# 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)