As I have been preparing for the publication of my 100th book, I became curious as to what other other Canadian authors had reached this milestone. Scouring the internet did not produce any names. Therefore, I reached out to various organizations, consulted the Library and Archives Canada library catalogue, and spoke with fellow authors to compile a preliminary list of Canada’s most prolific writers.
It’s important to note that this list is not exhaustive. I am sure there are other authors I have not yet discovered. But here is my preliminary list of Canada’s most prolific authors. For measurement purposes, I attempted to compare by the number of novels (or nonfiction books) published. However, I couldn’t ignore Viola Grace’s impressive body of work, since I can’t deny that nearly 500 works is prolific, no matter what their length.
The links point to the sources of the numbers.
| Name | Number of Books |
| Viola Grace | 492* short stories |
| W.E.D. Ross | 351 |
| Eve Langlais | 310 |
| Dale Mayer | 265 |
| J.A. Armitage | 250+ (estimated by the author) |
| Sigmund Brouwer | 195 |
| Yumoyori Wilson (published under Yumoyori Wilson, Avery Song, Avery Stone, and Avery Phoenix) | 193 |
| George Bowering | 123 |
| Gordon Korman | 108 |
| Eric Walters | 107 |
| Lesley Choyce | 100+ |
| P.D. Workman | Book 100 coming soon! |
If you are or know of other authors who should be added to this list or updates to the numbers of those included, please let me know!
The numbers in this article will be quickly out of date. These authors (the ones who are still living) publish a number of books every year. I’ll keep it updated the best I can.
