Loghan Paylor

Loghan Paylor is a Canadian writer.[1] Their debut novel The Cure for Drowning was longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize[2], shortlisted for the 2025 Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes[3], and won the Canada Reads 2026 competition after 4 days of "passionate and powerful debate" in which it was supported by Tegan Quin.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6][7][8] It was the winner of Canada Reads 2026, represented by Tegan Quin.[9][10]

Paylor has also published short fiction and essays in literary magazines such as Prairie Fire and Room.[5][11]

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.
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