Author Biographies in CEWW

Luella Bruce Creighton spent her adult life in Toronto where she published numerous stories while her children were young, before embarking on novels and historical narratives.

In addition to publishing a volume of poetry, Lydia Agnes Edwards also wrote patriotic verse about the South African war.

Lydia Appleton was a teacher in townships near present-day Toronto, where she published her only book of poems, entitled Miscellaneous Poems, Moral and Religious, Written On Various Occasions (1850).

Although Lydia Campbell had little formal education, near the end of her life the Labrador Métis woman wrote an account of her early life that has now recognized as a significant historical document.

A lifelong resident of Ontario, Lydia Leavitt issued three books, one of which was inspired by her visit to Australia iin 1887.

Lydia Jutsum Taylor spent five years in Canada, which served as the setting for her only book, a prize-winning novel.

Ontario-based writer Lyn Cook (b. 1918) is best known for her fiction for children. She also wrote many stories for CBC radio, some of them adapted from her own books.

There is little confirmed biographical information about M.A. Nicholl, who as "Stella," published Lays from the West (1884), a collection of poems regarded as the first volume of poetry written by...

A trained journalist, Maara Haas was based in Winnipeg, MB, where she published in many genres, including some work that addressed a Ukrainian-Canadian readership.

During the 1920s, Mabel Broughton Billett lived in British Columbia, which served as the setting for most of her detective fiction.

Ontario author Mabel Burns McKinley wrote a novel based on her missionary experiences in China, as well as four volumes of biography.

The first trained librarian in Ontario, Mabel Dunham wrote fiction and non-fiction based on local history.

Based in Hamilton, ON, Mabel Burkholder was a well-known columnist and author with a particular interest in regional history.

Before her early death, Montreal-born Mabel Hodgson Gurd published two volumes of fiction.

Mabel Ray was an avid organizer of women's sports in Toronto, about which she authored newspaper articles.

The first woman in Canada to receive a PhD in the field of geology and palaeontology, Madeleine Fritz produced an extensive list of scholarly publications, many in association with the Royal...

In 1919, a woman known only as "Madeleine Blair" published an autobiographical account of her life as a prostitute in the US and a successful madam in frontier Alberta.

Author of many books of fiction and non-fiction, Madge Macbeth was a vibrant literary and social personality in Ottawa and the first woman president of the Canadian Authors Association.

Madge Robertson, the first woman to receive an MA from the University of Toronto, was a prominent journalist who was best known for her work with Women's Institutes, an organization that promoted...

Born in Wales and raised in British Columbia, Maisie Hurley established the Native Voice magazine in 1946.

Malca Friedman spent most of her life in Montreal, where she wrote poems and stories drawing on her Jewish heritage.

Poet Melvina Pasmore spent much of her adult life in England before returning to Montreal in the 1930s.

Margaret Addison, the first dean of women at Victora College, articulated her advocacy of higher education for women in magazine articles and a posthumously published travel journal.

A prominent activist, Margaret Fairley edited and contributed to left-wing periodicals and also edited volumes of Canadian and British writing.

Margaret Blennerhassett temporarily lived in Montreal, where she published two volumes of poetry in the 1820s.

Margaret Arnett MacLeod spent most of her life in Manitoba, where her serious commitment to the history of western Canada resulted in many books and contributions to periodicals.

Margaret Avison spent most of her adult life in Toronto, where she was well-known as the author of intellectually sophisticated poetry.

Margaret Bell Saunders served as a war correspondent for the Toronto Globe in France and Belgium in 1915 and later published a novel.

Throughout her long life, journalist Margaret Bemister wrote for newspapers and published stories for children.

After settling in Ontario, Margaret Bossance Boreham turned to writing poetry later in her life.

Born in England, Margaret Clarke Russell spent her adult life in Ontario and wrote primarily for children.

Newfoundland author Margaret Duley achieved international recognition for her four novels.