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| Name | Lifetime | Genre | Notable works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Nadel | b. 1943 | biography, literary criticism | Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen, Leon Uris: Life of a Best Seller, Joyce and the Jews: Culture and the Text, David Mamet: A Life in the Theatre, Tom Stoppard: A Life |
| Shenaaz Nanji | young adult literature | Child of Dandelions | |
| Akhtar Naraghi | novelist, poet | The Big Green House | |
| Angela Narth | b. 1946 | children's author, non-fiction writer | Simon With Two Left Feet |
| Émile Nelligan | 1879–1941 | poet | Émile Nelligan et son œuvre |
| Pierre Nepveu | b. 1946 | poet, novelist | Romans-fleuves, Lignes aériennes, Intérieurs du Nouveau Monde : Essais sur les littératures du Québec et des Amériques |
| John Newlove | 1938–2003 | poet | Lies, The Night the Dog Smiled |
| Peter C. Newman | b. 1929 | journalist | The Canadian Establishment |
| bpNichol | 1944–1988 | poet | Konfessions of an Elizabethan Fan Dancer, The Martyrology |
| Hal Niedzviecki | b. 1971 | novelist, critic | Ditch, We Want Some Too |
| Francine Noël | b. 1945 | novelist, playwright | La Femme de ma vie |
| Henri Nouwen | 1932–1996 | theologian | The Wounded Healer, The Inner Voice of Love |
| Mary Novik | b. 1945 | novelist | Conceit |
| Alden Nowlan | 1933–1983 | poet | Bread, Wine and Salt, I’m a Stranger Here Myself |
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