Loghan Paylor

Loghan Paylor is a Canadian writer. Their debut novel The Cure for Drowning was longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize, shortlisted for the 2025 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes, and won the Canada Reads 2026 competition after 4 days of "passionate and powerful debate" in which it was supported by Tegan Quin.

Life and education

Paylor was born and raised in Ontario. They attended London Central Secondary School. Paylor has a master's degree in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. They live in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Career

The Cure for Drowning, a World War II-era historical novel centred on a transmasculine non-binary person who enters the Royal Canadian Air Force, was published in January 2024 by Penguin Random House Canada. It was the winner of Canada Reads 2026, represented by Tegan Quin.

Paylor has also published short fiction and essays in literary magazines such as Prairie Fire and Room.

References

  1. ↑ Gee, Dana (2024-02-21). "Queer love story at the centre of new Canadian historical novel". Vancouver Sun.
  2. ↑ "12 Canadian books make 2024 longlist for $100K Giller Prize". CBC. 2024-09-04.
  3. ↑ Drudi, Cassandra (2025-04-10). "Finalists announced for 2025 B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes". Quill and Quire. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  4. ↑ "Tegan Quin wins Canada Reads 2026 championing The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor". CBC Books. Apr 17, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor". CBC. 2024-06-13.
  6. ↑ Grubisic, Brett Josef (2026-02-18). "Wartime Canadian romance, an LGBTQ love story and a reckoning of fate and destiny". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  7. ↑ Lyle, Elena Hudgins (2026-04-08). "Tegan Quin and Loghan Paylor want every Canadian to see themselves in The Cure for Drowning". CBC.
  8. ↑ Hawkin, Wendy (2025-06-16). "The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor". The Ottawa Review of Books. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  9. ↑ "The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor wins the 25th Edition of CBC's Canada Reads". CBC Media Centre. April 16, 2026. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
  10. ↑ Thompson, Nicole (2026-04-16). "Tegan Quin's pick 'The Cure for Drowning' by Loghan Paylor wins Canada Reads". CityNews Halifax. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  11. ↑ "Loghan Paylor | Penguin Random House Canada". www.penguinrandomhouse.ca. Retrieved 2026-06-03.