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Oross, John
Winnipeg
Orr, Wendy
Wendy
Orr
Wendy Orr was born in Edmonton, but with a father in the RCAF, grew up in France and Colorado as well as Red Deer, Toronto and Middleton, Nova Scotia. She studied occupational therapy in London, married an Australian farmer while in college, and returned to Australia with him…
Osborne, James
Vernon
James
Osborne
Vernon
    James Osborne is a writer and book editor with more than 30 years experience. He is a former senior editor for a national news service and has edited books of fiction, non-fiction and memoirs. He is also a bestselling novelist and author of more than 120 short stories. His…
Osmond, Rosalie
Lunenburg
Rosalie
Osmond
Lunenburg
Rosalie Osmond is a writer and lecturer who was educated at institutions in three countries (Acadia University, Bryn Mawr College, and Cambridge University) and has spent her life divided between the two sides of the Atlantic. She has taught English literature in universities in…
Ostrowski, Margaret
Vancouver
Margaret
Ostrowski
Vancouver
I was born up the west coast in Ocean Falls BC but my formative years were in Port Credit Ontario.  I am a retired lawyer and a retired registered psychologist.  My book "Lost Legacies", just released in August 2024, focuses on our immigration past.  I weave a lot of my own…
Ottoni, Christine
Toronto
Christine
Ottoni
Toronto
Christine Ottoni is a writer based in Toronto. Her short fiction has appeared in the pages of untethered, The Nashwaak Review, The Alaska Quarterly Review, Riddle Fence, Exile Literary Quarterly, and PRISM international. She was short-listed for PEN Canada's nomination to the…
Oughton, John
John
John
Oughton
John
Born in Guelph, Ontario, John has lived in Egypt, Iraq and Japan and then settled in Toronto. He has a BA and MA in English from York U., and non-credit writing courses at the jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, where he worked closely with Allen GInsberg and Anne…
Ownman, Paul
Paul
Ownman
Paul Ownman has been an educator, coach, and parent for over thirty-five years. His father, who was a welder, had a wonderful gift for writing which greatly influenced Paul. However, it was a pig farmer from Johnson township that really got the ball rolling when he read "The…
Page, Kathy
Kathy
Page
Born in London, England, Kathy Page now lives in BC. She gained her BA at York (England) and her MA in writing from the University of East Anglia.   A versatile writer, Page has a long-standing interest in complex characters who struggle with their own natures and circumstances…
Paisley, Erinne
Pal, Rajinderpal
Toronto
Rajinderpal
Pal
Toronto
Rajinderpal S. Pal is a writer and performer based in Toronto. Pal’s first collection of poetry, pappaji wrote poetry in a language i cannot read (TSAR, 1998), was the winner of the 1999 Writer’s Guild of Alberta (WGA) Henry Kreisel Award for Best First Book. Pal’s second…
Panati, Annalisa
Papitashvili, Lamara
TORONTO
Lamara
Papitashvili
TORONTO
Biography Lamara hails from a richly diverse heritage, with roots in Canada, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia and Syria. She is an accomplished scholar, holding a degree in Political Science and a Master’s in Arts. Lamara has also explored comparative literature at the University of…
Parameswaran, Uma
Uma
Parameswaran
Born in Chennai, India, Uma Parameswaran (nee Ganesan) was educated at Jabalpur (B.A.), Nagpur (Dip journalism and M.A), Indiana University (M.A. creative writing), and Michigan State University (Ph.D). Married to a mathematician, she has lived in Winnipeg since 1966. She joined…
Parchewsky, Carol Ann
Calgary
Paré, Arleen
Parkin, Andrew
Parmar, Kamal
Parmar, Kalwant Singh
Kalwant Singh
Parmar
Kalwant Singh Parmar was born June 9, 1936, Chuck 138 in Lyalpur (Old India before 1947). He was given his writer's name ("Nadeem", which means 'friend' in Persian). He holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching from Punjab University and a diploma from the London Board of…
Parr, John
John
Parr
John Parr wass born in Chicago, June 18, 1928. He now lives in Winnipeg with his wife, Joan. He has two daughters, Kristin and Louise. He graduated from the University of Manitoba, and taught English for a number of years, most recently at Red River Community College. He is…
Partridge, Shawna
Sudbury
Shawna
Partridge
Sudbury
Shawna Diane Partridge was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. She now resides in Sudbury, Ontario, where she is an English professor. Her first book, Rule of Seconds, was published in 2016, by Latitude 46 Publishing and shortlisted for the Northern Lit Award: Fiction…
Paruzel-Gibson, Natalia
Burlington
Natalia
Paruzel-Gibson
Burlington
Natalia Paruzel-Gibson grew up backstage in the theaters and art galleries in Poland. Her mom’s passion for the arts inspired Natalia to write and create. After emigrating to Canada, Natalia was recognized by the Turzanski Foundation with a Young Talent Award for writing and…
Passfield, John
Cayuga
John
Passfield
Cayuga
John Passfield was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, and continues to reside in Southern Ontario, near Cayuga, with his family. He is interested in exploring the development of the novel as an art-form, and has written many novels, planning notebooks and journals in his…
Patel, Nisha
Edmonton
Nisha
Patel
Edmonton
Nisha Patel is an award-winning queer poet & artist. She is the City of Edmonton’s Poet Laureate, and the 2019 Canadian Individual Slam Champion, and the 2021 Regional Writer in Residence with the Strathcona County Library. She is a recipient of the Edmonton Artists’ Trust…
Pateman, Annette
Thunder Bay
Annette
Pateman
Thunder Bay
I was born in south London, England  to Jamaican parents and into a large family I always enjoyed literature and poetry and was an avid reader growing up. I have lived in since 2012. My father was a great oral storyteller and would tell stories of life growing up in Jamaica…