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| First Name | Margaret |
| Last Name | Lynch |
| Member Since | April 1, 2017 |
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| Branch Affiliation | Toronto |
| Website | www.mmlynchwriter.com |
| Blog | www.mmlynchwriter.com |
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| Goodreads | https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10385741-margaret |
| Bio | Margaret Lynch is a Canadian storyteller who writes about the humanity of people, places, and plights. She won the 2020 Penguin Random House Canada MFA Book Proposal Prize for her memoir-in-progress about surviving an experimental bone marrow transplant which transformed both her DNA and her life. Several excerpts have appeared in national media such as The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, and CBC Radio. She’s also been published in literary magazines including untethered magazine, 805 Lit + Art, The Examined Life Journal, and SugarSugarLit. Lynch is based in Toronto, Canada and holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College, Halifax. As a grateful leukemia and transplant survivor, she fundraises, volunteers, and publicly supports the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada, and Canadian Blood Services. Based in Toronto, she is happiest when she’s on her bike. |
| Publications | June 2026: "Witness," SugarSugarSalt Lit Mag; August 2024: "Talisman," 805 Lit + Art (Volume 10, Issue 1); February 2024: "Endangered," the Examined Life Journal (Volume 11); June 2020: "How my sister's cells attacked my body, and changed my life," National Post; April 2020: "Déjà in the time of COVID-19," Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Blog; January 2020: "Witness," untethered Magazine (Issue 5.1); December 2019: "Skip the mall this Christmas. Your organ-donation consent is the best gift you can give," The Globe and Mail Opinion; October 2019, "How I Created My Writer Platform (Without Even Knowing It)," Guest Blog, Allyson Latta website; August 2019," A pilgrim’s journey," CBC Radio The Sunday Edition, re-broadcast nationally; June 2019, "After cancer the fear never leaves you, but she’s fighting back", The Toronto Star weekend feature; May 2019: "I found the answer on the famous Camino trail," CBC Radio This Happened to Me (video); February 2019: "A pilgrim’s journey," CBC Radio The Sunday Edition, original national broadcast. |
| Other Memberships | The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC); Creative Nonfiction Collective Society (CNFC); |
| Awards | 2024-2025: The Writers Union of Canada Mentorship Grant; 2022-2023: Canada Council for the Arts, Research and Creation Grant; September 2020: Toronto Arts Council (TAC) Writers Program, Individual Literary Grant; June 2020, Penguin Random House MFA Prize for Best Nonfiction Book Proposal (Winner) |
| Contests | August 2025: “Sacrifice,” Wild Atlantic Writing Awards (Creative Nonfiction) (Finalist); September 2024: “A Perfect Serve,” The Ampersand Review 2024 essay contest (Shortlist); December 2023, "Spit," Federation of BC Writers 2023 Literary Contest (Long list); une 2023, "Endangered," 2023 Honeybee Literature Prize, (Finalist); June 2018, “Spit,” WOW! Women on Writing Q3 2018 Non-fiction essay contest (Honourable mention); April 2017, “Pilgrim,” Royal City Literary Arts Society Write On! Spring non-fiction contest (Honourable mention); |
| Genres | Biography & Memoir, Educational, Health, Nonfiction |
| Available For | Readings, Presentations, Workshops, Book Club Meetings, Speaking Engagements |
| Services Offered | Editing, Freelance Writing, Manuscript Reading & Consultation, Storytelling, Web Content |