Kathleen McDonnell has had a decades-long career writing fiction, non-fiction and plays for both adult and young audiences.

Allie McFarland is the author of Disappearing in Reverse (UCalgary Press, 2020) and Pretty Delicate (AOS 2023). She completed her MFA in Writing at the University of Saskatchewan, where she wrote her SSRHC-funded and award-nominated thesis, Pretty Delicate. Allie received the…

I was born in the Ottawa Valley, but grew up in Arizona. I am a certified elementary educator, a freelance editor, and the author of numerous award-winning books for kids. Waiting for the Whales and Jessie's Island are two of my titles that have been in print for over 30 …

Robert McGill was born in Wiarton, Ontario and grew up there. His first novel, The Mysteries, was named one of the top five Canadian fiction books of the year by Quill & Quire. His second novel, Once We Had a Country, was longlisted for the Encore Award. His newest novel is…

Métis author of 'Stark Nakid' (2014) a soft-boiled detective novel set in Nelson BC. 

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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. Emma is available as a sensitivity reader in the themes of gender, LGBTQIA2S, class, and…

K. M. McKenzie writes Speculative Fiction, including The Civilization (2024), her debut African-inspired young adult fantasy.  Her speculative short fiction appeared in Cosmic Horror.net, Scare Street, Strange Economics, and other publications. She also…

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…

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…