List of Canadian Writers - B

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Name Lifetime Genre Notable works
Todd Babiak novelist The Garneau Block
Ken Babstock poet Mean, Airstream Land Yacht
Martha Baillie novelist The Incident Report
R. Scott Bakker b. 1967 fantasy Prince of Nothing
Shauna Singh Baldwin b. 1962 novelist What the Body Remembers, The Tiger Claw
Winifred Bambrick 1892–1969 novelist Continental Revue
Himani Bannerji b. 1942 poet, academic Dark Side of the Nation: Essays on Multiculturalism, Nationalism and Racism
Gary Bannerman b. 1947 non-fiction Squandering Billions
Nick Bantock b. 1949 novelist Griffin and Sabine
Bruce Barber art critic Voices of Fire: Art Rage, Power, and the State
Joan Barfoot b. 1946 novelist Dancing in the Dark, Luck
Robert Barr 1849–1912 novelist, humorist The Measure of the Rule, The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont
Gary Barwin b. 1964 novelist, children's literature Seeing Stars
Rodrigo Bascunan b. 1976 non-fiction Enter The Babylon System
Michel Basilières b. 1960 novelist Black Bird
Bill Bauer poet The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Nancy Bauer b. 1934 arts journalist Flora, Write This Down
Kevin Bazzana music historian Wondrous Strange: The Life and Art of Glenn Gould
Yves Beauchemin b. 1941 novelist Juliette Pomerleau, Le Matou
Doug Beardsley b. 1941 poet Dancing Star
D. Y. Béchard novelist Vandal Love
Peter Behrens novelist, short-story writer The Law of Dreams
Henry Beissel b. 1929 poet, translator Under Coyote's Eye
Ken Belford b. 1946 poet Pathways into the Mountains
William E. Bell b. 1945 children's literature Forbidden City
Winthrop Pickard Bell 1884–1965 historian The "Foreign Protestants" and the Settlement of Nova Scotia
John Bemrose journalist, novelist The Island Walkers
Djemila Benhabib b. 1972 non-fiction Ma vie à contre-Coran: une femme témoigne sur les islamistes
Nigel Bennett b. 1949 fantasy Keeper of the King, His Father's Son
David Bergen b. 1957 novelist The Time in Between, A Year of Lesser
David Berman b. 1962 non-fiction Do Good Design
Pierre Berton 1920–2004 historian, journalist, memoirist The National Dream, The Last Spike
Dennison Berwick b. 1956 adventure travel writer Savages, the Life & Killing of the Yanomami, A Walk Along The Ganges
Gérard Bessette 1920–2005 novelist Le libraire, Le Cycle
H. S. Bhabra 1955–2000 novelist The Adversary, Bad Money
Navtej Bharati poet, publisher Third Eye Press Leela
Dave Bidini non-fiction, songwriter Around the World in 57½ Gigs, Tropic of Hockey
Anthony Bidulka mysteries Flight of Aquavit, Sundowner Ubuntu
Sandra Birdsell b. 1942 novelist, short story writer The Rüsslander, The Two-Headed Calf
Earle Birney 1904–1995 poet, novelist, short stories, drama David and Other Poems, Turvey
Bill Bissett b. 1939 experimental poet nobody owns th earth
Lise Bissonnette b. 1945 novelist, journalist Marie suivait l'été, Choses crus
Neil Bissoondath b. 1955 novelist A Casual Brutality, Selling Illusions
Marie-Claire Blais b. 1939 novelist Une Saison dans la vie d'Emmanuel
Clark Blaise b. 1940 novelist, short stories Lunar Attractions
Lance Blomgren b. 1970 short stories, essays Walkups, Corner Pieces
Giles Blunt b. 1952 mystery Forty Words for Sorrow, Blackfly Season
Dennis Bock b. 1964 novelist The Ash Garden
Fred Bodsworth b. 1918 journalist, naturalist The Last of the Curlews
Christian Bök b. 1966 poet Eunoia
Stephanie Bolster poet White Stone: The Alice Poems
Roo Borson b. 1952 poet Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida
Hédi Bouraoui b. 1932 poet, novelist Vésuviade, La Femme d'entre les lignes
Pan Bouyoucas b. 1946 novelist, playwright, poet The Man Who Wanted to Drink Up the Sea
George Bowering b. 1935 novelist, poet The Gangs of Kosmos, Burning Water
Marilyn Bowering b. 1949 poet, novelist Visible Worlds, Autobiography
Randy Boyagoda b. 1976 novelist, non-fiction Governor of the Northern Province
David Boyd children's literature Bottom Drawer
George Boyd dramatist Consecrated Ground
Joseph Boyden b. 1966 novelist Three Day Road, Through Black Spruce
Harry J. Boyle 1915–2005 humorist Homebrew and Patches, Luck of the Irish
Karleen Bradford b. 1936 children's literature There Will Be Wolves
Max Braithwaite 1911–1995 novelist, non-fiction The Night We Stole the Mountie's Car
Shannon Bramer b. 1973 poet The Refrigerator Memory
Dionne Brand b. 1953 poet, novelist What We All Long For, Land to Light On
Di Brandt b. 1952 poet, literary critic Jerusalem, beloved, Now You Care
Jacques Brault b. 1933 poet, translator Quand nous serons heureux, Il n'y a plus de chemin
Brian Brett b. 1950 novelist, memoirist Uproar's Your Only Music, The Fungus Garden
Robert Bringhurst b. 1946 poet, author, and typographer The Beauty of the Weapons: Selected Poems 1972–82, Ursa Major
David Bromige b. 1944 poet My Poetry
Barry Broadfoot 1926–2003 historian Six War Years, The Immigrant Years
Frances Brooke 1724–1789 novelist, essayist The History of Emily Montague
Bertram Brooker 1888–1955 poet, advertising Subconscious Selling
Nicole Brossard b. 1943 poet Double impression, Méchanique jongleuse
Sigmund Brouwer b. 1959 children's literature Watch Out for Joel!
Nick Brune b. 1952 historian Defining Canada: History, Identity, and Culture
Carol Bruneau b. 1956 novelist Purple for Sky
Cathy Marie Buchanan b. 1963 novelist The Day the Falls Stood Still
Ernest Buckler 1908–1984 novelist The Mountain and the Valley
Robert Budde b. 1966 poet, novelist Finding Fort George
Margaret Buffie children's literature The Dark Garden, The Finder
Bonnie Burnard b. 1945 novelist A Good House
Mick Burrs poet Variations on the Birth of Jacob
Catherine Bush b. 1961 novelist Minus Time, The Rules of Engagement
Sharon Butala b. 1940 novelist The Perfection of the Morning

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