About
Megan Callahan is a writer, French-English translator, and occasional book reviewer born and based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. She holds a BA with Honours in Linguistics and an MA in Translation Studies from Concordia University. By day, she is the Communications Writer & Editor for the CHILD-BRIGHT Network. By night, she writes stories.
Megan’s fiction has appeared in various Canadian and American magazines and anthologies, including Best Canadian Stories 2021. She tied for runner-up in the 2023 Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Award and placed third in the 2022 Raymond Carver Short Story Award. In 2025, her story “Mother Bear” was nominated for the Journey Prize.
Megan is a member of the Quebec Writers' Federation and The Writers Union of Canada. She’s the recipient of a TWUC Mentorship Microgrant, which is helping to fund work on her debut novel.
“Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.”
— Stephen King, On Writing