Monia Mazigh is an academic, award-winning Canadian author and human rights activist. She writes in French and English and authored so far, a memoir, three novels celebrated by the critique, an essay and a collection of short stories. Her latest novel, Farida won the Ottawa…

Rhona McAdam grew up mainly on Vancouver Island, then spent 14 years in Edmonton, and 12 years in London, England before returning to live in Victoria in 2002. She has degrees in English, Library/ Information Science, and Communications Planning, and spent a year in Parma,…

Karen is Algonquin Anishnaabe from the Timiskaming First Nation in the territory that is now Quebec. Growing up on the Rez meant the bush was her backyard and that backyard became all manner of places: Middle-earth, Hyrule, a world populated by zombies, and all things in between…

I’ve spent most of my life fighting my brain by listening to writing advice (and advice in general) intended for those with neurotypical brains (a fancy way of describing the general public). Little did I know that my brain works a little differently. Despite having undiagnosed…

Susan McCaslin has published seventeen full volumes of poetry, including her most recent, Consider (Aeolus House, 2023). Her handcrafted chapbook, Sentient Stones (Raven Press) came out in June 2023. In Dec. 2022 her poem, "Consider the Western Red Cedar" won first place in the…

In her final term at high-school Kathy Mac lived in a boarding house because her family had moved to the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan; upon graduating she joined them, for several months working as a teaching assistant in a school for expatriates’ children in Tarbella…

J.R. McConvey's stories have been shortlisted for the Journey Prize, the Bristol Short Story Prize, and the Matrix Lit Pop award. His work has appeared in the Malahat Review, Joyland, EVENT, the Puritan, the New Quarterly, carte blanche, filling Station, and the Feathertale…

Gael McCool lives, teaches and writes in Halfmoon Bay BC. She is in the process of publishing her second book. www.gaelmccool.com

Judith McCormack was born outside Chicago, and grew up in Toronto, with brief stops in Montreal and Vancouver. She has several law degrees, which have mostly served to convince her that law is a branch of fiction. Her first short story was nominated for the Journey Prize, and…

Rosemary McCracken is the author of the Pat Tierney mystery series: Safe Harbor, Black Water, Raven Lake and Uncharted Waters. A finalist for Crime Writers of Canada's Unhanged Arthur Award, the Debut Dagger and the Derringer Award, Rosemary's short stories have appeared in…

Marilyn McCrimmon was a secondary/post-secondary counsellor in Victoria, B.C. for more than 30 years, and has been a freelance writer for more than 40 years. She has published countless feature articles on a wide variety of topics (fitness, health, sport, profiles, travel, etc…

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

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 Dr…

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  years…

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…

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