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Jaffer, Taslim

Surrey

Taslim

Jaffer

Surrey

Taslim Jaffer is a freelance writer, editor and writing instructor. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from University of King's College and has been teaching expressive writing and memoir in community and rehabilitative settings since 2015. Taslim is currently working on…

Jaibat, Saleh

North Vancouver

Saleh

Jaibat

North Vancouver

Saleh Jaibat is a poet, researcher, and author who was born in Haifa, Palestine in 1945. He holds both Jordanian and Canadian nationalities, has travelled to over 50 different countries, and speaks Arabic, English, and Czech. Saleh has a Bachelor Degree in Business…

Jailall, Peter

Mississauga and Toronto

Peter

Jailall

Mississauga and Toronto

Peter Jailall, retired teacher, storyteller and poet has read his work in schools, libraries and universities across Canada and in the Caribbean. An avid supporter of human rights and social justice, he expresses his compassion and passion for human values through poetry and…

Jain, Mahak

Mahak

Jain

Mahak Jain writes fiction and poetry for young people and adults. She is the author of three picture books: Maya (illust. by Elly MacKay), winner of the 2017 South Asia Book Award and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year; Bharatanatyam in Ballet Shoes (illust. by…

Jamali Rad, A

Windsor

Jamali Rad

Windsor

A Jamali Rad is a text-forward artist based on the Traditional Territories of the Attawandaron, Anishnaabeg, and Haudenosaunee Peoples. They have published three full-length books of poetry: for love and autonomy (Talonbooks 2016), still (Talonbooks 2021), and No…

Ottawa

Ottawa

Sheila James is an award winning author and videographer, produced playwright and has performed, composed and recorded original music for stage, screen and broadcast. Her work explores the “other” or “outsider” as she brings a critical anti-racist, feminist and queer perspective…

James, Franke

Victoria

Franke

James

Victoria

Franke James is an activist, artist and author of four books. She’s fought City Hall to build a green driveway (and won); been blacklisted by the Canadian Government for her climate change art—and turned their silencing into international news. Her latest book, Freeing Teresa: A…

Jamieson, Ann

Dieppe

Ann

Jamieson

Dieppe

C.J. Masson is the nom de plume of Ann Jamieson. Born in Singapore and educated in Canada and New Zealand, her career included work in the political sphere and the Public Service of Canada. Now retired, she lives in Diepp, NB. He latest book - "Voices in the…

Janigan, Mary

Toronto

Mary

Janigan

Toronto

Mary Janigan is a journalist who has written extensively about Canadian public policy, including politics and economics, for the Toronto Star, Maclean’s and the Globe and Mail. She won the prestigious Hyman Solomon Award for policy analysis, and the…

Caitlin Jans is co-founder of The Poetry Marathon, an international writing event. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals including: The Adroit Journal, Rust + Moth, Barrow Street Journal, and Killer Verse. Her work has been nominated multiple times…

Jansen, Elizabeth (Liz)

Orangeville

Elizabeth (Liz)

Jansen

Orangeville

Elizabeth (Liz) Jansen is a PhD (ABD) Student at York University in Toronto, Ontario exploring Canadian and Environmental History. Her research interests lie in examining how her Mennonite-settler ancestors related to the lands they lived on and those they shared it with and how…

Jarman, Mark Anthony

Fredericton, NB

Mark Anthony

Jarman

Fredericton, NB

Mark Anthony Jarman is the author of Touch Anywhere to Begin, Czech Techno, Knife Party at the Hotel Europa, My White Planet, 19 Knives, New Orleans Is Sinking, Dancing Nightly in the Tavern, and the travel book Ireland’s Eye. His novel, Salvage King Ya!, is on Amazon.ca’s…

Jaworska, Aldona

Calgary

Aldona

Jaworska

Calgary

Aldona Jaworska was born and raised in Poland and came to Canada as a refugee in 1990. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Canadian Studies and Communication and Culture (2012, University of Calgary) and a Master’s of Arts degree in Communication and Culture (2014, U of C).…

Jeje, Akin

Calgary

Akin

Jeje

Calgary

Akin Jeje's works have been published and featured in Canada, the United States, Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. His first full-length poetry collection, Smoked Pearl was published by Proverse Hong Kong in 2010.Jeje's latest publication is another full-…

Jenks Landry, Kate

Kitchener

Kate

Jenks Landry

Kitchener

Kate Jenks Landry is an author of books for young people and an educator. Her debut picture book, Beatrice and Barb, published with Kids Can Press. Her second picture book, A Summer without Anna, will be out in Spring, 2025, followed by a third in 2027. She's a graduate of the…

Jennings, Peter

Midland

Peter

Jennings

Midland

Prior to turning to writing full time in 2009, Peter spent his career in corporate communications in Toronto running agencies handling marketing, advertising, branding, public relations and production of multimedia content, including websites and social media elements. Clients…

Toronto

Toronto

Toronto

Marvyne Jenoff’s seventh book, Tree and Fruit: A Writer’s Life and Work, came out in December 2024. This hybrid memoir has two parts: TREE follows her life growing up in an unusual Jewish family in Winnipeg against the backdrop of the social history of the 1940s and 50s. From…

Jewison, Cathy

Yellowknife

Cathy

Jewison

Yellowknife

Cathy Jewison is a short story writer living in Yellowknife, NWT. A collection of her Yellowknife stories, The Ugly Truck and Dog Contest and Other Tales of Northern Life, was published by Borealis Press of Ottawa in 2009. Cathy has worked as a newspaper reporter, copy…

Jirgens, Karl

Windsor & Toronto

Karl

Jirgens

Windsor & Toronto

Karl Jirgens was born in Toronto. He is Professor Emeritus (U. Windsor). He served as editor/publisher of Rampike magazine (1979-2016). The Rampike digital archive is free to the public c/o U Windsor's Leddy Library (all copyrights remain with contributors); https://…

Jit, Sita

Sita

Jit

Sita Jit (she/her) is an Indian-Canadian educator and author born and raised in Toronto. She has worked as a primary teacher, literacy lead teacher, and Curriculum Consultant and most recently, children’s book author.She loves writing picture books, chapter books and middle…

Jobb, Dean

Dean

Jobb

Dean Jobb writes historical true crime. A Gentleman and a Thief, his latest book, tells the story of a Jazz Age burglar who charmed New York’s elite and stole jewels worth millions from their posh estates. The NewYork Times Book Review describes it as “delectably entertaining”…

Jocelyn, Marthe