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Warner, Tom
Tom
Warner
Tom Warner was born in Saskatchewan in 1952. He grew up in Prince Albert. He attended, first, the University of Saskatchewan and then the University of Toronto, receiving a BA. In 1971, Tom helped found the first gay community centre in Saskatoon. He moved to Toronto in 1973,…
Warner, Andrea
Vancouver
Andrea
Warner
Vancouver
Andrea
Andrea Warner writes and talks. A lot. She’s the author of Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography (2018) and We Oughta Know: How Four Women Ruled the '90s and Changed Canadian Music (2015). She’s a writer, broadcaster, podcaster, and creative consultant who also co-hosts…
Warren, Jane Baird
Ayer's Cliff
Jane Baird
Warren
Ayer's Cliff
Jane Baird
Jane Baird Warren's debut middle-grade book, HOW TO BE A GOLDFISH (Scholastic Canada 2022), was featured on "CBC's Middle-Grade Books to Watch For "and on CTV's Your Morning as one of "Eight Canadian Kids’ Books that make Great Gifts." She is represented by Elizabeth Bennett…
Warsh, Sylvia
Sylvia
Warsh
Sylvia Maultash Warsh was born in Germany to Holocaust survivors. She grew up in Toronto where she earned an MA in linguistics from the University of Toronto. Her parents' experiences during the war sparked an interest in history that has influenced Sylvia’s fiction. She has had…
Watt, Kelly
Hamilton, Ontario
Kelly
Watt
Hamilton, Ontario
Kelly Watt’s poetry chapbook, The Weeping Degree, was a recent finalist in the @poetrymesa and Wild Rising Press poetry contest in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (2023) and will be published by Wild Rising Press in June 2024. Her suite of poems Tales of the Faerie #26,…
Watts, Carl
Carl
Watts
Literary criticism and poetry. 
Wayne, Joyce
Oakville
Joyce
Wayne
Oakville
Joyce
Joyce Wayne's article "All the Kremlin's Men" was chosen for Best Canadian Essays 2021. It first appeared in The Literary Review of Canada. "And Change We Did" also appeared in the Literary Review of Canada in January 2022. Joyce is the author of two novels, The Cook's…
Wearing, Judy
Guelph
Judy
Wearing
Guelph
Writing is hot chocolate and space boots. Hot chocolate because of its source of comfort; a chief manifestation of creativity, agency in the world. It’s a prime way I connect with others and with myself. Space boots because writing is exploration. It’s a road to learning about…
Weaver, Janice
Webb, Margaret
Wolfe Island
Margaret
Webb
Wolfe Island
Margaret Webb is the author of two nonfiction books and also writes feature films, fiction and magazine articles (food, farming, environment, wine, running, adventure travel, profiles, memoir -- okay, just about everything that catches her attention). Her features have appeared…
Webster, Barry
Barry
Webster
Barry Webster's first book The Sound of All Flesh (Porcupine’s Quill) won the 2006 Relit Award for short fiction and was a finalist for the Hugh MacLennan Prize. His short stories have also been shortlisted for the National Magazine Award and the CBC-Quebec Prize. He has…
Wehlann, Andrea L.
Beamsville
Andrea L.
Wehlann
Beamsville
 Andrea L. Wehlann is Founder & CEO of Ganga Moon Yoga Studio and Reiki Skool in Beamsville, Ontario, Canada. With a BA in psychology from Brock University and a social services diploma from Niagara College, Andrea’s work in the social services field, as well as a Reiki…
Weigel, Matthew
Edmonton
Matthew
Weigel
Edmonton
Matthew James Weigel is a Dene and Métis poet and artist pursuing an MA in English at the University of Alberta and holds a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences. He is the designer for Moon Jelly House press and his words and art have been published by people like Arc Poetry Magazine,…
Weir, Ian
Weir, Lorraine
Richmond
Lorraine
Weir
Richmond
Lorraine Weir came to oral history from Irish studies early in her career and Indigenous Studies more recently via a bridge from the Law and Society field and papers on the concepts of “time immemorial” and “oral tradition” in the Tŝilhqot’in case. She worked as an expert…
Weisbord, Merrily
Weiss, David
David
Weiss
Dr. David S. WeissAuthor, President & CEO of Weiss International Ltd., andAffiliate Professor of the Rotman School of Management of the University of Toronto  For the past 25 years, Dr. David Weiss has been a major contributor to the field of leadership, innovation, and…
Weiss, Star
Victoria
Star
Weiss
Victoria
Star Weiss is a journalist, author, and educator living in Victoria, BC. Her background also includes a weekly radio column (Not Young, Not Old) and nationwide special (Healing the Heart), both for CBC Radio One. She hosted and produced the cable TV show "Kitchen Culture," (an…
Weiss, Allan
Toronto
Allan
Weiss
Toronto
Allan Weiss is a short story writer originally from Montreal and living in Toronto. He is the author of three story collections: Living Room (Boheme 2001), Making the Rounds (Edge 2016), and Telescope (Guernica Editions 2019). Other stories have appeared in various periodicals…
Welch, Katie
Kamloops
Katie
Welch
Kamloops
KatieWelch lives in Kamloops and on Cortes Island, BC. Her debut novel, Mad Honey, was nominated for the 2023 OLA Evergreen Prize. She is a two-time alumnus of the Banff Centre and was a finalist for the 2023 CBC Short Story Prize. Find her online at http://writerkatiewelch.com.
Wenn, Jennifer
London
Jennifer
Wenn
London
Jennifer Wenn is a trans-identified writer and speaker from London, Ontario who was selected honorary Grand Marshall for London’s 2023 Pride Parade.  Her first poetry chapbook, A Song of Milestones, was published by Harmonia Press.  Her first full-size collection…
Westcott, Frank
Alliston
Frank
Westcott
Alliston
Frank
"FRANK!" aka "GRAMPA FRANK!" aka FRANK WESTCOTT  ~Multi-Genre, Multi-Published author since 1979 ~ Winner of the Gloria Vanderbilt/Exile Short Fiction Award 2011 for "The Poet".  ~ Finalist Gwendolyn MacEwen Poetry Prize 2014 for "And She Lay…
Westerhof, Patricia
Toronto
Patricia
Westerhof
Toronto
Patricia Westerhof is an author, speaker, and writing coach. Her broad and eclectic tastes in reading have led to a similarly broad range of genre of her published works. Along with her most recent book, The Canadian Guide to Creative Writing and Publishing, she has…
Westhead, Jessica
Westoll, Andrew