Deborah Dunleavy is an award-winning Literary Artist with over 30 years of professional experience in creating, producing and touring her programs both nationally and internationally. ‘Unsayable Absence’ an historical fiction set between the years of 1900 and 1932 had a premier…

Writer and musician M.D. Dunn (Mark D. Dunn) has performed for 40 years, and released ten albums. His articles, reviews, and poems have been widely published. Mark teaches writing, research, poetry, and music history at Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology. 

Claire is a writer, story editor and producer. Her first novel, At Last Count, was released by Invisible Publishing in June, 2022. It’s a coming-of-age tale for adult readers about Paisley Ratchford, a birder living with OCD who is forced to confront…

Norma Dunning is a Padlei Inuk writer, professor and grandmother. She has published five books to date:2027 - Anaanatsiaq (grandmother) - children's book - Tundra Books2026 - Aput! (snow) - children's book - Tradewind Books2026 - Naoyak - novel - Douglas&McIntyre2022 -…

Kristyn Dunnion grew up in Essex County, the southern most tip of Canada, and now makes her home in Toronto. She has authored six books including "Stoop City" (Biblioasis, 2020), winner of the 2021 ReLit Award for short fiction, and "Tarry This Night" (…

Kelly Duran writes poignant and relatable stories about friendship, family, and love. She is the author of three novels, including her debut Can’t Take It Back (Audible Original 2020; print and ebook 2024) and her latest release, All You Have To Do (2025).An established…

Maggie was born in Stratford, Ontario . She has worked in mental health, health research and forensic investigations. She lived in Kitchener, Waterloo and Toronto, then spent twenty interesting years in Winnipeg, fifteen years on Vancouver Island…

Mostly Ruth DyckFehderau (pronounced Dyke-FAY-der-ow) writes literary fiction and non-fiction. Sometimes she teaches Creative Writing and English Lit at University of Alberta or in far-flung places around the world. She holds degrees from Universities of Alberta (PhD ’01, MA ’95…

Bernadette Dyer was born in Kingston Jamaica, where she graduated from The Immaculate Conception High School, as well as The Jamaica School Of Art, having specialized in Painting and Design. She was trained as a teacher at Toronto’s Lakeshore Teacher’s College, before becoming a…

Michael Robert Dyet is The Metaphor Guy. Novelist, short story writer, closet philosopher, chronicler of life’s mysteries. All through the lens of metaphor. Recipient of 2010 Brampton Arts Acclaim Award. Author of “Hunting Muskie: Rites of Passage” short story collection from…

Claire Eamer is a professional writer and winner of numerous awards for science writing for young people. She is the author of trade nonfiction books, primarily on science and history, for middle grades, as well as a picture book for preschoolers and primary grades. She has…

Amanda Earl (she/her) is a queer feminist writer, visual poet, editor and publisher who lives on Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory. Earl is managing editor of Bywords.ca, editor of Judith: Women Making Visual Poetry (Timglaset Editions, Sweden, 2021) and fallen angel…

Gabrielle Earnshaw is the official biographer for Henri Nouwen, a Dutch Catholic priest and spiritual teacher.  Her forthcoming book Becoming Henri: The Authorized Biography of Henri Nouwen will be published by St. Martin's Essentials, MacMillan, New York (release date:…

Sharon Easton is among the first generation of Jews born after the Holocaust in Canada. Her birthplace was rural Nova Scotia, where her grandparents and mother immigrated after they fled their home in Lithuania; arriving in Canada six weeks before World War II officially began.…

Kim Echlin is a novelist. She teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto and has held Writer-in-Residence positions at the Toronto Public Library and McMaster University. She is a board member of PEN International and is active in international scholarship programs.…

Miriam Edelson is a neurodivergent social activist, settler, writer and mother living in Toronto, Canada. Her literary non-fiction, personal essays and commentaries have appeared in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, various literary journals including Dreamers Magazine,…

Born in Washington D.C. on May 26, 1944. Has dual citizenship. Served as an army infantry medic for 3 years in Panama. Former MP from Quebec. Writen over 95 books, most best-sellers in English or French. Now writing 5 books a year. Latest U.S. book got a great review from NY…

Peter Edwards is the organized crime reporter for The Toronto Star and the bestselling author of seventeen non-fiction books and one young adult novel. His books have been published in four languages. Edwards is a member of Top Left Entertainment, a production development…

sophie anne edwards (she/her/settler) is an interdisciplinary artist and writer based on Manitoulin Island (Mnidoo Mnising). She came to geography circuitously (PhD/ABD Geography, Queens U) via an Interdisciplinary Masters (Laurentian U), poetics via her environmental art…