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| Name | Lifetime | Genre | Notable works |
|---|---|---|---|
| P.K. Page | b. 1916 | poet | |
| Erna Paris | literary nonfiction | Long Shadows: Truth, Lies and History | |
| Gilbert Parker | b. 1862 | novelist | The Seats of the Mighty |
| Kevin Patterson | b. 1964 | novelist, memoirist | Country of Cold, Consumption, The Water in Between |
| Michael Patterson | |||
| Raymond M. Patterson | |||
| Louise Penny | b. 1958 | mystery writer | Still Life, A Fatal Grace, The Cruelest Month |
| Sasenarine Persaud | essayist, short story writer, novelist, poet | ||
| Len Peterson | |||
| Lorne Pierce | 1890–1961 | literary critic | |
| Joseph Pivato | b. 1946- | literary critic, writer | Echo: Essays on Other Literature |
| Ted Plantos | |||
| Daniel Poliquin | |||
| Sharon Pollock | b. 1936 | ||
| Michael Poole | non-fiction | Romancing Mary Jane | |
| Liza Potvin | b. 1958 | non-fiction | White Lies (for my mother) |
| Jacques Poulin | b. 1937 | novelist | Volkswagen Blues |
| Christine Pountney | b. 1971 | novelist | Last Chance Texaco |
| B.W. Powe | philosopher | A Canada of Light | |
| E.J. Pratt | 1883–1964 | poet | |
| Steven Price | poet, novelist | Anatomy of Keys, Into That Darkness | |
| Robert Priest | poet | ||
| Kate Pullinger | novels, experimental/online fiction | The Mistress of Nothing | |
| Al Purdy | b. 1918 | poet | |
| Andrew Pyper | b. 1968 | novelist | Lost Girls, The Trade Mission |
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