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Quennec, Linda

Quist, Jennifer

St. Albert

Jennifer

Quist

St. Albert

Jennifer Quist is a novelist, writer, critic, and scholar working from the Edmonton, Alberta area. She holds a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Alberta where she now lectures in English and Creative Writing. All three of her novels are published by Linda…

Quon, Anna

Halifax

Anna

Quon

Halifax

Anna Quon, a poet and novelist living in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), likes to make paintings and short animated films of her poems. Mixed-race, middle-aged and Mad, Anna has facilitated writing and creative arts workshops for people with lived experience of mental health…

Raab, Kelley

Ottawa

Kelley

Raab

Ottawa

Kelley is a writer and psychotherapist. She studied in Chicago, earning a Master of Divinity at Chicago Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Later she completed a Ph.D. in religious studies at the University of Ottawa. Her…

Rabbani, Waheed

Grimsby

Waheed

Rabbani

Grimsby

Waheed Rabbani was born in India, near Delhi, and was introduced to Victorian and other English novels, at a very young age, in his father's library. Most of the large number of volumes, had been purchased by his father at 'garage sales' held, by departing British civil service…

Radecki, Barbara

Toronto

Barbara

Radecki

Toronto

Barbara Radecki started her career as an actor, and is probably best known for voicing Sailor Neptune in the original English dub of the popular Sailor Moon series. She has transitioned to writing, with a focus on full-length fiction and screenplays. Her…

Victoria

Victoria

Rowena Rae is an award-winning author of both non-fiction and fiction for young people. Her non-fiction science books are for ages 9 and up and include Why We Need Vaccines and Salmon: Swimming for Survival. She draws on her science education and experience as a field…

Seeley's Bay

Fasihur Rahman is an Indian-born Canadian writer. He is the author of Wings of Destiny: Ziaur Rahman Ansari-A Life, a biography that delves into the life of Ziaur Rahman Ansari (1925-1992), who served as a federal minister in the council of ministers of two Indian prime…

Rahman, Bahram

Toronto

Bahram

Rahman

Toronto

Bahram Rahman was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and grew up during the civil war and the Taliban regime. He came to Canada as a refugee in 2012, and today is a program manager at the Ministry of Health in Ontario. Bahram’s first picture book, Governor General’s Literary Award…

Kingston

Toronto

Vancouver

Vancouver

Danny Ramadan is a Syrian-Canadian author and LGBTQ-refugees advocate. His debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, won multiple awards. His children’s Book Salma the Syrian Chef, continues to receive accolades. Both books were translated to multiple languages. His…

Ramsay, Heather

Chilliwack

Heather

Ramsay

Chilliwack

Heather Ramsay is seriously concerned about the state of the world and tries to remain calm in the Fraser Valley. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia and has worked as a journalist and communications professional. Her debut novel A Room in…

Ramsingh, Priya

Etobicoke

Priya

Ramsingh

Etobicoke

Priya Ramsingh is the author of The Elevator (Palimpsest Press, Oct. 2024) and Brown Girl in the Room, (Tightrope Books, 2017).Her short story, Pies for Lunch, was shortlisted for best short fiction in 2021, by The Caribbean Writer, an annual literary journal published by the…

Ramzi, EB

Haudenosaunee and Anishinaube territory (Niagara)

Ramzi

Haudenosaunee and Anishinaube territory (Niagara)

EB Ramzi is a child of the Palestinian diaspora. She writes fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, all focused on the Palestinian experience.

Rao, Anuradha

Anuradha

Rao

Anuradha Rao is a conservation biologist, writer and facilitator born and raised in the traditional territories of the Anishinabewaki, Attiwonderonk and Haudenosaunee Nations and currently based in unceded Coast Salish Territories. She has worked on research, conservation…

Rao-Robinson, Anitha

MILTON

Anitha

Rao-Robinson

MILTON

Children's author, conservationist and creator of the Kindness Is Everything Podcast Anitha Rao-Robinson received her Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University and worked as an accountant for twenty-four years before trading numbers for words. Anitha is passionate about…

Rathinappillai, Namitha

Toronto

Namitha

Rathinappillai

Toronto

Namitha Rathinappillai (she/they) is a fat, disabled, queer, Tamil spoken word poet, organizer, and workshop facilitator who entered the poetry community in 2017. She is currently based in Toronto, and was the first female and youngest director of Ottawa’s Urban Legends Poetry…

Guelph

Guelph

Edeet is the author of an acclaimed trilogy on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Ten Thousand Lovers was translated into several languages and was the recipient of many literary distinctions, including a nomination for the Governor General’s Award. Look For Me won the Hugh…

Rayner, Mark A.

London

Mark A.

Rayner

London

Human-shaped, simian-obsessed, robot-fighting, pirate-hearted, storytelling junkie, Mark A. Rayner is an award-winning writer of satirical & speculative fiction.He is the author of five novels, two collections of short fiction, dozens of short stories, and several plays. His…

Read, Janet

Innisfil

Janet

Read

Innisfil

Janet Read was born in Toronto. She holds an MA in the philosophy of art focusing on Merleau-Ponty and Ricoeur and phenomenology. Her novel Wilberforce Street is set in the historical black settlement in Oro Township in Simcoe County Ontario in the 1840's, published…