| Emma Richler | |
| Birth Date: | 1961 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Nationality: | British-Canadian |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Relatives: | Mordecai Richler, father Jacob Richler, brother Noah Richler, brother Daniel Richler, brother |
| Years Active: | 2000s-present |
| Known For: | Sister Crazy, Feed My Dear Dogs |
Emma Richler (born 1961) is a British/Canadian writer.[1]
Born in London, England, she is the daughter of author Mordecai Richler.[2] She moved with her family to Montreal, Quebec in 1972. She briefly attended the University of Toronto before transferring to Universite de Provence to complete her education.[3] [4]
She first worked as an actress, performing in stage, film and television roles in both Canada and England until 1996,[5] and later worked in publishing before publishing her debut short story collection Sister Crazy in 2001. The book was a shortlisted nominee for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize in 2002.
Her first novel, Feed My Dear Dogs, was published in 2005.[6] Her second, Be My Wolff, was published in 2017.[7]