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McCrum, Rachel

Montréal

Rachel

McCrum

Montréal

Rachel McCrum is a poet, performer and workshop facilitator. Her debut collection The First Blast to Awaken Women Degenerate was translated by Jonathan Lamy and published in a bilingual edition with Mémoired’encrier in Fall 2020. It was a finalist for the Le…

Toronto

Regina

Regina

Anne McDonald’s latest book, Miss Confederation: The Diary of Mercy Anne Coles, is the chronicle of a young unmarried woman’s experiences in the social whirlwind of Confederation. Anne is an award-winning author whose novel, To the Edge of the Sea won the Saskatchewan First…

Toronto

Toronto

Kathleen McDonnell has had a decades-long career writing fiction, non-fiction and plays for both adult and young audiences.

McFarland, Allie

Victoria

Allie

McFarland

Victoria

Allie McFarland is the author of Disappearing in Reverse (UCalgary Press, 2020) and Pretty Delicate (AOS 2023). She completed her MFA in Writing at the University of Saskatchewan, where she wrote her SSRHC-funded and award-nominated thesis, Pretty Delicate. Allie received the…

Vancouver

Victoria

Victoria

I was born in the Ottawa Valley, but grew up in Arizona. I am a certified elementary educator, a freelance editor, and the author of numerous award-winning books for kids. Waiting for the Whales and Jessie's Island are two of my titles that have been in print for over 30 …

McGill, Robert

Hamilton

Robert

McGill

Hamilton

Robert McGill was born in Wiarton, Ontario and grew up there. His first novel, The Mysteries, was named one of the top five Canadian fiction books of the year by Quill & Quire. His second novel, Once We Had a Country, was longlisted for the Encore Award. His newest novel is…

McGinnis, Sean

Nelson

Sean

McGinnis

Nelson

Métis author of 'Stark Nakid' (2014) a soft-boiled detective novel set in Nelson BC.

McGoogan, Ken

Guelph

Ken

McGoogan

Guelph

In autumn 2023, Ken McGoogan published Searching for Franklin: New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery. In keeping with his pre-pandemic habits -- he survived shipwreck off Dar es Salaam, chased the ghost of Lady Franklin to Van Diemen’s Land, and placed a John Rae memorial…

Robin McGrath was born in Newfoundland. She earned a doctorate from the University of Western Ontario and for 22 years did research in the Canadian Arctic on Inuit Literature and culture. She now lives in Goose Bay, Labrador and is a full-time writer.

McGrath, Jerrold

Toronto

Jerrold

McGrath

Toronto

Jerrold McGrath is a cultural programmer, researcher, and writer based in Toronto. For eighteen years he has made residencies, festivals, national consultations, and multi-day encounters that place people inside artificial intelligence, ecological damage, and political…

McIlhone, Donnie

Port Hood

Donnie

McIlhone

Port Hood

Donnie McIlhone is a teacher and writer living in Port Hood, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. He enjoys writing fiction that reads like non-fiction. Donnie is a graduate of McGill University, The University of Calgary and Gonzaga University. He has taught English Literature and…

McInnes, Sharon

Cumberland

Sharon

McInnes

Cumberland

Sharon is the author of Walking Each Other Home, the story of her caregiving journey with her mom, who had dementia and lived with Sharon and her husband. The memoir was released by BWL Publishing in February 2026. Also an award-winning short story writer, her short…

McIsaac, Meaghan

Meaghan

McIsaac

Meaghan McIsaac is the author of several books for young readers, including Movers, which was a Shining Willow Finalist for the Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards, and Boil Line and Alien Road for Orca Book's Currents line of Hi-Lo fiction. Her novel middle grade novel…

McIver, Susan

Penticton

Susan

McIver

Penticton

Susan McIver was born in Hutchinson, Kansas and moved with her family to Southern California as a small child. After graduating from the University of California at Riverside, she earned a PhD at Washington State University. She was a professor at the University of…

McKay, Don

Don

McKay

Don McKay has published eight books of poetry, including Birding, Or Desire (1983), Night Field (1991), and Apparatus (1997). He has received a number of awards. Since 1975 he has served as editor and publisher with Brick Books, and taught Creative Writing and English at the…

McKay, Sharon E.

Charlottetown

Sharon E.

McKay

Charlottetown

Sharon McKay grew up in Montreal and graduated from York University with a BA. She is married to David MacLeod. Together they have two sons, three daughters-in-law, and five grandchildren. Throughout her career, she has worked in magazines, newspapers, radio, film, and…

Cambridge

Cambridge

Emma McKenna is a mutlidisciplinary writer and author of Chenille or Silk: Poems (Caitlin Press, 2019). She holds a PhD in English and Cultural Studies from McMaster University.Emma is available as a sensitivity reader in the themes of gender, bisexuality, queerness, trauma…

McKenzie, K.M.

Etobicoke/Brampton

K.M.

McKenzie

Etobicoke/Brampton

K. M. McKenzie writes Speculative Fiction, including The Civilization (2024), her debut African-inspired young adult fantasy. Her speculative short fiction appeared in Cosmic Horror.net, Scare Street, Strange Economics, and other publications. She also…

McKinnon, Neil

Vancouver

Neil

McKinnon

Vancouver

Neil McKinnon was born at a young age in an old house that is now a funeral parlour. It was June, 1941. War was raging in Europe and Joe Dimaggio was in the middle of a fifty-six-game hitting streak. Neil grew up in Togo, Saskatchewan—to the height of 5 feet 10 inches where he…