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Kempadoo, Oonya
Kennedy, Fred
Fred
Kennedy
Fred
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, I have worked for over thirty years, teaching in both Jamaica and Canada. I pursued graduate studies in education in Canada and held administrative positions including the post of Principal of my alma mater, St. George’s College in Kingston…
Kent, Winona
New Westminster
Winona
Kent
New Westminster
Winona Kent is an award-winning author who was born in London, England and grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, where she completed her BA in English at the University of Regina. After moving to Vancouver, she graduated from UBC with an MFA in Creative Writing. More recently, she…
Kent, Arthur
Kerbel, Deborah
Thornhill
Deborah
Kerbel
Thornhill
Deborah Kerbel is a critically-acclaimed, award-winning Canadian author of twenty-nine books for children of all ages. Her young adult and middle grade novels have been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Canadian Library Association’s YA Book Award, the…
Kern, Leslie
Sackville
Leslie
Kern
Sackville
Leslie Kern is the author of Higher Expectations: How to Survive Academia, Make Work Better for Others, and Transform the University (Between the Lines), Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies and Feminist City: A Field Guide (Between the Lines/Verso Books), as well as Sex…
Kerrin, Jessica
Halifax
Jessica
Kerrin
Halifax
Jessica Scott Kerrin is a children’s writer who is best known for her fiction books for young readers including mystery books, a trilogy, historical fiction, and travel adventure. Her work has been published in multiple languages: Russian, Turkish, Slovenian, Swedish and French…
Kerslake, Susan
Susan
Kerslake
Susan Kerslake was born in Chicago in 1943. She attended Montana State (Missoula) and Beloit (Wisc). She worked in a bookstore in Chicago and immigrated to Canada in 1966. She has worked in libraries at Dalhousie University, as a childcare worker in daycare, and at the IWK and…
Kertes, Joseph
Joseph
Kertes
Joseph Kertes was born in Hungary and came to Canada as a young boy. He studied English at York and the University of Toronto and was encouraged to write by Irving Layton and Marshall McLuhan. He was the founder of the Humber School for Writers and was for many years Dean of the…
Kessaris, Andreas
Montreal
Andreas
Kessaris
Montreal
Andreas
Andreas Kessaris grew up in Montreal's Park Extension district, the son of Greek immigrants. He is a graduate of Dawson College and Concordia University, where he earned a BA in Communications & English. His column, Read On! with Andreas Kessaris, was a popular feature in…
Kessler, Zoe
Owen Sound
Zoe
Kessler
Owen Sound
Born in Toronto, Zoë grew up (sort of) in an idyllic suburb of Montreal. She now makes her home on Georgian Bay, Ontario. All she's ever wanted to do was write books, but she was sagely advised at an early age to "get a real job." Feigning interest in a law career, Zoë graduated…
Kessler, Deirdre
Charlottetown
Deirdre
Kessler
Charlottetown
Deirdre Kessler is an author, poet, and former Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island. Her most recent publication is a novel, Darwin's Hornpipe, published by Penumbra Press. She is a sessional professor of creative writing, children's literature, and the course on L.M.…
Ketchen, Susan
Susan
Ketchen
Susan Ketchen was born in Nanaimo, B.C. and pursued an alarming number of careers, including several years running her own counselling practice, before returning to her early interest in writing. Her first novel was published in 2009, and was followed by stand-alone sequels in…
Khan, Rukhsana
Toronto, ON
Rukhsana
Khan
Toronto, ON
Rukhsana was born in Lahore, Pakistan and emigrated to Canada at the age of three. She began writing for community magazines and went on to write for Adam's World children's videos. Rukhsana is a member of SCBWI. She lives in Toronto with her husband and family.
Khan, Saad Omar
Thornhill
Saad Omar
Khan
Thornhill
Saad Omar Khan was born in the United Arab Emirates to Pakistani parents and lived in the Philippines, Hong Kong, and South Korea before emigrating to Canada.  He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics and has completed a certificate in…
Khelawan, Rajni Mala
Toronto
Rajni Mala
Khelawan
Toronto
Rajni Mala Khelawan is an Indo-Fijian Canadian writer and researcher. She has given numerous inspirational speeches and public readings in Canada and in the Fiji Islands. In addition to being a visiting writer at the University of South Pacific, Fiji Islands in 2011, Khelawan…
Kidd, Joelle
Toronto
Joelle
Kidd
Toronto
Joelle Kidd is a writer, editor and journalist who lives in a book-filled basement in Toronto. Her short fiction and essays have been published in outlets including The Walrus, Catapult, Prairie Fire, THIS Magazine, and PRISM International. She is an MFA candidate at the…
Kidd, Monica
Calgary
Monica
Kidd
Calgary
Monica Kidd is the author of seven books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. She grew up in rural Alberta, then studied ecology and zoology at the University of Calgary. She followed with a MSc in evolutionary biology at Queen's University. After two summers of working as a…
Kienlen, Alexis
Edmonton
Alexis
Kienlen
Edmonton
Alexis Kienlen is a poet, journalist, fiction writer, book reviewer, and creative writing teacher whose work has appeared in numerous publications across Canada. Born in Saskatoon, Alexis currently lives in Edmonton, Alberta. She holds an Honours degree in International Studies…
Kierans, Kim
Halifax
Kim
Kierans
Halifax
Senior Fellow and resident at Massey College, University of Toronto where I produce The JCR: A Massey Podcast, a platform for graduate students to share their research, ideas, projects and passions through interviews and commentary. Inglis professor (emerita) in the School of…
Kilbourne, Christina
Bracebridge
Christina
Kilbourne
Bracebridge
Christina
Christina Kilbourne (she/her) is an award-winning author of adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction. Her books have won several readers choice awards over the years, including a Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award, a Snow Willow Award, and a Red Cedar Award. She has also…
Kilpatrick, Nancy
Montreal
Nancy
Kilpatrick
Montreal
Nancy Kilpatrick is an award-winning author who has published 23 novels, 1 non-fiction book, over 250 short stories, 10 collections of her short fiction, plus comic books, a graphic novel, and she has edited 15 anthologies. Her work is traditionally published but she has also…
Kim, Michelle
Surrey
Michelle
Kim
Surrey
Michelle is the author of the middle-grade novel, Running Through Sprinklers. A former journalist for BBC in London, Michelle now works in the film industry; her directorial debut, The Tree Inside, which she also wrote and starred in, played at film festivals across North…
Kimber, Stephen
Halifax
Stephen
Kimber
Halifax
STEPHEN KIMBER is an award-winning writer, editor and broadcaster. He is the author of 13 books, including two novels and nine works of nonfiction: Bitcoin Widow: Love, Betrayal and the Missing Millions (HarperCollins, 2022) (with Jennifer Robertson); Alexa! Changing the Face…
Kimmel, Fran
Lacombe
Fran
Kimmel
Lacombe
Fran Kimmel writes and teaches in central Alberta. After graduating from the University of Calgary with a degree in Sociology, she has held an eclectic assortment of jobs including Boys and Girls Club director, youth worker, career counsellor, proposal writer, communications…