Member Directory
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Toronto
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Vancouver
Vancouver
Bill Arnott is the bestselling author of A Perfect Day for a Walk, A Season on Vancouver Island, the Gone Viking travelogues, and other award-winning books of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Recipient of a Fellowship at London’s Royal Geographical Society for his expeditions, …
Ottawa
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Brantford
Brantford
Catherine Astolfo retired after a very successful 34 years in education. She can recall writing fantasy stories for her classmates in Grade Three, so she started finishing her books the day after her retirement became official. Catherine's short stories and poems have been…
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Powassan
Powassan
Martha Attema was born in Friesland (The Netherlands). In 1981, she moved to Canada with her husband and three children. From 1987 - 2012, she has been teaching kindergarten, grade one and two. She started writing stories in English in 1987. She draws ideas from history, folk…
Cobourg
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Toronto
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Gatineau
Gatineau
Catherine Austen writes books for children and teens, short stories for adults, and reports for corporate clients. Her novels have won the CLA Young Adult Book Award, the Sunburst Award, the QWF Prize for Children’s Literature, and the Hackmatack Children’s Choice Award. Her…
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Toronto
Toronto
Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio is the author of Reuniting with Strangers (Douglas & McIntyre) and the founder of Filipino Talks—an initiative that builds bridges between Filipino families and Canadian school boards using survey data collected from over 1200 Filipino students…
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Toronto
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Vancouver
Vancouver
Nadine Bachan is a Vancouver-based writer and editor. Born in Trinidad and raised in Toronto, she writes about identity and culture. She is a graduate of the Creative Writing MFA program at the University of British Columbia, and the Professional Writing BA at York University.…
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Victoria
Victoria
Frances Backhouse is a former biologist whose wide-ranging curiosity about the world and love of literature enticed her into a writing career. With a passion for stories about nature, history, and the rich textures of the overlap zone, she has written six books for adults and…
Shediac
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Samantha M. Bailey is the USA TODAY, Amazon Charts, and #1 international bestselling author of WOMAN ON THE EDGE, WATCH OUT FOR HER, and A FRIEND IN THE DARK. Her novels have sold in twelve countries. She lives in Toronto, where she can usually be found tapping away at her…
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Ottawa
Ottawa
Jen Lynn Bailey is an award-winning children’s picture book author and Ontario-certified elementary teacher. She loves playing with the sounds and rhythms of words while drawing on snippets and scraps from her life thus far. Jen has measured water quality, air quality, and the…
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Toronto
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Victoria