In autumn 2023, Ken McGoogan published Searching for Franklin: New Answers to the Great Arctic Mystery. In keeping with his pre-pandemic habits -- he survived shipwreck off Dar es Salaam, chased the ghost of Lady Franklin to Van Diemen’s Land, and placed a John Rae memorial…

Robin McGrath was born in Newfoundland. She earned a doctorate from the University of Western Ontario and for 22 years did research in the Canadian Arctic on Inuit Literature and culture. She now lives in Goose Bay, Labrador and is a full-time writer.

Jerrold McGrath is a cultural theorist and writer interested in how cultural practices can invite people to make a home in a world confronted with rising authoritarianism,  climate damage, and rapid technological change. He is the research lead and founder at UKAI Projects and…

Donnie McIlhone is a teacher and writer living in Port Hood, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. He enjoys writing fiction that reads like non-fiction. Donnie is a graduate of McGill University, The University of Calgary and Gonzaga University. He has taught English Literature and…

Meaghan McIsaac is the author of several books for young readers, including Movers, which was a Shining Willow Finalist for the Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards, and Boil Line and Alien Road for Orca Book's Currents line of Hi-Lo fiction. Her novel middle grade novel…

Susan McIver was born in Hutchinson, Kansas and moved with her family to Southern California as a small child. After graduating from the University of California at Riverside, she earned a PhD at Washington State University.  She was a professor at the University of Toronto with…

Sharon McKay was born in l954, grew up in Montreal and graduated from York University with a BA. She is married to David MacLeod. Together they have two sons and three grandchildren.  Throughout her career, she has worked in magazines, newspapers, radio, film and written both…

Don McKay has published eight books of poetry, including Birding, Or Desire (1983), Night Field (1991), and Apparatus (1997). He has received a number of awards. Since 1975 he has served as editor and publisher with Brick Books, and taught Creative Writing and English at the…

Emma McKenna is a mutlidisciplinary writer and author of Chenille or Silk: Poems (Caitlin Press, 2019). She holds a PhD in English and Cultural Studies from McMaster University, and has published articles in Sexualities, Hypatia: Journal of Feminist Philosophy, Women: A Cultural…

Internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon was born in the UK, grew up in Switzerland and moved to Canada in 2010. While her debut, TIME AFTER TIME, was a rom com, she transitioned to the dark side thereafter. Her seven suspense novels include NEVER COMING HOME, THE…

Neil McKinnon was born at a young age in an old house that is now a funeral parlour. It was June, 1941. War was raging in Europe and Joe Dimaggio was in the middle of a fifty-six-game hitting streak. Neil grew up in Togo, Saskatchewan—to the height of 5 feet 10 inches where he…

Danielle s. McLaughlin Danielle S. McLaughlin has been a civil liberties advocate since she was old enough to say, ”That’s not fair!” As the director of education for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Education Trustfrom 1988 to 2016, she developed programs and…

Paul McLaughlin is an award-winning freelance writer, playwright, broadcaster, and author of about a dozen books (many private commissions), hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, and countless broadcast scripts. A leading interviewing expert, he has written two books on…

DIRK McLEAN is the author of children's picture books: Steel Drums and Ice Skates (Groundwood), Play Mas’! A Carnival ABC, and Curtain Up! (Tundra). As well as four YA Sports Stories novels with James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers: Not Out, Team Fugee, Tournament Fugee…

Stephanie is the award-winning author of six picture books and one mid-grade novel. She reviewed children’s books for twelve years for Today’s Parent magazine (for which she got to interview the legendary Maurice Sendak!), operated an online bookstore for a few years called…

Born in Ottawa, Canada’s glorious capital city, rob mclennan currently lives in Ottawa, where he is home full-time with the two wee girls he shares with Christine McNair. The author of more than thirty trade books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, he won the John Newlove…

Cinders McLeod grew up in Toronto. She picked up the doublebass at eight, played in the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, then moved to England where she studied art and film. After receiving her film degree in London, she became a newspaper, comic book, magazine and conference…

Darrel J. McLeod is Nehiyaw (Cree). Darrel’s memoir, Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age (Douglas & McIntyre), won the 2018 Governor General’s Literary Award and was a finalist for the RBC Charles Taylor Prize. The sequel, Peyakow: Reclaiming Cree Dignity, was released in March…