Sheila E. Tucker is an author, poet, editor and illustrator. She studied English at the University of Toronto, and worked as a proofreader/graphic designer for an international firm for many years. Her newest published work is a full-colour children's book, On A Higher Hill: A…

Throughout an eclectic career Heather Tucker has gathered stories— from international community health projects to her experience as a teacher, bereavement counsellor, public health and psychiatric nurse. Heather spent many years developing health and education resources until…

Aaron Tucker is the author of the forthcoming novel Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys with Coach House Books on June 6th, 2023. His essay “A Cowboy’s Work” was longlisted for the 2022 CBC Non-Fiction Prize and is part of a work-in-progress collection of essays. Tucker’s latest…

Ann Tudor has a B.A. in English from DePauw University and an M.A.T. degree from Vanderbilt University, so it's clear she didn't start out to be a cook. But while sharing meal preparation with graduate school roommates, she learned the joys of creating in the kitchen, regularly…

Bryn Turnbull is a writer of historical fiction with a penchant for fountain pens. Equipped with a master's of letters in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews, a master's of professional communication from Ryerson University and a bachelor's degree in English…

Neil Turner is the author of the gripping and highly-acclaimed Tony Valenti crime and legal thriller novels. He first lost himself in the pages of books as a five-year-old when Beatrix Potter and Thornton W. Burgess immersed him in the worlds of Jerry Muskrat, Peter Rabbit, and…

Iryn Tushabe is a Ugandan-Canadian writer and journalist. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in The Walrus, Briarpatch Magazine, Adda, and on CBC Saskatchewan. She's had short stories in The Journey Prize Stories 30 and 33, as well as in Grain Magazine and Exile Quarterly. Her…

Arnold Tweed is a son of the prairies. He grew up on a farm in southern Manitoba, went to High School in Killarney, and graduated from Brandon College in 1959. His early ambition was to return to the farm, but he got side-tracked and graduated with an MD from the University of…

Maureen Ulrich is an author, playwright, and poet from SE Saskatchewan. When not writing, she enjoys attending hockey, baseball, and football games and riding her motorcycle. 

Nadia Devi Umadat is a Canadian social worker of Indo-Guyanese heritage, born in Toronto. She has a Master's Degree in Social Work and a Graduate Diploma in Refugee and Migration Studies. As a Youth Mental Health Counsellor she supported newcomer and refugee families who had…

Rebecca (she/her) born and raised in Toronto now divides her time between Ontario and the Monadnock region of new Hampshire. A fierce reader as a youngling, she now writes primarily for kids. She has four published children's books. She spends as much time as she can outdoors…

I was born near Kenogamisis Lake in the far north of Ontario, and now live in Northumberland County Ontario. I have written poetry, non-fiction, and primarily fiction. I was also the editor of the most recent Penguin Anthology of Canadian Short Stories. My first novel "The…

  Peter J. Usher is the author of two biographies of Canadian airmen in the Second World War, and is currently working on two books on similar themes.  He was inspired to write by the letters and diaries of those in his family who served in the RCAF, mostly in Bomber Command.  …

Born in Montreal, Deborah Vail is a descendant of Irish, and French-Canadian story tellers. After a successful career in education, she completed an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia in 2020. Her short stories, creative non-fiction, book reviews,…

Jacqueline Valencia is a Toronto-based writer and earned her Honours BA in English at the University of Toronto. She is the author of various essays and poetry books, including There Is No Escape Out of Time (Insomniac Press) and Lilith (Desert Pets Press, 2018). She is a…

W. D. Valgardson (Bill), born in Manitoba, raised in Gimli, a predominantly Icelandic immigrant community. Commercial fishing on Lake Winnipeg was the major form of employment. Earned a B.A. in Arts, 1961. Taught high school in Manitoba. Earned a B.Ed. Attended the U. of Iowa…

Salimah Valiani is a poet, activist and researcher. She is author of 29 leads to love (Inanna 2021), the 2022 Winner of The International Book Award for Contemporary Poetry. Her other published poetry collections are Cradles (Daraja Press 2017), land of the sky (2016), Letter…