Canadian women authors: Well-known wordsmiths

Canada has no shortage of talented women writers. They inspire us, tug at our heartstrings and tell our own stories through the characters they create.

In this quiz, you’ll get to know 10 must-read Canadian women authors who have left their mark on literature.

1. She wrote Larry’s Party, a story about the twists and turns in the life of an ordinary man.
2. Her novel The Stone Angel was made into a movie.
3. This Innu poet wrote Message Sticks: Tshissinuatshitakana.
4. She is known for her historical novels, especially her bestseller Les Filles de Caleb.
5. She wrote the dystopian trilogy Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood and MaddAddam.
6. She wrote Anne of Green Gables, the first book in an internationally renowned series that has been translated into over 35 languages.
7. This prolific Indigenous author wrote Ravensong.
8. Her first novel, The Tin Flute, describes the lives of the residents of Saint-Henri, a working-class neighbourhood in Montréal.
9. In 1959, this Francophone author published her first novel, Mad Shadows, which was made into a film in 2006.
10. Her novels include Kamouraska and In the Shadow of the Wind.
  
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