Eve Zaremba

Who is Eve Zaremba?

Eve Zaremba is a Canadian mystery writer. She has published several novels focusing on Helen Keremos, a private detective who has been described the first lesbian character in literary history to be the main character in an ongoing series of mystery novels.

Born in Poland, Zaremba moved to the United Kingdom with her family at the start of World War II, spending the remainder of her childhood in Scotland and England. She later emigrated to Canada in 1952, and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1963.

In addition to her writing, Zaremba was a co-founder of Broadside, A Feminist Review, one of Canada's first major lesbian publications, and of the Lesbian Organization of Toronto. She has also worked in advertising, marketing, real estate and publishing, as well as owning a used book store.