Anna Mehler Paperny

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Anna Mehler Paperny
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater Queen's University at Kingston
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
Notable work Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me (2019 memoir)
Awards Dan McArthur Award
Website annamehlerpaperny.com

Anna Mehler Paperny is a Canadian journalist and the author of Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me.

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Early life and education

Mehler Paperny was born in Toronto and raised in Vancouver by her parents David Paperny and Audrey Mehler who are both documentary producers. [1] [2] Her paternal grandfather was Maurice Paperny. [3]

She studied at Queen's University at Kingston where she was the editor-in-chief of the student-run newspaper The Queen's Journal for its 135th volume, from 2007 until 2008. [4]

Career

As a journalist, Mehler Paperny has reported for Reuters, The Kingston Whig-Standard , the Edmonton Journal , the San Francisco Chronicle, Maclean’s, and has been employed as a staff reporter for Global News and The Globe and Mail . [5] She received the Radio Television Digital News Association's Dan McArthur Award for her investigative reporting into deaths in Canadian prisons. [5]

Her 2019 memoir Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me about her experiences of major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation was nominated for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction in 2019. [6]

Personal life

In 2022, Mehler Paperny was based in Toronto. [5]

Mehler Paperny attempted suicide during September 2011 and then again multiple times since, including in 2019. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gill, Ian (2019-08-12). "Depression, the 'Sickeningly Common Illness No One Likes Talking About'". The Tyee. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  2. ↑ "Deep personal dive into depression successfully combines memoir and reporting". vancouversun. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  3. ↑ "Remembering the life of Maurice PAPERNY". calgaryherald.remembering.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  4. ↑ "anna_mehlerpaperny". The Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  5. 1 2 3 "Anna Mehler Paperny | Writers' Trust of Canada". Anna Mehler Paperny | Writers' Trust of Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  6. ↑ Koeverden, Jane van (24 Oct 2019). "Anna Mehler Paperny has depression and has attempted suicide. So she wrote a book to help understand why". CBC.
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