List of Canadian Writers - C

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Name Lifetime Genre Notable works
Stephen Cain b. 1970 poet American Standard/ Canada Dry
Barry Callaghan b. 1937 novelist and journalist Barrelhouse Kings
Morley Callaghan 1903–1990 novelist, short stories A Fine and Private Place
Anne Cameron b. 1938 novelist, poet, short story writer Daughters of Copper Woman
Elspeth Cameron b. 1943 biographer No Previous Experience
George Frederick Cameron 1854–1885 poet, lawyer, and journalist, operetta Leo, the Royal Cadet
Silver Donald Cameron b. 1937
Natalee Caple b. 1970 novelist The Plight of Happy People in an Ordinary World
Pat Capponi b. 1949 memoirist Upstairs in the Crazy House
Bliss Carman 1861–1929 poet Low Tide on Grand Pré
David Carpenter
Roch Carrier b. 1937 novelist, short stories La Guerre, Yes Sir!, Le chandail
Anne Carson b. 1950 poet Autobiography of Red
Allan Casey non-fiction Lakeland: Journeys into the Soul of Canada
Robert Chafe playwright Afterimage, Tempting Providence
Gillian Chan
David Chariandy novelist Soucouyant
Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix 1682–1761 historian
Évelyne de la Chenelière b. 1975 playwright, novelist Désordre public, Bashir Lazhar
Herménégilde Chiasson b. 1946 poet, playwright
Denise Chong memoirist The Concubine's Children
Wayson Choy b. 1939 novelist The Jade Peony, All That Matters
Lesley Choyce b. 1951
Michael Christie short stories The Beggar's Garden
Eliza Clark b. 1963 novelist Bite the Stars
Greg Clark 1892–1977 humorist
Joan Clark b. 1934 novelist Latitudes of Melt, The Hand of Robin Squires
Austin Clarke b. 1934 novelist The Polished Hoe, Growing Up Stupid Under the Union Jack
George Elliott Clarke b. 1960 poet, novelist, dramatist Whylah Falls, George and Rue
Lynn Coady b. 1970 novelist Saints of Big Harbour, Strange Heaven
Mark Coakley true crime Tip and Trade
Leonard Cohen b. 1934 poet, novelist, singer-songwriter Beautiful Losers
Matt Cohen 1942–1999 novelist Emotional Arithmetic, Elizabeth and After
Susan G. Cole b. 1952 journalist Pornography and the Sex Crisis, Power Surge: Sex Violence and Pornography
Trevor Cole b. 1960 novelist The Fearsome Particles, Practical Jean
Don Coles b. 1928 poet Forests of the Medieval World
John Robert Colombo b. 1936 poet and compiler of reference books
Jan Conn b. 1952 poet and insect geneticist
Karen Connelly b. 1969
Kevin Connolly poet, book editor Drift, Revolver
Ralph Connor (also known as Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937 novelist, essayist The Man from Glengarry, Glengarry School Days
George Ramsay Cook b. 1931 historian
Hugh Cook b. 1942
Michael Cook
Dennis Cooley b. 1944
Douglas Cooper novelist
Carole Corbeil 1952–2000 novelist, journalist Voice-Over, In the Wings
Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman playwright Scratch
Thomas B. Costain 1885–1965 historical fiction and non-fiction Below the Salt, Ride with Me, The Black Rose, The Silver Chalice
Douglas Coupland b. 1961 novelist Generation X, Girlfriend in a Coma
Daniel Allen Cox b. 1976 novelist Shuck, Tattoo This Madness In
Isabella Valancy Crawford
Donald Creighton 1902–1979 historian
Octave Crémazie 1827–1879 poet
Lynn Crosbie
Lorna Crozier b. 1948 poet
Michael Crummey
Alan Cumyn b. 1960
Richard Cumyn
Herb Curtis

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