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