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Blake, Becky
Toronto
Becky
Blake
Toronto
Becky
A two-time winner of the CBC Literary Prize (for non-fiction in 2017 and short fiction in 2013), Becky Blake’s stories and essays have appeared in publications across Canada. Her first novel, Proof I Was Here, was published by Wolsak & Wynn’s Buckrider Books imprint in May…
Blizzard, Gloria
Toronto
Gloria
Blizzard
Toronto
Gloria Blizzard is an award-winning writer and poet, and a Black Canadian woman of multiple heritages. Her work explores spaces where music, dance, spirit, and culture collide. Her collection of essays Black Cake, Turtle Soup, and Other Dilemmas will be published in…
Blodgett, Astrid
Edmonton
Astrid
Blodgett
Edmonton
Astrid Blodgett's second collection of stories, This is How You Start to Disappear, is forthcoming from the University of Alberta Press. Astrid's first collection of stories, You Haven't Changed a Bit, was long-listed for a ReLit Award in 2014 and was a runner up…
Blomer, Yvonne
Victoria
Yvonne
Blomer
Victoria
Yvonne Blomer (she/her) is an award-winning travel writer and poet who most recently won the Exile Editions Gwendolyn MacEwen Poetry Competition. The Last Show on Earth is forthcoming with Caitlin Press in 2022 along with a re-issue of her poetry collection The Book of Places…
Bloom, Ronna
Toronto
Ronna
Bloom
Toronto
Ronna Bloom is the author of seven books of poetry. Her most recent book is A Possible Trust: The Poetry of Ronna Bloom, edited and with an introduction by Phil Hall (WLUP, 2023.)Her poems have been recorded by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, and translated into…
Blunt, Giles
Toronto
Boan, Selina
Boden, Andrew
Burnaby
Andrew
Boden
Burnaby
Andrew Boden’s fiction and non-fiction have been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, including the Journey Prize anthology. He is the author of the short story collection The Secret History of My Hometown and also the co-editor of Hidden Lives: Coming Out on Mental…
Boers, Arthur
Toronto
Arthur
Boers
Toronto
Arthur Boers (arthurboers.com) is an Anglican priest and a Benedictine Oblate. His degrees include: MFA (Seattle Pacific), B.A. from the University of Western Ontario, M.A. in Peace Studies from Associated Menonite Biblical Seminary, M.Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary, M…
Bogart, Jo Ellen
Guelph, ON
Jo Ellen
Bogart
Guelph, ON
Born in Houston, Texas, Jo Ellen Bogart attended the University of Texas in Austin, earning degrees in education and psychology. She came to Canada in 1975 and settled in Guelph, where she still lives. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the U.S.--having attained her Canadian…
Bolen, Dennis E
Victoria
Dennis E
Bolen
Victoria
Dennis E Bolen has led the literary life since his late teens, experimenting with poetry in high school before taking two university degrees in creative writing. He published seven books of fiction with three different publishers over a career that saw him work as editor for sub…
Boll, Rosemarie
Rosemarie
Boll
Rosemarie Boll has been practicing family law for over 20 years. She has written extensively on the legal system and how it affects families. She is committed to educating the public about the complex network of laws which govern our everyday lives, and explaining what the…
Bondy, Renée D.
Chatham
Renée D.
Bondy
Chatham
Renée D. Bondy is a writer and educator. Renée was a long-time contributor to the Canadian feminist magazine Herizons, she has published articles in Bitch and Bearings Online, and her essays have aired on CBC radio. Her short stories appear in…
Bontje, Laura
London
Laura
Bontje
London
Laura Bontje is a Canadian children's book author and a freelance fiction editor. Her first book, Was It a Cat I Saw? (illustrated by Emma Lidia Squillari), was released in March 2024 from Amicus Ink. Her second, When the Air Sang (illustrated by Sarah Whang), will be released…
Book, Shane
Boon, Sonja
Kjipuktuk/Halifax
Sonja
Boon
Kjipuktuk/Halifax
Sonja Boon is a researcher, writer, teacher, and flutist living in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Passionate about stories and storytelling, she is the author of What the Oceans Remember: Searching for Belonging and Home (WLU Press, 2019), a memoir that traverses five continents and spans…
Boorman, Kate
Edmonton
Kate
Boorman
Edmonton
Kate
Kate A Boorman is an award-winning author from Edmonton, with roots in the small town of Rimbey, Alberta. Her books for young readers have been published in four world territories and have appeared on a variety of Best Of lists, from the Ontario Library Association to O,…
Boraks-Nemetz, Lillian
Lillian
Boraks-Nemetz
Lillian Boraks-Nemetz is a poet and a novelist. She was born in Warsaw, Poland, and survived the Holocaust as a child. She has her M.A. in Comparative literature from the University of British Columbia and now teaches Creative Writing at the UBC Department of Continuing Studies…
Borin, Tara
Dawson City
Tara
Borin
Dawson City
Tara Borin is a queer, nonbinary poet and writer living in the traditional territory of the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, Dawson City, Yukon. Their debut full-length poetry collection, The Pit, was published by Nightwood Editions in 2021. Tara's poems have been anthologized in Resistance:…
Borkowski, Andrew
Toronto
Andrew
Borkowski
Toronto
ANDREW J. BORKOWSKI was born and raised in Toronto. His critically acclaimed debut short story collection, Copernicus Avenue, was published by Cormorant Books in 2011 and won the Toronto Book Award in 2012. Copernicus Avenue was also shortlisted for the 2012 Danuta…
Borras, Arnel
Mississauga
Arnel
Borras
Mississauga
Arnel’s journey is one of resilience, purpose, and a deep commitment to health equity and social justice. After immigrating from the Philippines to Canada in 2008, he began working in a factory before transitioning to healthcare, serving as a personal support worker, registered…
Borrie, Catherine
North Vancouver
Catherine
Borrie
North Vancouver
Published by Simon & Schuster Canada in January, 2015, Cathie Borrie's memoir, The Long Hello ~ Memory, My Mother, and Me, is written in spare prose, largely in the form of a dialogue. The Long Hello explores the emotional rewards and challenges that…
Borson, Roo
Toronto
Roo
Borson
Toronto
Roo Borson is a poet and essayist. Her books include the collaborative works Introduction to the Introduction to Wang Wei by Pain Not Bread (Roo Borson, Kim Maltman, and Andy Patton) published by Brick Books, and Box Kite: Prose Poems by Baziju (Roo Borson and Kim Maltman)…
Boteju (she/her), Tanya
Vancouver
Tanya
Boteju (she/her)
Vancouver
TANYA BOTEJU is a teacher and writer living on unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations (Vancouver, BC). Part-time, she teaches English to clever and sassy young people. The rest of her time, she writes and procrastinates from writing. Her…
Botha, Danila
Toronto
Danila
Botha
Toronto
Danila
Danila Botha is the author of three short story collections, Got No Secrets, which was published in 2010 by Tightrope books, For All the Men (and Some of the Women I've Known) which was published in 2016 and was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award, The Vine Awards for…