List of writers from Saskatchewan

Last updated February 13, 2026

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

A

Janice Acoose (1954–2020)
Howard Adams (1921–2001)
Edward Ahenakew (1885–1961)
Freda Ahenakew (1932–2011)
Linda Aksomitis (born 1954), novelist, children's writer
Edna Alford (born 1947), short story writer
Ralph Allen (1913–1966), journalist, novelist
Damien Atkins (living), playwright
Faith Avis (1924–2010), journalist

B

Elizabeth Bachinsky (born 1976), poet
Jacqueline Baker (living), novelist, short story writer
Mary Balogh (born 1944), novelist
Byrna Barclay (1940–2023)
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory (born 1979), poet
Ven Begamudré (born 1956), poet, short story writer, novelist
Keith Behrman (born 1963), screenwriter
Sheri Benning (living), poet
Doris Bergen (born 1960), historian
Sarah Bessey (born 1979), non-fiction writer
Anthony Bidulka (born 1962), novelist
Lisa Bird-Wilson (living), novelist, poet, short story writer
Sandra Birdsell (born 1942), novelist, short story writer
Martha Blum (1913–2007), novelist
Gail Bowen (born 1942), playwright, novelist
Lynne Bowen (born 1940), non-fiction writer
Max Braithwaite (1911–1995), novelist, non-fiction writer
Eleanor Brass (1905–1992)
Lorna Brown (born 1958), non-fiction writer
Della Burford (born 1946)
Frank Christopher Busch (born 1978), novelist
Sharon Butala (living), novelist

C

Alison Calder (born 1969), poet
Robert Calder (living), non-fiction writer
Maria Campbell (born 1939), novelist, playwright
Marjorie Wilkins Campbell (1901–1986), novelist, non-fiction writer
David Carpenter (born 1941), novelist, poet
Sarah Carter (living), historian
Allan Casey (living), travel writer, nature writer
Eleanor Coerr (1922–2010), children's writer
Layne Coleman (living), playwright
Ramsay Cook (1931–2016), historian
Dennis Cooley (born 1944), poet
Archie Crail (born 1944), playwright, short story writer
Roewan Crowe (living), poet
Lorna Crozier (born 1948), poet
Rachel Cusk (born 1967), novelist

D

Charlie David (born 1980), screenwriter
Don DeBrandt (living), novelist
William Deverell (born 1937), novelist
Myrna Dey (living), novelist
Don Dickinson (living), novelist, short story writer
Claire Drainie Taylor (1917–2009), autobiographer
Dave Dryburgh (1908–1948), sports journalist
Dawn Dumont (living), novelist, short story writer

E

Marina Endicott (born 1958), novelist, short story writer
Ann Eriksson (living)
Michael Estok (1939–1989), poet

F

Karlene Faith (1938–2017), non-fiction writer
Miguel A. Fenrich (born 2002), journalist, novelist
Jen Ferguson (living), novelist
Connie Fife (1961–2017), poet
Allan Fotheringham (1932–2020), journalist
Edith Fowke (1913–1996), folklorist
Bevann Fox (living), non-fiction writer
Gayleen Froese (born 1972), novelist
Wes Funk (1969–2015), novelist

G

Richard Gabourie (1939–2004), screenwriter
Connie Gault (born 1949), novelist, playwright, short story writer
Tea Gerbeza (living), poet
David Gibbins (born 1962), novelist
Joanna Glass (born 1936), playwright
Glenda Goertzen (born 1967), novelist
Carol Rose GoldenEagle (living), novelist, poet
Michelle Good (living), novelist, poet
Danis Goulet (born 1977), screenwriter
Lee Gowan (born 1961), novelist
Ethel Grayson (1890–1980), novelist, poet
Dennis Gruending (born 1948), journalist, non-fiction writer
Jan Guenther Braun (living), novelist

H

Louise Bernice Halfe (born 1953), poet
Marjorie Harris (born 1937), non-fiction writer
Michael Helm (born 1961), novelist
Lee Henderson (living), novelist, short story writer
Trevor Herriot (living), nature writer
Annie Hewlett (1887–1974), journalist, memoirist
Douglas Hill (1935–2007), novelist
Lois Hole (1929–2005), non-fiction writer
Leah Horlick (living), poet
Tara Hunt (living), non-fiction writer
Maureen Hunter (born 1948), playwright

J

Harold R. Johnson (1954–2022), non-fiction writer
S. D. Johnson (living), poet
Sean Johnston (living), novelist, short story writer
Harlo Jones (1923–2005), memoirist
Terry Jordan (living), novelist, essayist

K

Guy Gavriel Kay (born 1954), novelist
David Kesterton (born 1948), novelist
Ross King (born 1962), novelist, non-fiction writer
Roy Kiyooka (1926–1994), poet
Barbara Klar (born 1966), poet
Mors Kochanski (1940–2019), non-fiction writer
Sarah Kramer (1968–2025), cookbook writer

L

Annette Lapointe (born 1978), novelist
Andréa Ledding (living), non-fiction writer, playwright, poet
Elliott Leyton (1939–2022), non-fiction writer
Tim Lilburn (born 1950), poet, essayist
Erwin Lutzer (born 1941), non-fiction writer
C. P. Lyons (1915–1998), historian

M

Alistair MacLeod (1936–2014), novelist, short story writer
Eli Mandel (1922–1992), poet
Miriam Mandel (1930–1982), poet
Yann Martel (born 1964), novelist
Margaret McBurney (1931–2018), non-fiction writer
Kyle McCulloch (born 1962), screenwriter
Brendan McLeod (born 1979), novelist, poet
Sally McKay (living), non-fiction writer
Ron Miksha (born 1954), non-fiction writer
Ken Mitchell (born 1940), poet, novelist, playwright
W. O. Mitchell (1914–1998), novelist
Mark Steven Morton (born 1963), non-fiction writer
Farley Mowat (1921–2014), novelist, non-fiction writer
Jasmin Mozaffari (living), screenwriter

N

H. Blair Neatby (1924–2018), historian
John Newlove (1938–2003), poet
Barbara Nickel (born 1966), poet
Erik Nielsen (1924–2008), memoirist
Yvette Nolan (born 1961), playwright
Kenneth Norrie (born 1946), historian
Suzanne North (born 1945), novelist

O

Denyse O'Leary (born 1950), non-fiction writer, journalist
Delia Opekokew (living), non-fiction writer
Bernard Ostry (1927–2006), non-fiction writer

P

Frank Peers (1918–2016), historian
Erdman Penner (1905–1956), screenwriter
James Penton (1932–2024), historian
Len Peterson (1917–2008), novelist, playwright, screenwriter
Leslie Hall Pinder (1948–2021), novelist, non-fiction writer

Q

James Quandt (living), historian

R

Brent Rathgeber (born 1964), non-fiction writer
Monty Reid (born 1952), poet
C. S. Richardson (born 1955), novelist
Sandra Ridley (living), poet
T. F. Rigelhof (born 1944), non-fiction writer, memoirist
Erika Ritter (born 1948), playwright, essayist, humorist
Gail Robinson (living), poet, novelist
Sinclair Ross (1908–1996), novelist, short story writer

S

Ann Saddlemyer (born 1932), non-fiction writer
Habeeb Salloum (1924–2019), food writer, cookbook writer
Djanet Sears (born 1959), playwright
Paul Seesequasis (living), journalist, novelist
Valerie Sherrard (born 1957), novelist
Morris C. Shumiatcher (1917–2004), non-fiction writer
Hal Sigurdson (1932–2012), sports journalist
Judith Silverthorne (born 1953), children's writer, non-fiction writer
Arthur Slade (born 1967), novelist
Karen Solie (born 1966), poet
Cassie Stocks (born 1966), novelist
Arthur G. Storey (1915–2005), novelist
Gertrude Story (1929–2014), short story writer, poet
Andrew Suknaski (1942–2012), poet
Anne Szumigalski (1922–1999), poet

T

Cora Taylor (born 1936), novelist, short story writer
Peter Tertzakian (born 1961), non-fiction writer
Jesse Thistle (born 1976), non-fiction writer
Rhea Tregebov (born 1953), poet, novelist, children's writer
Chris Turner (born 1973), journalist, non-fiction writer
Daniel Scott Tysdal (born 1978), poet

U

Geoffrey Ursell (1943–2021), playwright, novelist, poet

V

Guy Vanderhaeghe (born 1951), novelist, short story writer
Vauhini Vara (living), journalist, non-fiction writer

W

Fred Wah (born 1939), poet, novelist
Chris Walter (born 1959), novelist
Tom Warner (born 1952), non-fiction writer
Rudy Wiebe (born 1934), novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer
Clifford Wiens (1926–2020), poet
Douglas Wilson (1950–1992), poet, novelist
J. F. C. Wright (1904–1970), journalist, historian
L. R. Wright (1939–2001), novelist

Y

Paul Yee (born 1956), historian, children's writer

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List of writers from Saskatchewan

Contents

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B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

K

L

M

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O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

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