Richelle Kosar began her career as a dramatist.  Her first play, Earthbound, was adapted for television and produced by the CBC.  Other dramatic works followed, including "The Piano Store" and "The Girls in the Office."  Richelle has published two novels, The Drum King (…

Myrna Kostash lives in Edmonton, Alberta where she works full-time as a writer of literary nonfiction - books, magazine articles, and radio documentaries - and as occasional lecturer and teacher of creative writing. She is a past president of the Writers Guild of Alberta and…

David Koulack was born in New York City. He earned his B.A. in psychology from Brandeis University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Yeshiva University. He taught at Brooklyn College and Washington State University before starting the first sleep and dream laboratory at University of…

Anne lives in Sackville, NB, and teaches at Mount Allison University. She has published ekphrastic poetry and a biography Mary Pratt: A Love Affair with Vision is being released by Goose Lane Editions in the fall of 2023.

Liisa Kovala is a Finnish Canadian author and teacher. Her first book, Surviving Stutthof: My Father’s Memories Behind the Death Gate (Latitude 46, 2017), was shortlisted for a Northern Lit Award and published in Finland under the title Stutthofin selviytyjä (Docendo, 2020). Her…

I  have been writing historicals since I was a very young girl. When I was 16 I became fascinated with the character of Alexander the Great and in my last year of highschool wrote a novel about him which was later sent to a publisher. The publisher suggested I wait til I was…

Eve Krakow is the author of Voice Lessons, A Memoir in Essays (Guernica Editions, 2024). Her stories have appeared in Grain Magazine, The Nasiona, JMWW, Maisonneuve, lichen literary journal, Smithsonian Magazine and Shy: An Anthology. Through her writing, she seeks to reach…

Finding high-school physics exceedingly difficult, Jason Krawczyk decided to pursue his passion for filmmaking. After shooting numerous music videos, commercials, and shorts, Jason directed his first feature-length project, "The Briefcase." In 2015 Jason wrote and directed…

Adrienne Kress is an actor and writer with an honours BA in theatre from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of LAMDA’s post-graduate classical acting programme in the UK.  She’s the author of over a dozen award winning and internationally published children’s and young…

“I believe that we were all born to expand, not to shrink. That creative expression connects our individual lived experiences to the collective human experience; that storytelling is integral to our shared humanity; and art is a universal language that speaks to the worlds…

Karen Krossing wrote comics and poetry as a kid and dreamed of becoming a published writer. Today, she is the author of many books for young readers, including picture books One Tiny Bubble and Sour Cakes, and novels Monster vs. Boy, Punch Like a Girl, Bog, and Cut the Lights.…

Lesley Krueger is an award-winning writer who has published novels, non-fiction and short stories as well as working as a filmmaker. Her sixth novel, Far Creek Road, will be published in the fall of 2023 by ECW Press in both Canada and the U.S. Her previous novel, Time Squared,…

Connie Kuhns has a forty-year history as an essayist, journalist, photographer and broadcaster. Her essay Strange Women (Geist 95), about women in Vancouver's early punk scene, was a finalist for a National Magazine Award. Last Day in Cheyenne (Geist 84) was named a 'Notable…

Chris Kuriata lives in and often writes about the Niagara Region. His short fiction has appeared in publications in Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Japan. His novel Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot is published by Palimpsest Press.

Handan Oral Kurunc is the author of İDA – Roots in Cloaks (2020) and Mavi At (2014). Her love of magical realism and speculative fiction inspired her to write İda – Roots in Cloaks. She loves travelling with her favourite people, learning new languages, and meeting other…

MICHAEL KUSUGAK grew up in Naujaat (Repulse Bay), NWT (now Nunavut). During his childhood, his family travelled by dog sled, living a traditional Inuit lifestyle. He is the author of nine children’s books, including A Promise Is A Promise; Baseball Bats for Christmas; Hide and…

Lynne Kutsukake is a novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel, The Translation of Love, won the Canada-Japan Literary Award and the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction. She was a finalist for the Writers’ Trust McClelland and Stewart Journey Prize for her…

Joan Kuyek is an author, community organizer and researcher living in Ottawa. She was a co-founder of MiningWatch Canada and continues to support communities affected by mining. Before moving to Ottawa, she was a community organizer and facilitator living in Sudbury.

I've written more than 30 books for middle-grade and young-adult readers. I write both fiction and non-fiction, often choosing topics related to science, pop culture, or social history — or a combination of the three. I love tales about rogue scientists, obsessed adventurers,…

Barbara Kyle is the author of the bestselling Thornleigh Saga series of historical novels and of acclaimed thrillers. Over half a million copies of her books have been sold worldwide. Barbara wrote the screenplay for the feature film "Saving Dinah," available on Amazon Prime.…

Born and bred in la belle province and now a resident of Chicago, AIMÉE LABERGE has worked in the field of broadcast television as an art director in Montreal, Toronto, and London before publishing her first novel, Where the River Narrows (Harper Collins Canada 2003). Les…

Cathalynn Cindy Labonté-Smith grew up in Southwestern Alberta and moved to Vancouver, BC, to complete her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia (UBC). After graduation, she worked as a freelance journalist until present. She became a…