This is a list of
Canadian literary figures, including
poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wr ...
s,
novelist
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s,
children's writer
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
s,
essayist
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s, and
scholar
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See also
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List of Canadian poets
This is a list of Canadian poets. Years link to corresponding " earin poetry" articles.
A
*Mark Abley (born 1955), poet, journalist, editor, and non-fiction writer.
* Milton Acorn (1923–1986), poet, writer, and playwright
*José Acqueli ...
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List of Canadian playwrights
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List of Canadian short story writers
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List of Canadian science fiction authors
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List of Canadian historians
This is a list of the most prominent historians of Canada. All have published about Canada, but some have covered other topics as well.
A-G
* Irving Abella, Jewish and labour
* David Bercuson, labour, military, politics
* Pierre Berton, numer ...
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List of Canadian women writers in French
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List of Quebec writers
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List of French Canadian writers from outside Quebec
Although most Canadian francophone writers are from Quebec, there are also a number of francophone writers from elsewhere in Canada. These writers may be Acadian, Franco-ontarian or from any other Canadian province.
Some of these writers did m ...
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List of famous Canadians
This is a list of Canadians, people who are identified with Canada through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, grouped by their area of notability.
Architects
* Hans Blumenfeld OC (1892–1988) – architect and city planner
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Lists of authors
The following are lists of writers:
Alphabetical indices
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Further reading
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External links
Introduction - Canadian Writers- Library and Archives Canada
Canadian Writers - Athabasca University
{{Lists of writers by nationality
Writers
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...