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| Name | Lifetime | Genre | Notable works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherish D'Angelo, aka Cheryl Kaye Tardif | b. 1963 | novelist | Lancelot's Lady |
| Frank Davey | b. 1940 | ||
| Robertson Davies | 1913–1995 | novelist | Fifth Business, What's Bred in the Bone |
| Lauren B. Davis | b. 1955 | novelist, short story writer | |
| Amber Dawn | novelist, anthologist | Sub Rosa | |
| Frank Parker Day | 1881–1950 | novelist | Rockbound |
| Mazo de la Roche | 1879–1961 | novelist | Jalna |
| Charles de Lint | fantasy | ||
| James de Mille | 1833–1880 | novelist | A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder |
| Marq de Villiers | b. 1940 | journalist, magazine editor, science writer | Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource |
| Anthony De Sa | novelist, short story writer | Barnacle Love | |
| Patrick deWitt | b. 1975 | novelist | The Sisters Brothers |
| Sandra Dempsey | |||
| Barry Dempster | |||
| Randall Denley | journalist, novelist | The Perfect Candidate | |
| Alexander Dewdney | computer science and philosophy | ||
| Christopher Dewdney | b. 1951 | ||
| Myrna Dey | novelist, journalist | Extensions | |
| Mary di Michele | b. 1949 | poet, novelist | Stranger in You: Selected Poems and New, Tenor of Love |
| Ranj Dhaliwal | b. 1976 | novelist, author, fiction | Daaku |
| Ann Diamond | b. 1951 | poems, novels, short stories | A Nun's Diary, Evil Eye |
| Nicolas Dickner | b. 1972 | novels, short stories | Nikolski |
| Kildare Dobbs | b. 1923 | short story writer | |
| Farzana Doctor | novelist | Stealing Nasreen, Six Metres of Pavement | |
| Cory Doctorow | b. 1971 | science fiction | |
| Jeramy Dodds | poet | Crabwise to the Hounds | |
| Bob Dolman | screenwriter | SCTV | |
| Don Domanski | b. 1950 | ||
| Candas Dorsey | b. 1960 | science fiction | |
| Clive Doucet | |||
| Orville Lloyd Douglas | b. 1976 | poet | |
| James Doull | 1918–2001 | philosopher | |
| Glen Downey | b. 1969 | children's literature | |
| Brian Doyle | b. 1935 | young adult fiction | |
| William Henry Drummond | 1854–1907 | poet | The Habitant |
| Marcel Dubé | |||
| Réjean Ducharme | b. 1941 | ||
| Louis Dudek | 1918–2001 | poet | |
| Dave Duncan | b. 1933 | ||
| Sara Jeannette Duncan | 1861–1922 | novelist, journalist | The Imperialist |
| Kristyn Dunnion | b. 1969 | novelist, short stories | Big Big Sky, The Dirt Chronicles |
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