List of writers from Newfoundland and Labrador

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

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A

• Hugh Abercrombie Anderson (1890–1965)
• John Murray Anderson (1886–1954), screenwriter
• Edith Archibald (1854–1936)

B

• Ken Babstock (born 1970), poet
• Sharon Bala (born 1979), novelist, short story writer
• George John Bond (1850–1933)
• Cassie Brown (1919–1986), journalist, short story writer
• Maggie Burton (living), poet

C

• Tom Cahill (1929–2006), playwright
• William Roger Callahan (1931–2022), journalist
• Lydia Campbell (1818–1905), diarist
• Bridget Canning (living), novelist
• Perry Chafe (born 1969), screenwriter, novelist
• Robert Chafe (born 1971), playwright
• Anne Chislett (born 1942), playwright
• Bill Clark (born 1944), screenwriter
• Joan Clark (1934–2023), novelist, children's writer
• Ryan Cleary (born 1966), journalist
• Megan Gail Coles (living), novelist, short story writer
• Michael Cook (1933–1994), playwright
• Eva Crocker (living), novelist, short story writer
• Michael Crummey (born 1965), poet, novelist, short story writer
• John S. Currie (1877–1956), journalist

D

• Mary Dalton (born 1950), poet
• Tom Dawe (born 1940), poet, children's writer, short story writer
• Sandra Djwa (born 1939), biographer
• M. T. Dohaney (born 1930), novelist, non-fiction writer, short story writer
• Magie Dominic (born 1944), poet, memoirist
• Stan Dragland (1942–2022), novelist, poet, literary critic
• Margaret Duley (1894–1968), novelist
• Stephen Dunn (born 1989), screenwriter
• Gwynne Dyer (born 1943), historian, journalist

E

• David Elliott (1923–1999), poet
• Françoise Enguehard (born 1957), journalist

F

• Ed Finn (1926–2020), journalist
• Deanne Foley (living), screenwriter
• David French (1939–2010), playwright

G

• John Gallishaw (1891–1968)
• Shree Ghatage (born 1957), memoirist, short story writer
• Elizabeth Goudie (1902–1982)
• Jessica Grant (born 1972), novelist
• Richard Greene (born 1961), poet
• Ray Guy (1939–2013), journalist, humorist
• Sandra Gwyn (1935–2000), journalist, non-fiction writer

H

• Michelle Butler Hallett (born 1971), novelist
• Maura Hanrahan (born 1963), non-fiction writer
• Michael Harrington, historian
• Peter Hart (1963–2010), historian
• Kenneth J. Harvey (born 1962), novelist, short story writer
• Robert Hayman (1575–1629), poet
• Jenny Higgins (living), novelist
• Holly Hogan (living), science writer, non-fiction writer
• Matthew Hollett (living), poet
• Harold Horwood (1923–2006), novelist, non-fiction writer
• Joel Thomas Hynes (born 1976), poet, playwright, novelist

J

• Percy Janes (1922–1999), novelist, poet, short story writer
• Wayne Johnston (born 1958), novelist
• Andy Jones (born 1948), screenwriter, children's writer
• Michael Jones (1944–2018), screenwriter

K

• Ed Kavanagh (born 1954), novelist

L

• Sheilah Lukins (living), non-fiction writer, children's writer
• Karen Lynch (born 1967), novelist

M

• William D. MacGillivray (born 1946), screenwriter
• Randall Maggs (living), poet
• Kevin Major (born 1949), novelist, poet, non-fiction writer
• Pasha Malla (living), novelist, short story writer
• Roger Maunder (living), screenwriter, novelist
• Maxim Mazumdar (1952–1988), playwright
• Carmelita McGrath (living), poet, novelist, children's writer
• Robin McGrath (born 1949), novelist, poet, short story writer
• Janet McNaughton (born 1953), novelist
• Phebe Florence Miller (1889–1979), poet, diarist
• Lisa Moore (born 1964), novelist, short story writer
• Bernice Morgan (born 1935), novelist, short story writer
• Isaac Chesley Morris (1857–1937)
• Donna Morrissey (born 1956), novelist
• Rex Murphy (1947–2024), journalist
• George Murray (born 1971), poet
• Hilda Chaulk Murray (born 1934), non-fiction writer

O

• Melanie Oates (living), novelist, screenwriter
• Robert O'Driscoll (1938–1996)
• Patrick O'Flaherty (1939–2017), historian
• Paul O'Neill (1921–2013), historian
• Lawrence O'Toole (living), journalist

P

• Alexander A. Parsons (1847–1932), journalist
• Andrew Peacock (living), novelist
• Earl Pilgrim (1939–2025), novelist
• William Ping (living), novelist, short story writer
• Gordon Pinsent (1930–2023), screenwriter
• Al Pittman (1940–2001), poet, playwright, short story writer
• Helen Fogwill Porter (1930–2023), poet, novelist
• Michelle Porter (living), novelist
• Herbert Pottle (1907–2002), memoirist
• Craig Francis Power (living), novelist
• Greg Power (1909–1997), poet
• Paul David Power (living), playwright
• E. J. Pratt (1882–1964), poet
• Daniel Woodley Prowse (1834–1914), historian

R

• Edward Riche (born 1961), screenwriter, novelist
• John A. Robinson (1867–1929), journalist
• Gordon Rodgers (born 1952), poet, novelist
• Bill Rowe (born 1942), journalist
• Dora Oake Russell (1912–1986), journalist, playwright, short story writer
• Ted Russell (1904–1977), playwright, short story writer

S

• Diem Saunders (1992–2021)
• Gary Saunders (born 1935), non-fiction writer
• Arthur Scammell (1913–1995)
• Mary C. Sheppard (living), journalist, novelist
• Sue Sinclair (living), poet
• Christian Sparkes (living), screenwriter
• Reginald F. Sparkes (1906–1990)
• Berni Stapleton (living), non-fiction writer, playwright

T

• Kenneth Tam (born 1984), science fiction writer
• Greg Thomey (born 1961), playwright
• Sara Tilley (living), novelist
• Maxine Trottier (born 1950), children's writer

W

• Tracey Waddleton (born 1979), short story writer
• Michael Wade (1944–2004), poet, playwright
• Aimee Wall (living), novelist
• Agnes Walsh (born 1950), poet, playwright
• Russell Wangersky (living), journalist, non-fiction writer
• Patrick Warner (living), novelist, poet
• Shannon Webb-Campbell (living), poet
• Sherry White (living), screenwriter
• Naboth Winsor (1916–1997), historian
• Kathleen Winter (born 1960), novelist, short story writer
• Michael Winter (born 1965), novelist, short story writer
• Abel Wornell (1914–2004), poet
• Douglas E. Wright (born 1955), novelist

See also

• Lists of Canadian writers
• List of writers from New Brunswick
• List of writers from Nova Scotia
• List of writers from Prince Edward Island

External links

• Writers NL