The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy community is deeply saddened by the news that author Jean-Louis Trudel has passed away. At the time, we’re told he was at a writing residency in Lithuania.

Jean-Louis was an award-winning writer in short and long fiction, French and English, as well as being a respected academic.  On Spec published his work in English over the years. His story “Stella Nova” was in our Spring 1994 issue. “The Call of Freezing Souls” was in On Spec #105.  More recently his story  “The Many Smiles Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics” appeared in On Spec #121.

The Copper Pig Writers’ Society and On Spec send our deepest condolences to Jean-Louis’ family and many friends. His loss is profound.