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Routis, Peter
toronto
Peter
Routis
toronto
 I received my degree in English Literature and Classics from Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario and my degree in Computer Science from Humber Polytechnic, Toronto, Ontario. I immersed myself into Literature from a very early age. I was always…
Rowe, William
William
Rowe
William Rowe was born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland. He is a Rhodes Scholar and holds an MA, Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford. Rowe is a former minister of the Newfoundland government, a lawyer, a media commentator, and a radio open line host. He has read at…
Rowley, Mari-Lou
Rowntree, Lenore
Vancouver/Gibsons
Lenore
Rowntree
Vancouver/Gibsons
Almost nothing makes me want to accidentally/on-purpose glue my hands together more than to be asked to write my biography, so instead I will simply say that I love to write, I love to read and I will try just about anything including unsticking my hands to do it. I live in…
Roy, Zoë S.
Toronto
Zoë S.
Roy
Toronto
Zoë S. Roy, born in China and an ardent reader even during the Cultural Revolution, channels her passion for women’s cross-cultural experiences into her literary fiction. She has published four works of fiction with Inanna Publications: the novels Spinster Kang, which was…
Roy, Ian
Ottawa
Ian
Roy
Ottawa
Ian Roy is a writer, screen printer, and educator. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including The Antigonish Review, Arc, Geist, Long Con Magazine, Maisonneuve, and The New Quarterly. His essay, "Have a Good Life, originally published in…
Royl, Pam
Cobourg
Pam
Royl
Cobourg
Pam
Pam Royl is a fiction writer of women’s stories, inspired by history. Her first novel, The Last Secret, was published by Blue Denim Press in September of 2022 and was nominated for The Giller Prize. Other published work includes Listening to the Land and What She Learned in Hill…
Ruff, Jasmine
Jasmine
Ruff
Jasmine Ruff is a queer writer living on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She is the recipient of an…
Rule, Nancy
Pickering
Nancy
Rule
Pickering
N.E. Rule attended Metropolitan Toronto University for both creative writing and business communications. Her writing portfolio includes software specs, marketing copy, and training materials. However, her passion is speculative fiction. It wasn't until the pandemic she had the…
Ruprai, Sharanpal
Sharanpal
Ruprai
Sharanpal
Dr. Sharanpal Ruprai (she/her) is an Associate Professor and is the Chair of the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Winnipeg. Dr. Ruprai is an internationally recognized writer, her début poetry collection, Seva was shortlisted for the…
Ruskin, Ronald
Toronto
Ronald
Ruskin
Toronto
Ron Ruskin grew up in Toronto and graduated from medical school at Queen's University in Kingston. Always interested in humanities, Ron wrote for the Queen's Journal as an art reporter and published poetry in Quarry. After his MD he took a year off and studied art…
Russell, Jason
London
Jason
Russell
London
I reside in Southern Ontario and I am a full professor at SUNY Empire State University in Buffalo, New York, where I teach History and Labour Studies.  My current research focuses on labour and management in Canada and the United States from the 1940s to the 2000s. My…
Ruth, Elizabeth
Toronto
Elizabeth
Ruth
Toronto
Elizabeth Ruth’s work has been recognized by the Writers’ Trust of Canada Fiction Prize, The Amazon.ca Best First Novel Award, the City of Toronto Book Award, and One Book, One Community Program. The CBC named Elizabeth Ruth one of 10 Canadian Women writers you need to read…
Ruus, Syr
crescent beach
Syr
Ruus
crescent beach
Syr Ruus was born in Tallinn, Estonia, was educated in the United States and has lived in Nova Scotia, Canada for most of her life. She has published a book of short fiction, three novels, a novella and a memoir, with more forthcoming.
Ruvinsky, Maxine
Montreal
Ruzesky, Jay
North Cowichan
Jay
Ruzesky
North Cowichan
Jay Ruzesky's most recent book is In Antarctica: An Amundsen Pilgrimage.  He was raised in the Okanagan Valley and now lives on Vancouver Island. He is the Book Reviews Editor and is on the poetry editorial board of the Malahat Review and teaches at Vancouver Island…
Ryan, Tim
Calgary
Tim
Ryan
Calgary
Tim Ryan has published stories in The Write Launch, The Prairie Journal, Prometheus Dreaming, Short Editions, Chaleur Magazine, Alberta Views Magazine and the Short Story Dispenser. His story “Scottie” won the 2017 Alberta Views Annual Short Story contest and was a finalist for…
Ryan, Mike
Millbrook
Ryan, Garry
Calgary
Garry
Ryan
Calgary
In 2004, Garry Ryan published his first Detective Lane novel, Queen’s Park. The second, The Lucky Elephant Restaurant, won a 2007 Lambda Literary Award. He has since published seven more titles in the Calgary Herald-bestselling series: A Hummingbird Dance, Smoked, Malabarista,…
Rykov, Mary
Toronto
Mary
Rykov
Toronto
When not playing with words or music, Puerto Rican Canadian María (Mary) Helena Auerbach Rykov is a voracious knitter and ardent dandelion enthusiast, cyclist, and foodie. More at https://maryrykov.com.
Saab, Katia
The Laurentians
Katia
Saab
The Laurentians
Katia Saab was born in Beirut, Lebanon. At 16, she and her family fled the civil war and sought refuge in Quebec, Canada. This experience nurtured a resilience and inner strength that have defined her journey.After beginning studies in journalism in 1984, Katia paused her…
Sabaye Moghaddam, Maria
Ottawa
Maria
Sabaye Moghaddam
Ottawa
An Ottawa-based writer, storyteller, and arts educator, Maria Saba was born and raised in Iran.  She has published three books of nonfiction (in Farsi) and over a hundred articles, essays, interviews, and stories.  "My First Friend", her short story published in…
Sadler, Judy-Ann
London
Judy-Ann
Sadler
London
Judy-Ann
Judy-Ann Sadler was raised in a big, noisy family on a farm outside of London, Ontario. Ever since she can remember, she has loved to read, write and make things. She feels passionate about sharing stories and crafts with children. She knows that using your imagination and…
Saeed, Jamal
Kingston
Jamal
Saeed
Kingston
Jamal
Jamal Saeed is a Syrian writer who, along with his family, escaped his country's ongoing conflict and emigrated to Canada in December 2016. The Suns' Crazy Girls, his first collection of Shorte stories was published in Arabic in  1993.  Co-author of Yara’s Spring,…
Saidullah, Ahmad
Toronto
Ahmad
Saidullah
Toronto
AHMAD SAIDULLAH's Happiness and Other Disorders: Short Stories was published to critical acclaim in Canada and India in 2008. It was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award and longlisted for the Crossword Vodafone Book Award for global South Asian fiction in 2010. In…