Lola Lemire Tostevin (born June 15, 1937 in
Timmins,
Ontario) is a Canadian poet, novelist and biographer.[1] Although not widely known among the general public, she is one of Canada's leading
feminist writers, and a prominent figure in Canadian literary analysis.
Despite being
Franco-Ontarian,[2] born of French-speaking parents and with French as her first language,[3] Tostevin writes primarily in English. She has, however, published work in French as well, and has translated several notable Canadian authors, both English and French, for publication in the other language.