Le Quartanier

Le Quartanier is a francophone publishing house founded in Montreal, Quebec, in September 2002 by Éric de Larochellière and Christian Larouche. The house began with a deliberately exploratory poetry program and subsequently broadened its catalogue to include general poetry, literary fiction, and essays. Its publishing activity is organized through four principal collections: Série QR, Phacochères, Erres Essais, and La table des matières. The publisher occupies a distinctive position within the contemporary French-language literary field. Rather than operating primarily as a mass-market publisher, Le Quartanier has been associated with formally adventurous writing, new literary voices, and works that cross boundaries between poetry, fiction, criticism, visual culture, and experimental practice. Its catalogue includes authors working in Canada and elsewhere in the francophone world, as well as writers whose work engages with performance, conceptual literature, hybrid forms, and the relationship between literature and other arts. Le Quartanier has also developed a periodical dimension. Between 2003 and 2007, it published a house journal titled Le Quartanier. The journal ended after seven issues. In 2008, the publisher launched OVNI Magazine, a periodical devoted to literature, the arts, and cinema, extending the house's editorial interests beyond conventional book publishing. The publisher distributes its books internationally, with its principal markets in Canada, France, and other francophone countries. Its author list includes poets, novelists, essayists, artists, and literary collectives such as Gilles Amalvi, Ludovic Bablon, Ariane Bart, Hervé Bouchard, Alain Farah, Renée Gagnon, Bertrand Gervais, Mylène Lauzon, Bertrand Laverdure, Christof Migone, Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf, Jocelyn Robert, Barrett Watten, and others. The range of contributors reflects the house's interest in contemporary, innovative, and cross-disciplinary writing. Le Quartanier's public identity is therefore built around literary curation rather than a single commercial product line. Its collections provide distinct editorial frameworks while preserving an overall focus on contemporary francophone literature and experimental approaches to form. The available reference material does not establish a separate corporate parent, public listing, financial profile, or named executive team beyond the two founders.

Le Quartanier was established in Montreal, Quebec, in September 2002 by Éric de Larochellière and Christian Larouche. The publishing house initially concentrated exclusively on exploratory poetry, giving it a clear identity within the francophone literary landscape from the outset. Its early program emphasized contemporary and formally innovative work rather than a broad commercial list. The house expanded its editorial scope over time. In addition to exploratory poetry, it began publishing general poetry, essays, and fiction novels. These works were organized into four collections: Série QR, Phacochères, Erres Essais, and La table des matières. The collection structure allowed Le Quartanier to accommodate different literary forms and editorial approaches while retaining a recognizable focus on contemporary and experimental writing. The publisher also experimented with periodical publishing. It issued a house journal called Le Quartanier from 2003 through 2007. The journal ceased publication after seven issues. In 2008, the organization introduced OVNI Magazine, a periodical devoted to literature, the arts, and cinema. This later publication broadened the publisher's cultural activity and reflected its interest in connections among literary practice, visual culture, and film. Le Quartanier's catalogue developed through relationships with a wide range of authors and collectives. The listed contributors include poets, novelists, essayists, translators or cross-disciplinary writers, artists, and literary groups. Among them are Gilles Amalvi, Ludovic Bablon, Ariane Bart, Hervé Bouchard, Antoine Boute, Arno Calleja, André Carpentier, Alain Farah, Guillaume Fayard, Renée Gagnon, Bertrand Gervais, Mylène Lauzon, Bertrand Laverdure, Christof Migone, Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf, Jocelyn Robert, Barrett Watten, and others. This breadth illustrates the house's sustained interest in literary experimentation and contemporary francophone production. Although based in Montreal, Le Quartanier distributes its books internationally. Canada and France are identified as its principal markets, along with other francophone countries. The reference material does not provide reliable information about later ownership, corporate structure, financial performance, or individual leadership after the founding period. Its continuing official website and ongoing description as a publishing house support an active status, but detailed current operational information is not established in the supplied sources.

• 2008

  OVNI Magazine launches

  [1]Le Quartanieren.wikipedia.org

  Le Quartanier launches OVNI Magazine, a periodical centered on literature, the arts, and cinema.

• 2007

  House journal ends after seven issues

  [1]Le Quartanieren.wikipedia.org

  The original Le Quartanier journal is discontinued after seven issues.

• 2003

  Launch of the Le Quartanier journal

  [1]Le Quartanieren.wikipedia.org

  The publisher begins issuing its house journal, also titled Le Quartanier, as part of its broader literary activity.

• 2002

  Le Quartanier is founded in Montreal

  [1]Le Quartanieren.wikipedia.org

  Éric de Larochellière and Christian Larouche establish the francophone publishing house in Montreal, Quebec, in September 2002.

An independent-minded francophone literary publisher focused on contemporary poetry, experimental writing, fiction, essays, and dialogue between literature and the arts.

• Poetry and contemporary literature collection

  Série QR

  Série QR is one of Le Quartanier's four principal editorial collections. It belongs to the publisher's broader program of contemporary and formally exploratory literature, rooted in the house's original emphasis on poetry and expanded to accommodate varied literary practices.

• Fiction and poetry collection

  Phacochères

  Phacochères is an editorial collection within Le Quartanier's catalogue. It forms part of the publisher's expanded program covering poetry and fiction, with the house's overall list oriented toward contemporary, distinctive, and potentially experimental writing.

• Essay collection

  Erres Essais

  Erres Essais is Le Quartanier's essay-focused collection. Its existence reflects the publisher's development beyond poetry into literary and critical nonfiction while maintaining an interest in contemporary ideas and unconventional approaches to writing.

• Fiction and general literature collection

  La table des matières

  La table des matières is one of the four collections through which Le Quartanier organizes its publishing program. It contributes to the house's broader catalogue of contemporary poetry, fiction, and literary works.

• Literary periodical · 2003

  Le Quartanier journal

  The Le Quartanier journal was the publisher's first named house periodical. Published from 2003 to 2007, it ended after seven issues and preceded the launch of OVNI Magazine.

• Literature, arts, and cinema periodical · 2008

  OVNI Magazine

  OVNI Magazine was launched in 2008 as a periodical devoted to literature, the arts, and cinema. It extended Le Quartanier's activities from book publishing into broader cultural and interdisciplinary coverage.

• 2008

  Launch of OVNI MagazineProduct launch

  Background

  After ending its first journal following seven issues, Le Quartanier continued its periodical activity with a broader publication.

  Action taken

  The publisher launched OVNI Magazine with coverage dedicated to literature, the arts, and cinema.

  Aftermath

  The launch expanded Le Quartanier's cultural publishing activities beyond its book collections.

  Source

• 2002

  Initial focus on exploratory poetryStrategy

  Background

  At its foundation, Le Quartanier positioned itself as a specialized francophone publisher devoted exclusively to exploratory poetry.

  Action taken

  The founders created a catalogue centered on experimental poetic work before broadening the publishing program.

  Aftermath

  The initial specialization established the literary identity that continued to shape the house after it diversified into fiction and essays.

  Source

1. 1Le Quartanieren.wikipedia.org
2. 2Le Quartanier official websitelequartanier.com