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Emsley, Sarah
Halifax, NS
Sarah
Emsley
Halifax, NS
Sarah Emsley’s debut novel, The Austens, brings to life the story of Jane Austen’s friendship with her sister-in-law Fanny Austen, who lived in Nova Scotia with her naval captain husband during the years when Jane was writing Pride and Prejudice and other novels that would…
English, John
KINGSTON
John
English
KINGSTON
Lt. Col.-Dr. John A. English retired from the Canadian army in 1993 with 37 years of service and regimental affiliation with the King’s Own Calgary Regiment, the Queen's Own Rifles, and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. He also served on exchange with the Queen’s Own…
English , Sharon
Urbania, Nova Scotia
Sharon
English
Urbania, Nova Scotia
Sharon
Sharon English’s books include the novel Night in the World (May 2022), and two collections of short stories, Uncomfortably Numb and Zero Gravity. Zero Gravity was long-listed for the Giller Prize, short-listed for the ReLit Award, and was a Globe & Mail Best 100 title of…
English-Cooper, Mary
white rock
Mary
English-Cooper
white rock
Educator, writer and presenter. Author of The Peter Robinson Experiment.
Enns, Karen
Victoria
Enright, Jane
Jane
Enright
Meet Jane Enright—she is an ordinary person, who has survived, and thrived after living through some extraordinary things, including an unforeseen traumatic brain injury in 2017 that almost left her speechless. This began an incredible transformational journey of resilience,…
Ens, Sarah
Winnipeg
Sarah
Ens
Winnipeg
Sarah
Sarah Ens is a writer and editor based in Treaty 1 territory (Winnipeg, MB). Winner of The New Quarterly's Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest and Room Magazine's Short Forms Contest, she has published poetry and non-fiction in numerous literary journals. Her…
Epperly, Elizabeth
Erb, Calyssa
Etobicoke
Calyssa
Erb
Etobicoke
Calyssa Erb is a queer, autistic Canadian writer of books for young readers. She has an Honors BA in English Language and Literature from Western University, and a Certificate in Children's Publishing from Toronto Metropolitan University. When not writing, she enjoys a tall mug…
Eriksson, Ann
Thetis Island
Ann
Eriksson
Thetis Island
See www.anneriksson.ca
Escott, Helen
St. John's
Helen
Escott
St. John's
Helen
Author Biography: Helen C. Escott is an award-winning, bestselling Canadian author and playwright. Before becoming an author, she had a ten-year career in radio and TV. In 1998 she joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as Senior Communication Strategist. She began writing…
Eslah, Kimia
Kimia
Eslah
Kimia Eslah is a feminist writer and a queer woman of colour. Her work has been featured on Watershed Writers, CBC Books, Ms. Magazine and The Miramichi Reader. Kimia is the author of Enough (2023), Sister Seen, Sister Heard (2022) and The Daughter Who Walked Away…
Espinet, Ramabai
Etienne, Doris
Kitchener, Ontario
Doris
Etienne
Kitchener, Ontario
Doris Etienne lives in Kitchener, Ontario, where she was born and raised. She graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1987 with a BA in German and French. Her first young adult novel, The Jewels of Sofia Tate, was published by Dundurn Press in 2009.
Eugster, Rachel
Ottawa
Rachel
Eugster
Ottawa
Rachel Eugster's picture book The Pocket Mommy was released by Random House Canada (Tundra Books) on August 6, 2013.Rachel is also the author of Beans and Other Pulses, Fruits, Grains and Cereals, Seeds and Nuts, and Vegetables, published by Franklin…
Evans, Caitlin Nicole
Canada
Caitlin Nicole
Evans
Canada
Caitlin Nicole Evans is an author and illustrator of children's picture books. She grew up in Caledon, Ontario and currently divides her time between various Canadian towns and India's tropical coastline.  An avid traveller, Caitlin spent over a decade roaming the world…
Evans, Lesley-Anne
Kelowna
Lesley-Anne
Evans
Kelowna
Lesley-Anne Evans is an Irish Canadian poet living in Kelowna, BC. In 2024, she attended the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University Belfast, and graduated with an MA in Poetry with Distinction in 2025. Mute Swan, Poems for Maria Queen of the World (The St. Thomas Poetry…
Evans, Maureen
Quadra Island
Maureen
Evans
Quadra Island
Maureen Evans (she/they) grew up in Northern Canada. She resolved to writing her way out young, and has worked widely ever since — launching cookbook EAT TWEET in NYC and literary startup POETICA in London, writing poetry collection FATE & KNIVES in Belfast and publishing…
Evans Shaw, Susan
Hamilton
Susan
Evans Shaw
Hamilton
Until 1999, Susan Evans Shaw was a research technician in Health Sciences at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. She now chooses to apply her skills to writing and history. Her father and husband were both geologists. Their influence helped cultivate her interest in the past…
Everard, Jann
Sidney
Jann
Everard
Sidney
Jann Everard's stories have been published in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand in journals including The Malahat Review, The Fiddlehead, The New Quarterly, Prairie Fire, Grain, The Humber Literary Review, EVENT Magazine, Room Magazine, and The Dalhousie…
Everest, Beth
Calgary
Beth
Everest
Calgary
Beth has retired from teaching creative writing for over 30 years at Mount Royal University. For her, these past few years have indubitably been the most challenging and the most productive for a while for her as a creative writer, not only for what she has written but for what…
Eversley, Amy
Bon Acord
Amy
Eversley
Bon Acord
Amy (AJ) Eversley lives in the frozen prairies of Alberta, Canada, with her husband and her faithful co-authors—her fur babies, Yondu and Amos. She works full-time as a story analyst for a media company, where she watches films and television and reads scripts and books,…
Ewan, Ann
Toronto
Ann
Ewan
Toronto
Ann Ewan is an author who was born in England and now lives in North York, Ontario. She has a degree in linguistics from the University of Toronto, specializing in Old English, Irish Gaelic, and Latin. Ann works full time as a technical writer and is currently with IBM. She has…
Fagan, Cary
Cary
Fagan
Cary Fagan was born in Toronto in 1957. While he has devoted himself to writing fiction in recent years, he has also published works of history and literary journalism. He has written for many publications including, The Globe and Mail and Books in Canada. He teaches creative…
Fahner, Kim
Sudbury
Kim
Fahner
Sudbury
Kim
Kim Fahner lives, writes, and teaches in Sudbury, Ontario. Her most recent books are The Donoghue Girl (Latitude 46, Fall 2024) and The Pollination Field (Turnstone, Spring 2025). Kim was the fourth poet laureate of the City of Greater Sudbury (2016-18) and was…