Ouellette-Michalska began writing professionally in the 1960s. One of her well-known works is the 1984 novel La Maison Trestler,[3][4] a work of historical fiction.[5] Her diary, La Tentation de dire, was published in 1985 and broadcast on CBC Radio-Canada.[6]
As well as fiction, Ouellette-Michalska also published a number of essays, including L'Amour de la carte postale in 1987.[7] She has contributed as a journalist to publications such as Perspectives and Le Devoir.
Ouellette-Michalska's sixth novel, L'Ete de l'ile de grace, won the 1993 France-Quebec literary prize.[8]
1981 : Entre le souffle et l'aine, poetry, 156 pages, ISBN978-2890180543
1981 : L'Échappée de discours de l'œil, essay, 344 pages, ISBN978-2892950410
1984 : La Maison Trestler, ou Le 8e jour d'Amérique, novel. ISBN978-2890371958 (also translated by W. Donald Wilson into English as The Trestler House, 300 pages, ISBN978-1550712773)[9]
1985 : La Tentation de dire ("The temptation of saying"), diary, 172 pages. ISBN978-2890372450
1987 : L'Amour de la carte postale: Impérialisme culturel et différence ("Postcard love"), essay, 260 pages, ISBN978-2890373327 Le Plat de lentilles ("Lentil dish"), novel, ISBN978-2891510004 La Danse de l'amante ("Lover's dance"), theatre, 64 pages, ISBN978-2890240513