A

• Mark Abley (born 1955), poet, journalist, non-fiction writer
• Caroline Adderson (born 1963), novelist, short story writer
• Herbert Bealey Adshead (1862–1932)
• Rona Altrows (born 1948), short story writer, children's writer
• Doris Anderson (1921–2007), journalist
• Robert T. Anderson (1880–1960), poet
• Wayne Arthurson (living), novelist
• Gloria Chomiak Atamanenko (1932–2017)
• Damien Atkins (living), playwright
• Makram Ayache (living), playwright

B

• Todd Babiak (living), novelist
• Chris Bailey (born 1989)
• John Barton (born 1957), poet
• David Bashow (born 1946)
• Karen Bass (born 1962), novelist
• Tara Beagan (born 1975), playwright
• Maureen U. Beecher (1935–2025), historian
• Billy-Ray Belcourt (living), poet, essayist
• Kirti Bhadresa (living), short story writer
• Bertrand Bickersteth (living), poet
• Earle Birney (1904–1995), poet, novelist
• Eric Bishop (1926–2000), sports journalist
• Kate Braid (born 1947), poet
• Brian Brennan (1943–2021)
• Eva Brewster (1922–2004)
• Andrew Brook (born 1943), philosopher
• Sigmund Brouwer (born 1959), novelist, children's writer
• Robin Brownlee (1958–2024), sports journalist
• Ronnie Burkett (living), playwright
• Murdoch Burnett (1953–2015), poet
• Sharon Butala (born 1940), novelist
• Jim Butterfield (1936–2007), technical writer

C

• John Caird (born 1948), playwright
• David E. Campbell, political scientist
• Sue Campbell (1956–2011), philosopher
• David Carpenter (born 1941), poet, novelist, short story writer
• Elaine M. Catley (1889–1984), poet
• Douglas Century (living), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Weyman Chan (born 1963), poet
• Corinna Chong (living), novelist
• S. D. Clark (1910–2003), sociologist
• Ken Coates (born 1956), historian
• Morton N. Cohen (1921–2017)
• Cam Cole (born 1953), sports journalist
• Desmond Cole (born 1982), journalist
• Mikael Colville-Andersen (living), screenwriter
• Joey Comeau (born 1980), novelist
• Bob Comfort (1940–2010), screenwriter
• Karen Connelly (born 1969), poet
• Charles F. P. Conybeare (1860–1927), poet
• Belinda Cornish (living), playwright
• Christa Couture (living), memoirist
• Carys Cragg (living), non-fiction writer
• Susanne Craig (born 1968), journalist
• Caleigh Crow (living), playwright
• Nancy Jo Cullen (living), poet, novelist
• Francine Cunningham (born 1984), poet, novelist, short story writer

D

• Brenda Davis (living), cookbook writer
• Erin Davis (living), journalist, memoirist
• A. M. Dellamonica (born 1968), novelist, short story writer
• Geoff Dembicki (living), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Lotta Dempsey (1905–1988), journalist
• JD Derbyshire (died 2025), playwright, novelist
• Myrna Dey (living), novelist
• Marcello Di Cintio (living), non-fiction writer
• Gordon R. Dickson (1923–2001), science fiction writer
• Allan Donaldson (1929–2022), novelist, short story writer
• Candas Jane Dorsey (born 1952), poet, novelist
• Bruce Dowbiggin (living), sports journalist
• Stan Dragland (1942–2022), novelist
• Eric Duhatschek (born 1956), sports journalist
• Judith Duncan (living), novelist
• Jeffrey Dvorkin (born 1946), journalist
• Rand Dyck (born 1943), political scientist

E

• Bob Edwards (1860–1922), journalist, humorist
• Wilfrid Eggleston (1901–1986), journalist
• Ophira Eisenberg (born 1972), memoirist
• Mercedes Eng (living), poet
• John A. English (born 1940), non-fiction writer
• Miranda Esmonde-White (born 1949), non-fiction writer

F

• James Fell (born 1968), historian
• Jen Ferguson (living), novelist
• Will Ferguson (born 1964), travel writer, novelist
• Adam Fletcher (living), non-fiction writer
• Cheryl Foggo (born 1956), memoirist, novelist
• Sam Forster (born 1996), journalist, poet
• Michael J. Fox (born 1961), memoirist
• J. Michael Francis (born 1968), historian
• Marvin Francis (1955–2005), poet
• Chrystia Freeland (born 1968), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Gayleen Froese (born 1972), novelist
• Susannah Fullerton (born 1960), historian

G

• David Gaider (living), novelist
• Barb Galler-Smith (living), novelist
• Zsuzsi Gartner (born 1960), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Shree Ghatage (born 1957), novelist
• John Patrick Gillese (1920–1999), novelist, short story writer
• Curtis Gillespie (living), novelist, short story writer
• Clyde Gilmour (1912–1997), journalist
• Erving Goffman (1922–1982), sociologist
• Bruce L. Gordon (born 1963), philosopher
• Nora Gould (living), poet
• Terry Goulet (living), historian
• Katherine Govier (born 1948), novelist, essayist
• Nick Green (living), playwright
• Leslie Greentree (living), poet, short story writer
• Jacqueline Guest (born 1952), novelist

H

• Abby Hagyard (living), playwright
• Helen Hajnoczky (born 1985), poet
• Louise Bernice Halfe (born 1953), poet
• Stephen Harper (born 1959), non-fiction writer
• Claire Harris (1937–2018), poet
• Diana Hart (born 1963)
• Jill Hartman (born 1974), poet
• Sparkle Hayter (born 1958), journalist, novelist
• Tyler Hellard (living), novelist
• Lee Henderson (living), novelist, short story writer
• Benjamin Hertwig (living), poet
• Barb Higgins (born 1962), journalist
• Robert Hogg (1942–2022), poet
• Tarah Hogue (living), non-fiction writer
• Nancy Holmes (born 1959), poet
• Rand Holmes (1942–2002), novelist, comics writer
• Emma Hooper (living), novelist
• Jan Hudson (1954–1990), novelist
• Katherine Hughes (1876–1925), journalist, non-fiction writer
• David L. Humphreys (born 1939), journalist, biographer
• Beverly Hungry Wolf (born 1950), non-fiction writer, novelist
• Andrew Hunt (born 1968), historian
• Bruce Hunter (born 1952), poet, novelist, non-fiction writer
• Tina Hunter (born 1985), novelist
• Mel Hurtig (1932–2016), non-fiction writer
• Glen Huser (born 1943), novelist
• Nancy Huston (born 1953), novelist, essayist
• Hazel Hutchins (living), children's writer

I

• Neamat Imam (born 1971), novelist
• Dorothy Inglis (1926–2013)
• Sally Ito (born 1964), poet

J

• Heidi L. M. Jacobs (living), novelist
• Marie Jakober (1941–2017), novelist
• Mark Anthony Jarman (born 1955), novelist, short story writer
• Wanda John-Kehewin (living), poet, novelist
• Jessica Johns (living), novelist
• Susan Juby (born 1969), novelist, humorist

K

• Margo Kane (born 1951), playwright
• Drew Karpyshyn (born 1971), novelist, scriptwriter
• Zoulfa Katouh (born 1994), novelist
• Emily M. Keeler (born 1987), non-fiction writer
• Kaie Kellough (born 1975), poet, novelist
• Richard Kelly Kemick (born 1989), journalist, poet
• Holly Kennedy (living), novelist
• Conor Kerr (living), novelist
• Sandra Kirby (born 1949), sociologist
• Roy Kiyooka (1926–1994), poet
• Samuel Edward Konkin III (1947–2004)
• Andrew Kooman (living), novelist, playwright
• Myrna Kostash (born 1944), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Scaachi Koul (born 1991), journalist, essayist
• John Krizanc (born 1956), playwright
• Robert Kroetsch (1927–2011), novelist, poet, non-fiction writer

L

• Richard Labonté (1949–2022)
• Jonathan Lachlan-Stewart (living), playwright
• Betty Lambert (1933–1983)
• Martine Leavitt (born 1953), novelist
• Fonda Lee (born 1979), novelist
• John Lent (born 1948), poet, novelist
• Ezra Levant (born 1972), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Shar Levine (born 1953), children's writer
• Naomi K. Lewis (born 1976), novelist, non-fiction writer
• Steve Lillebuen (living), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Amanda Lindhout (born 1981), journalist, memoirist
• Ashley Little (born 1983), novelist
• Lynette Loeppky (living), memoirist
• Pearl Luke (born 1958), novelist

M

• Janice MacDonald (living), novelist, non-fiction writer
• Matthew MacKenzie (living), playwright
• Alice Major (living), poet, novelist, essayist
• Stephen Marche (born 1976), novelist, essayist
• Austin Mardon (born 1962), non-fiction writer, children's writer
• Sid Marty (born 1944), non-fiction writer, poet
• Suzette Mayr (born 1967), novelist
• Doris McCarthy (1910–2010), autobiographer
• Nellie McClung (1873–1951), novelist, non-fiction writer, short story writer
• Berend McKenzie (living), playwright
• Barry McKinnon (1944–2023), poet
• Darrel J. McLeod (1957–2024), memoirist
• Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980), philosopher
• Carly Milne (living), journalist, non-fiction writer
• W. O. Mitchell (1914–1998), novelist, playwright
• Frank Moher (born 1955), playwright
• Robert J. H. Morrison (born 1961), non-fiction writer
• Colin Morton (born 1948), poet
• Desmond Morton (1937–2019), historian
• Marie Moser (born 1948), novelist, short story writer
• Omar Mouallem (born 1985), journalist
• Erín Moure (born 1955), poet
• Morgan Murray (living), novelist
• John Murrell (1945–2019), playwright

N

• Shenaaz Nanji (born 1954), novelist, children's writer
• Sean Naylor (living), journalist
• Thorsten Nesch (born 1968), novelist
• Michael J. Neufeld (born 1951), historian
• Marjorie Nichols (born 1943), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Rosemary Nixon (living), novelist
• Suzanne North (born 1945), novelist

O

• Howard O'Hagan (1902–1982), novelist
• Darren O'Donnell (born 1965), novelist, essayist, playwright
• Sheilagh Ogilvie (born 1958), historian
• Janette Oke (born 1935), novelist
• Peter Oliva (born 1964), novelist
• Wendy Orr (born 1958), novelist, children's writer
• Victor Ostrovsky (born 1949), non-fiction writer
• Mieko Ouchi (born 1969), playwright
• Susan Ouriou (born 1955), novelist, short story writer

P

• Morris Panych (born 1952), playwright
• Aaron Paquette (born 1974), novelist
• Jean Paré (1927–2022), cookbook writer
• Fiona Patton (born 1962), novelist
• Lawrence Pazder (1936–2004), biographer
• Joseph Pearson (born 1975), journalist, essayist
• Kit Pearson (born 1947), novelist
• Robert Young Pelton (born 1955), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Jordan Peterson (born 1962), non-fiction writer
• Alycia Pirmohamed (living), poet
• Frances Fox Piven (born 1932), sociologist
• Lanny Poffo (1954–2023), poet
• Helen Potrebenko (1940–2022)
• Marguerite-A. Primeau (1914–2011)

Q

• Darlene Quaife (born 1948), novelist

R

• A. H. Raskin (1911–1993), journalist
• Kelly Rebar (born 1956), playwright, screenwriter
• Roberta Rees (born 1954), novelist, poet
• D. C. Reid (born 1952), poet, novelist, short story writer
• Emily Riddle (living), poet
• Gwen Pharis Ringwood (1910–1984), playwright
• Kelly Robson (born 1967), novelist
• Chava Rosenfarb (1923–2011), poet, novelist
• Andy Russell (1915–2005), nature writer
• Charlie Russell (1941–2018), nature writer
• Garry Ryan (living), novelist

S

• Mark Sakamoto (born 1977), memoirist
• Candace Savage (born 1949), non-fiction writer
• Gloria Sawai (1932–2011), novelist
• Barbara Sibbald (living), novelist, journalist
• Beverley Rosen Simons (born 1938), playwright
• Paula Simons (born 1964), journalist
• Jaspreet Singh (born 1969), novelist, poet
• Linda Smith (1949–2007), novelist
• Gail Sidonie Sobat (born 1961), novelist, poet
• George Stanley (1907–2002), historian
• Fred Stenson (born 1951), novelist, non-fiction writer
• Cassie Stocks (born 1966), novelist
• Natalie Sue (living), novelist
• Richard Summerbell (born 1956), non-fiction writer
• Merna Summers (born 1933), short story writer
• Diane Swanson (1944–2021), children's writer

T

• Darcy Tamayose (living), novelist, short story writer
• Cora Taylor (born 1936), novelist, short story writer
• Craig Taylor (born 1976), playwright, non-fiction writer
• Gladys Taylor (1917–2015), novelist
• Timothy Taylor (born 1963), novelist, short story writer, journalist
• Farren Timoteo (living), playwright
• Theresa Tova (born 1955), playwright

V

• Julie Van Rosendaal (living), food writer
• Royce Vavrek (living), playwright

W

• Colleen Wagner (living), playwright
• Robert R. Wark (1924–2007), historian
• Cyril G. Wates (1883–1946), non-fiction writer, short story writer
• Matthew James Weigel (living), poet
• Michael Wex (born 1954), novelist, playwright
• Denis Whitaker (1915–2001), non-fiction writer
• Jon Whyte (1941–1992), poet, non-fiction writer
• Jeffery Williams (1920–2011), historian
• Deborah Willis (born 1982), novelist, short story writer
• Rita Wong (born 1968), poet

Y

• Winnie Yeung (living), memoirist
• Alissa York (born 1970), novelist

Z

• Bruce Zawalsky (born 1964), non-fiction writer
• Jan Zwicky (born 1955), philosopher, poet, essayist

See also

External links