20 Canadian writers to watch in 2026
CBC | CBC Books | July 30, 2026
Arizona O’Neill appearing in CBC and their featured list of Canadian authors!
"Every year, CBC Books releases of list of writers making their mark on the Canadian literary scene — and the future is bright!
These authors are telling fresh stories with new perspectives in a wide variety of genres, from coast to coast.
Arizona O’Neill
Arizona O'Neill's book Opioids and Organs is part fantasy, part graphic memoir. As O'Neill's estranged father lay in the hospital dying from a fentanyl overdose, doctors encouraged her to donate his organs — a decision that she struggled to come to terms with. The book looks at the dark side of organ donation and its relationship with the opioid crisis.
O'Neill is a Montreal-based writer and illustrator. She is the author of Est-ce qu'un artiste peut être heureux? and the illustrator of Valentine in Montreal, which was written by her mother Heather O'Neill."
These authors are telling fresh stories with new perspectives in a wide variety of genres, from coast to coast.
Arizona O’Neill
Arizona O'Neill's book Opioids and Organs is part fantasy, part graphic memoir. As O'Neill's estranged father lay in the hospital dying from a fentanyl overdose, doctors encouraged her to donate his organs — a decision that she struggled to come to terms with. The book looks at the dark side of organ donation and its relationship with the opioid crisis.
O'Neill is a Montreal-based writer and illustrator. She is the author of Est-ce qu'un artiste peut être heureux? and the illustrator of Valentine in Montreal, which was written by her mother Heather O'Neill."