Jewish-Canadian authors

This is a list of key Jewish-Canadian authors, with an article and critical history to follow.

A

 * Irving Abella (historian)
 * Mona Elaine Adilman (poet)
 * Ted Allan (novelist, poet, screenwriter, playwright)
 * Barbara Amiel (journalist)
 * Lisa Appignanesi (journalist and novelist)

B

 * Ben Barry (entrepreneur and author)
 * Saul Bellow (Canadian-born American novelist)
 * David Bezmozgis (novelist and short story writer)
 * Monique Bosco (novelist, poet, journalist)

C

 * Leonard Cohen (poet, novelist, songwriter)
 * Matt Cohen (novelist)

D

 * Cory Doctorow (science fiction writer)

E

 * Rebecca Eckler (journalist)
 * Howard Engel (mystery novelist, memoirist)

F

 * Ken Finkleman (screenwriter)
 * Diane Flacks (playwright)
 * Golda Fried (novelist, poet)
 * Martin Friedland (law writer)
 * David Frum (journalist)
 * Linda Frum (journalist)

G

 * Gabriella Goliger (novelist)
 * Noam Gonick (screenwriter)
 * Nora Gold (author, activist)
 * Phyllis Gottlieb (novelist, poet)

H

 * Charles Yale Harrison (novelist, biographer)
 * Elisa Hategan (memoirist)
 * Anna Heilman (memoirist)
 * Simma Holt (journalist and politician)
 * David Homel (novelist, translator)
 * Mel Hurtig (journalist and publisher)
 * Zach Hyman (children's author)

J

 * George Jonas (journalist, poet and playwright)

K

 * Naïm Kattan (novelist and essayist)
 * Joseph Kertes (novelist)
 * A.M. Klein (poet, novelist, essayist)
 * Naomi Klein (journalist)
 * Rachel Korn (poet)
 * Henry Kreisel (novelist)
 * Aaron Kreuter (poet)

L

 * Steven Laffoley (novelist and creative nonfiction author)
 * Michele Landsberg (journalist)
 * Irving Layton (poet)
 * Allan Levine (novelist)
 * Norman Levine (short story writer)
 * Dahlia Lithwick (journalist and editor)

M

 * Eli Mandel (poet)
 * Stephen Marche (novelist)
 * Malka Marom (novelist, documentarian)
 * Michael Marrus (historian)
 * Seymour Mayne (poet)
 * Ida Maze (poet)
 * Judith Merril (novelist, editor)
 * Anne Michaels (poet, novelist)
 * Hannah Moscovitch (playwright)

N

 * Jay Newman (philosopher and academic)


 * M. J. Nurenberger (journalist)

P

 * Gunther Plaut (theologian, novelist, historian, journalist)

R

 * David Rakoff (humorist)
 * Edeet Ravel (novelist)
 * Melech Ravitch (poet, essayist)
 * Judy Rebick (journalist)
 * Abraham Rhinewine (journalist)
 * Daniel Richler (novelist)
 * Emma Richler (novelist)
 * Mordecai Richler (novelist, essayist, film and television scenarist)
 * Nancy Richler (novelist)
 * Régine Robin (novelist, short story writer)
 * Ellen Roseman (journalist, essayist, author)
 * Claire Rothman (novelist, short story writer, translator)
 * Chava Rosenfarb (novelist, poet, playwright)
 * Stuart Ross (poet, short story writer, essayist)
 * Robert Rotenberg (novelist)

S

 * Esther Segal (poet)
 * J. I. Segal (poet, editor)
 * Mark Shainblum (short story writer, comic book writer)
 * Lionel Shapiro (novelist, journalist)
 * Jason Sherman (playwright)
 * Joseph Sherman (poet)
 * Kenneth Sherman (poet)
 * Sholem Shtern (poet, novelist)

T

 * Ellie Tesher (journalist)
 * Morley Torgov (novelist)
 * Ayelet Tsabari (short story writer, memoirist)
 * Aren X. Tulchinsky (novelist)

W

 * Miriam Waddington (poet)
 * Michael Wex (novelist and playwright)
 * Adele Wiseman (novelist)
 * Hirsch Wolofsky (memoirist and journalist)

Y

 * Avrom Yanofsky (comic book writer and artist, journalist)
 * Joel Yanofsky (novelist, memoirist, journalist)
 * Yudika (poet)

Z

 * Larry Zolf (journalist)
 * Syd Zolf (poet)