From Book Riot:
The province of Saskatchewan is shaped like a large rectangle, right in the middle of Canada. The history of storytelling in this region began with the Aboriginal people who first lived on this land, and continues today with a vibrantly multicultural writing community. Renowned authors such as Yann Martel, Mary Balogh, and Ross King were either born or live in this province, suggesting that perhaps there’s something in the huge sky and striking horizon that inspires creativity.
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Near the northern town of Waskesiu are a number of hiking trails, one of which leads to the site of Grey Owl’s cabin. Born Archibald Belaney, he changed his name to Grey Owl as he took on a fraudulant First Nations identity. In life, he was known for his work as a conversationist; following his death, the truth of his heritage emerged. His widow, the Mohawk writer and activist Anahereo, has published her memoir of their time together in Devil in Deerskins: My Life with Grey Owl.
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La Ronge is a Northern town that is both home to author and lawyer Harold Johnson, as well as being the setting for his environmental dystopia Corvus. This novel takes place eighty years after flash floods, droughts, and tornadoes have ravaged the North American landscape, leading to mass migration north, causing La Ronge to become a bustling metropolis.
Link to the rest at Book Riot
If I remember correctly, Saskatoon used to have the most writers of any city in Canada relative to its population. Probably because it was a cheap place to live.
Possibly still does, but it’s no longer a cheap place to live (except when compared to Toronto and Vancouver).