Ian McLachlan is a Canadian writer and academic from Peterborough, Ontario.
[3] Before his retirement, McLachlan served as the chair of Cultural Studies department for over 14 years.
[3] His activities have included founding the local publishing company Ordinary Press,[3] serving on the boards of the city's Artspace and Union Theatre,[3] and founding and programming for the Canadian Images Film Festival.
[5] As a playwright, his works have included Pioneer Chainsaw Massacre, Postscript, Lear One/One, Frankenstein Meets the Recession, The Orchard,[6] Doctor Barnardo's Children[7] and Wounded Soldiers.
[7] His non-fiction works have included Shanghai 1949 and In the Margins of the Empire: Reading Cambodia.