science from the Université du Québec à Rimouski. She taught literature and creative writing at the Centre d’études collégiales Baie-des-Chaleurs. Cayouette was co-founder of the Regroupement des auteures et auteurs de la Gaspésie, a writer's association in the Gaspé region.

She has contributed to various literary magazines, including Le Sabord, Estuaire, Les Écrits [fr] and Arcade and participates in various literary festivals.

Three of her collections of poetry were shortlisted for the Prix de poésie Radio-Canada.

Selected works

• La lenteur au bout de l’aile, haiku (2007)
• Jolie vente de débarras, poetry (2008)
• Verser la lumière, haiku (2009)
• Voix indigènes, poetry (2014)

References

1. ^ "Cayouette, France" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.
2. ^ "Quand les petits détails deviennent poésie". La Fabrique (in French). Télé-Québec.

• 1960 births
• Living people
• Université de Montréal alumni
• Université du Québec à Rimouski alumni
• Canadian women poets