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Rae, Rowena
Victoria
Rowena
Rae
Victoria
Rowena Rae is an award-winning author of both non-fiction and fiction for young people. Her non-fiction science books are for ages 9 and up and include Why We Need Vaccines and Salmon: Swimming for Survival. She draws on her science education and experience as a field…
Raffan, James
Seeley's Bay
Rahman, Fasihur
Fasihur
Rahman
Fasihur Rahman is an Indian-born Canadian writer. He is the author of Wings of Destiny: Ziaur Rahman Ansari-A Life, a biography that delves into the life of Ziaur Rahman Ansari (1925-1992), who served as a federal minister in the council of ministers of two Indian prime…
Rahman, Bahram
Toronto
Bahram
Rahman
Toronto
Bahram Rahman was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and grew up during the civil war and the Taliban regime. He came to Canada as a refugee in 2012, and today is a program manager at the Ministry of Health in Ontario. Bahram’s first picture book, Governor General’s Literary Award…
Rainey-Strathy, Kait
Kingston
Rakoff, Ruth
Toronto
Ramadan, Danny
Vancouver
Danny
Ramadan
Vancouver
Danny Ramadan is a Syrian-Canadian author and LGBTQ-refugees advocate.  His debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, won multiple awards. His children’s Book Salma the Syrian Chef, continues to receive accolades. Both books were translated to multiple languages.  His short stories…
Ramsay, Heather
Chilliwack
Heather
Ramsay
Chilliwack
Heather Ramsay is seriously concerned about the state of the world and tries to remain calm in the Fraser Valley. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia and has worked as a journalist and communications professional. She has published two…
Ramsingh, Priya
Etobicoke
Priya
Ramsingh
Etobicoke
Priya
Priya Ramsingh is the author of The Elevator (Palimpsest Press, Oct. 2024) and Brown Girl in the Room, (Tightrope Books, 2017). Her short story, Pies for Lunch, was shortlisted for best short fiction in 2021, by The Caribbean Writer, an annual literary journal published by the…
Rao, Anuradha
Anuradha
Rao
Anuradha Rao is a conservation biologist, writer and facilitator born and raised in the traditional territories of the Anishinabewaki, Attiwonderonk and Haudenosaunee Nations and currently based in unceded Coast Salish Territories. She has worked on research, conservation and…
Rao-Robinson, Anitha
MILTON
Anitha
Rao-Robinson
MILTON
Anitha
Children's author, conservationist and creator of the Kindness Is Everything Podcast Anitha Rao-Robinson received her Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University and worked as an accountant for twenty-four years before trading numbers for words. Anitha is passionate about…
Rathinappillai, Namitha
Toronto
Namitha
Rathinappillai
Toronto
Namitha Rathinappillai (she/they) is a fat, disabled, queer, Tamil spoken word poet, organizer, and workshop facilitator who entered the poetry community in 2017. She is currently based in Toronto, and was the first female and youngest director of Ottawa’s Urban Legends Poetry…
Rathjen, Cristina
Rayner, Mark A.
London
Mark A.
Rayner
London
Mark A.
Human-shaped, simian-obsessed, robot-fighting, pirate-hearted, storytelling junkie, Mark A. Rayner is an award-winning writer of satirical & speculative fiction. He is the author of five novels, a collection of short humorous fiction, dozens of short stories, and several…
Read, Christine
West Vancouver
Christine
Read
West Vancouver
Hailing from small-town Ontario, Chris Read has worked as a piano teacher, camp counsellor, waitress, math tutor, chartered accountant, finance director, treasurer, and executive director. She is married and a mother to two grown children, one of whom has ADHD. After many years…
Read, Janet
Toronto
Janet
Read
Toronto
Janet Read was born in Toronto.  She has an MA in the philosophy of art focusing on Merleau-Ponty and Ricoeur and phenomenology.  Her novel Wilberforce Street is set in the historical black settlement in Oro Township in Simcoe County Ontario.  It is accompanied by a teacher's…
Reaume, Marilyn
Hamilton
Marilyn
Reaume
Hamilton
Marilyn
Marilyn is an educator, children's author and poet.  She has written 4 children's poetry books ("The Village Series") and conducted presentations on poetry in several elementary schools.
Rebick, Judy
Toronto
Judy
Rebick
Toronto
Judy Rebick is an author and activist. Formerly the CAW Sam Gindin Chair at Ryerson University in Toronto, Judy is currently writing full time.  In addition, she is on the media panel for CBC Radio's  Q and is a popular speaker.   Judy worked as a broadcaster and journalist…
Redekop, Corey
Fredericton
Corey
Redekop
Fredericton
Corey Redekop is a publicist and author. He currently resides in the wet climes of New Brunswick where, between bouts of anger over climate inconsistencies, he contemplates working on his third novel.
Redford, Jan
Squamish
Jan
Redford
Squamish
  Jan Redford was raised in Yukon, NWT, and the Ottawa Valley, but after high school, she bolted for the Rockies to climb, kayak and ski. She financed her fun by waitressing, tree planting, ski patrolling, and instructing climbing. After her two kids were born, she went to the…
Redhill, Michael
Toronto
Michael
Redhill
Toronto
Michael Redhill was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1966, but has lived in Toronto most of his life. Educated in the United States and Canada, he took seven years to complete a three-year BA in acting, film, and finally, English. Since 1988, he has published five collections of…
Redl, Carolyn
407 - 1083 Tillicum Road, Victoria
Carolyn
Redl
407 - 1083 Tillicum Road, Victoria
After earning her Ph.D. from the University of Alberta, Carolyn Redl taught literature and creative writing for over thirty years. During that time, she also wrote and published essays, short stories, poems, travel articles, and book reviews in publications as diverse as The…
Reid, DC
Reid, Barbara
Toronto
Barbara
Reid
Toronto
Barbara Reid is the author and illustrator of more than a dozen award winning picture books, and the illustrator of over twenty five including The Party, The Subway Mouse, Perfect Snow, Picture a Tree and Picture the Sky. Awards for her unique plasticine artwork include the…
Reid, Gilbert
Gilbert
Reid
Born in Toronto, and brought up on a farm near Kleinburg, Ontario, Gilbert Reid has an honors B.A. from the University of Toronto, a M.Sc. (Econ) from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. from Cambridge University (English Literature), and has studied at Science Po in…