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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”…

K.V. Johansen has Master's Degrees in Medieval Studies (Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto) and in English (McMaster). Her main scholarly interests are ancient and medieval history and languages, and the history of children's fantasy literature. Her non-fiction…

John, Jeremy

Sudbury

Jeremy

John

Sudbury

JEREMY JOHN is currently ranked as the sixty-second most famous person from Brantford, Ontario. (Look it up. There are a lot.) His career in broadcasting has included co-hosting shows on 680 NEWS, KiSS FM, and Breakfast Television. He is the author of two collections of short…

Johns, Jessica

Edmonton

Jessica

Johns

Edmonton

Jessica Johns is a nehiyaw aunty with English-Irish ancestry and a member of Sucker Creek First Nation in Treaty 8 territory in Northern Alberta. Her debut novel, Bad Cree, was shortlisted for the Amazon first novel award and won the MacEwan Book of the Year prize.

Johnson, Natalee Antoinette

Brampton

Natalee Antoinette

Johnson

Brampton

Natalee A. Johnson (Naj) is a graduate of Niagara University with a B.A in Professional Studies in Education, graduate of the University of Victoria with a B.A in Child and Youth Work, Diploma in Court and Tribunal Administration and Early Childhood Educator from Seneca College…

Johnson, Elena

Vancouver

Elena

Johnson

Vancouver

Elena Johnson is the author of Field Notes for the Alpine Tundra (Gaspereau Press, 2015), a collection of poems written at a remote ecology research station in the Yukon. Her poetry has been published in journals and anthologies across Canada and internationally, and has been…

Johnson, Terry Lynn

Whitefish Falls

Terry Lynn

Johnson

Whitefish Falls

Terry Lynn Johnson has been a dog musher with eighteen sled dogs, a wilderness park ranger, and currently works as a conservation officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources in northern Ontario. Terry's novels have been recognized by Bank Street College Best Books, ABA Best…

Hello everybody—late bloomer here! To contact me or to hear me read a chapter from my memoir They Left Us Everything, or to see behind-the-scenes videos, please visit my website at: https://plumjohnson.com

Johnson, Luke

Moose Jaw

Luke

Johnson

Moose Jaw

Luke Johnson is a Saskatchewan-based author of fantasy and children’s books. With his background in ancient languages, narratology, and mythology, Luke loves building big stories with deep roots.Luke has been creating fun characters and engaging stories (with all the voices!)…

Johnson, Sandi

Salt Spring Island

Sandi

Johnson

Salt Spring Island

Sandi Johnson is interested in imaginative work that is socially relevant. "The Comfort of Angels," a fictional work, is based on her experience of working with Ojibwa Indians in northwestern Ontario. It portrays dignified characters who desire freedom and a better life. "…

Johnson-Dean, Christina

Johnston, Wayne

Wayne

Johnston

Wayne Johnston was born in Goulds, Newfoundland in 1958. He graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1978 with a BA (Hons) in English. He worked from 1978-1981 as a newspaper reporter with the St. John's Daily News. In 1981, after moving to Ottawa, he took up the…

Johnston, Liz

Toronto

Liz

Johnston

Toronto

Liz Johnston lives and writes in Toronto. Her stories have appeared in The Fiddlehead, Grain, Humber Literary Review, The Antigonish Review, and The Cardiff Review, among other publications. She is an editor of the international literary magazine Brick. Her first novel, The Fall…

Johnston, Simon

Vancouver

Simon

Johnston

Vancouver

Simon's novel “The House of Wives," inspired by the lives of his mixed race family was published by Penguin Canada and Penguin India in 2016. His short stories have appeared in Ricepaper magazine and short fiction won the Friends of White Rock Library’s Writing Contest in 2015…