| Anna Mehler Paperny | |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma Mater: | Queen's University at Kingston |
| Occupation: | Journalist, author |
| Notable Works: | Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me (2019 memoir) |
| Awards: | Dan McArthur Award |
Anna Mehler Paperny is a Canadian journalist and the author of Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me.
Mehler Paperny was born in Toronto and raised in Vancouver by her parents David Paperny and Audrey Mehler who are both documentary producers.[1] [2] Her paternal grandfather was Maurice Paperny.[3]
She studied at Queen's University at Kingston where she was the editor-in-chief of the student-run newspaper The Queen's Journal for its 135th volume, from 2007 until 2008.[4]
As a journalist, Mehler Paperny has reported for Reuters, The Kingston Whig-Standard, the Edmonton Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle, Maclean’s, and has been employed as a staff reporter for Global News and The Globe and Mail.[5] She received the Radio Television Digital News Association's Dan McArthur Award for her investigative reporting into deaths in Canadian prisons.
Her 2019 memoir Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me about her experiences of major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation was nominated for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction in 2019.[6]
In 2022, Mehler Paperny was based in Toronto.
Mehler Paperny attempted suicide during September 2011 and then again multiple times since, including in 2019.