Paulette Dubé was born in Northern Alberta and that geology / geography has shaped her writing beyond anything else.  That said, watching her third sister come into the world via the kitchen table, hooked her into creation and miracles. Paulette has published several books…

Although I've written several biographies, it's hard for me to write my own life story. Where do I begin? My parents were Holocaust survivors who came to Toronto after World War II. Because we were very poor, there was no money to buy "extras". So I grew up in a house…

Stewart is an author based in Ottawa, Canada. He began his career in film and video production, working as a scriptwriter, director, cameraman and editor. His work was nominated for Gemini and CASBY awards and won accolades from the Yorkton Film Festival, the New York Film…

Dora Dueck is the award-winning author of three novels, a collection of short fiction, and most recently, a non-fiction book, Return Stroke: essays & memoir, as well as articles, essays, reviews, and stories in a variety of journals. Her novel This Hidden Thing won the…

Mo Duffy Cobb is the co-founder and editor director of Pownal Street Press. She holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction, and is the author of Unpacked: from PEI to Palawan (Pottersfield Press, 2017), The Chemistry of Innovation: Regis Duffy and…

Hi, I'm Sandy. I'm an author / illustrator / painter based in Montreal (originally from Toronto). I live and work in English et en français. In all of my work, whether it be illustration, comics, or painting,  you will always find an element of humour, honesty, and most of…

Jacqueline Dumas was born in Castor, Alberta on April 19, 1946. She now lives in Nova Scotia, but she was a participant in Edmonton’s cultural life for many years – as writer, teacher, activist, and independent bookseller. Her creative work includes three published novels, a…

Carol B. Duncan is a chronicler of human stories of migration, community and identity especially those on the margins of empire. She teaches religion and culture at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her academic work focuses on trans-Atlantic connections linking Africa, Europe, Asia…

Jess Dunkin is a settler writer and researcher living in Sǫ̀mba K’è (Yellowknife, NT), in Akaitcho Territory (Treaty 8), the homeland of the Yellowknives Dene. She is a graduate of The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University and has a PhD in Canadian history from Carleton…

Deborah Dunleavy is an award-winning Literary Artist with over 30 years of professional experience in creating, producing and touring her programs both nationally and internationally. ‘Unsayable Absence’ an historical fiction set between the years of 1900 and 1932 had a premier…

Writer and musician M.D. Dunn (Mark D. Dunn) has performed for 40 years, and released ten albums. His articles, reviews, and poems have been widely published. Mark teaches writing, research, poetry, and music history at Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology. 

Claire is a writer, story editor and producer. Her first novel, At Last Count, was released by Invisible Publishing in June, 2022. It’s a coming-of-age tale for adult readers about Paisley Ratchford, a birder living with OCD who is forced to confront…

Norma Dunning is a Padlei Inuk writer, professor and grandmother. She has published five books to date: 2022 - Kinauvit? (what's your name) - nonfiction - Douglas&McIntyre 2021 - Tainna (the unseen ones) - short stories - GG (2021) 2022 - Akia (the other side) - poetry -…

Kristyn Dunnion grew up in Essex County, the southern most tip of Canada, and now makes her home in Toronto. She has authored six books including "Stoop City" (Biblioasis, 2020), winner of the 2021 ReLit Award for short fiction, and "Tarry This Night" (…

Kelly Duran writes poignant and relatable contemporary fiction about friendship, family and love. Her debut novel – CAN’T TAKE IT BACK – was released as an Audible Original in 2020 and her flash fiction – THE JOURNEY BEGINS – released on Audible in 2022. An established…

Vincent Durant is a freelance researcher who specializes in Canadian social, business and political history.  A graduate of Queen’s University, he had a long career at St. Lawrence College where he developed and taught a course on the early history of Kingston, ON.  A…

Maggie was born in Stratford, Ontario . She has worked in mental health, health research and forensic investigations. She lived in Kitchener, Waterloo and Toronto, then spent twenty interesting years in Winnipeg, fifteen years on Vancouver Island…

Mostly Ruth DyckFehderau (pronounced Dyke-FAY-der-ow) writes literary fiction and non-fiction. Sometimes she teaches Creative Writing and English Lit at University of Alberta or in far-flung places around the world. She holds degrees from Universities of Alberta (PhD ’01, MA ’95…

Bernadette Dyer was born in Kingston Jamaica, where she graduated from The Immaculate Conception High School, as well as The Jamaica School Of Art, having specialized in Painting and Design. She was trained as a teacher at Toronto’s Lakeshore Teacher’s College, before becoming a…