Member Directory
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Regina
Regina
Anne McDonald’s latest book, Miss Confederation: The Diary of Mercy Anne Coles, is the chronicle of a young unmarried woman’s experiences in the social whirlwind of Confederation. Anne is an award-winning author whose novel, To the Edge of the Sea won the Saskatchewan First Book…
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Toronto
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Victoria
Victoria
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 Dr…
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Victoria
Victoria
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 years…
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Vancouver
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Hamilton
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Nelson
Guelph
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Toronto
Toronto
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…
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Port Hood
Port Hood
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…
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Penticton
Penticton
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…
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Charlottetown
Charlottetown
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…
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Hamilton
Hamilton
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…
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Oakville
Oakville
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…
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Vancouver
Vancouver
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…