List of writers from Prince Edward Island

The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island has produced writers across a variety of genres. This list includes notable writers who were born in Prince Edward Island or spent a significant portion of their writing career living in Prince Edward Island.

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Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• See also
• External links

A

• Milton Acorn (1923–1986), poet, playwright

B

• Alexander Charles Bertram (1852–1908), journalist
• Gilbert Buote (1833–1904), novelist

C

• Lucy Gertrude Clarkin (1876–1947), poet
• Anne Compton (born 1947), poet
• Valerie Compton (born 1963), journalist, novelist, short story writer

D

• Anita Daher (living), novelist, children's writer
• Tanya Davis (living), poet

F

• Elmer Ferguson (1885–1972), sports journalist

G

• Melvin Gallant (1932–2023), poet, novelist, literary critic
• Ken Garnhum (living), playwright

H

• Tyler Hellard (living), novelist
• David Helwig (1938–2018), essayist, memoirist, novelist, poet, short story writer
• Nicholas Herring (living), novelist
• Douglas Smith Huyghue (1816–1891), poet, essayist

I

• Bud Ings (1926–2015), memoirist

J

• Ronalda Jones (living), screenwriter

K

• Basil King (1859–1928), novelist, non-fiction writer

L

• Jeremy Larter (living), screenwriter
• Patrick Ledwell (living), humorist
• Richard Lemm (born 1946), poet
• Troy Little (born 1973), comics writer

M

• Amber MacArthur (born 1976), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Edward MacDonald (living), historian
• Elizabeth Lee Owen Macdonald (1835–1901)
• Shane MacDougall (living), screenwriter
• Jed MacKay (living), comics writer
• Cyrus Macmillan (1878–1953), non-fiction writer, folklorist
• Andrew Macphail (1864–1938), novelist, essayist
• Heath MacQuarrie (1919–2002), non-fiction writer
• Edgar McInnis (1899–1973), poet, historian
• Judi McLeod (born 1944), journalist
• Steve McOrmond (living), poet
• Sarah Newcomb Merrick (1844–1922), non-fiction writer
• Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942), novelist, essayist, poet, short story writer

R

• James Jeffrey Roche (1847–1908), poet, journalist

S

• Michael Smith (born 1966), cookbook writer
• Kent Stetson (born 1948), playwright, novelist
• Mark Strand (1934–2014), poet, essayist

T

• Paul Thompson (born 1940), playwright
• Brian Tracy (living)

W

• Wendy Walsh (born 1962), journalist, non-fiction writer
• David Weale (born 1942), historian, non-fiction writer, children's writer
• Norman Webster (1941–2021), journalist
• Zachariah Wells (born 1976), poet, essayist

See also

• List of Canadian writers
• List of writers from New Brunswick
• List of writers from Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of writers from Nova Scotia

External links

• Prince Edward Island Writers' Guild