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Dowhal, Dan
Dawson City
Dan
Dowhal
Dawson City
Dan Dowhal, (rhymes with "howl" or "towel") is the author of three novels, Skyfisher and Flam Grub, and his most recent, Bury Your Horses published in 2020 by Dundurn Press. Born and raised in Toronto's Queen West district, Dan holds a Journalism degree from now-called Toronto…
Downie, Mary Alice
Kingston, ON
Mary Alice
Downie
Kingston, ON
Mary Alice Downie was born in Illinois to Canadian parents and grew up in Toronto. She graduated from the University of Toronto in English, despite spending most of her time at The Varsity. She had the usual range of jobs: steno pool, editorial assistant for a medical journal,…
Downie, Jill
Jill
Downie
Jill Downie is the author of five historical novels that have been published in Canada, Great Britain, the U.S., and Scandinavia. Her short stories have appeared in Chatelaine. Born in British Guiana and educated in languages and theatre in England and France, she now lives in…
Doyle, Marjorie
Marjorie
Doyle
Marjorie Doyle was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She received an M.A. from Memorial University in 1987. For ten years she worked as a broadcaster on various CBC radio shows, including five years as host of That Time of the Night. She was a columnist with the Globe and…
Doyle, David
Drabek, Jan
Vancouver, BC
Jan
Drabek
Vancouver, BC
Jan Drabek was born in Prague in 1935; he came to Canada in 1965, after 17 years in the U.S., India, Austria, and Germany. He received a B.A. in English literature from American University in Washington, D.C. He taught high school in Vancouver for 10 years during the 1960s and…
Drache, Sharon
Toronto
Sharon
Drache
Toronto
Born in 1943 in Toronto. Raised and educated in Toronto, Miami Beach, Florida, and Ottawa. Received Arts degree and graduate diploma in Child Study from the University of Toronto in 1965 and 1966, respectively. Special student in Department of Religion at Carleton University,…
Dranoff, Linda
Draper, Penny
Victoria
Penny
Draper
Victoria
Penny is an author, a bookseller, and a storyteller who lives in Victoria, BC. Originally from Toronto, she received a degree in Literature from Trinity College, University of Toronto and on the side, attended the Storytellers’ School of Toronto. For many years, Penny shared…
Drobnies, Adrienne
Vancouver
Adrienne
Drobnies
Vancouver
Adrienne
Adrienne Drobnies is a poet and scientist. Her first book of poetry Salt and Ashes (Signature Editions, 2019) won the Fred Kerner Award from the Canadian Authors Association and was longlisted for the Fred Cogswelll Award for Excellence in Poetry. Adrienne has a doctorate…
Drukker, Kelly Norah
Montreal
Kelly Norah
Drukker
Montreal
Kelly Norah Drukker is a Montreal-based poet, nonfiction writer, and educator. Her debut collection of poems, Small Fires (McGill-Queen’s University Press), won the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry and the Concordia University First Book Prize, and was a finalist…
Du, Holly
Toronto
Holly
Du
Toronto
Holly Du is a former mental health social worker and lifelong writer whose work gives voice to real stories of struggle, faith, and redemption. Writing in Chinese since the age of fourteen, she has published fourteen non-fiction books across Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan,…
Duarte, Marilyn
Toronto
Marilyn
Duarte
Toronto
Marilyn is a Luso-Canadian writer whose writing has appeared in various print and online journals including Longleaf Review, Emerge Literary Journal, and The Tishman Review. Her work is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts…
Duarte, Isabel
Toronto
Isabel
Duarte
Toronto
Isabel is a Luso-Canadian writer. Her stage play, BINGO BABES, won the Samuel French Canadian Playwright’s contest, and is published by Samuel French, Inc. Excerpts from this play are included in the Drama anthologies, The Best Stage Scenes of 2022 and The Best…
Dublin, Anne
Toronto
Anne
Dublin
Toronto
Although I've written several biographies, it's hard for me to write my own life story. Where do I begin? My parents were Holocaust survivors who came to Toronto after World War II. Because we were very poor, there was no money to buy "extras". So I grew up in a house…
Duchalski, Rick
Mississauga
Rick
Duchalski
Mississauga
Rick Duchalski is a Canadian children’s author, storyteller, and founder of Mad Dreidel Press, an independent publishing imprint dedicated to culturally rich, widely accessible picture books. His work brings Jewish children and families into the everyday landscape of children’s…
Dudley, Stewart
OTTAWA
Stewart
Dudley
OTTAWA
Stewart is an author based in Ottawa, Canada. He began his career in film and video production, working as a scriptwriter, director, cameraman and editor. His work was nominated for Gemini and CASBY awards and won accolades from the Yorkton Film Festival, the New York Film…
Dueck, Dora
Delta
Dora
Dueck
Delta
Dora Dueck is the award-winning author of three novels, a collection of short fiction, and most recently, a non-fiction book, Return Stroke: essays & memoir, as well as articles, essays, reviews, and stories in a variety of journals. Her novel This Hidden Thing won the…
Duffy, Mo
Charlottetown
Mo
Duffy
Charlottetown
Mo Duffy is the co-founder and editor director of Pownal Street Press. She holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction, and is the author of Unpacked: from PEI to Palawan (Pottersfield Press, 2017), The Chemistry of Innovation: Regis Duffy and the…
Dugan, Melanie
Kingston
Melanie
Dugan
Kingston
Melanie Dugan is the author of five novels: Hard White (Woodpecker Lane Press, 2024), Bee Summers (UpStart Press, 2014), Dead Beautiful (UpStart Press, 2012), Revising Romance (Sumach Press, 2004), and Sometime Daughter (Second Story Press, 2002).
Dumais, Sandra
Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal
Sandra
Dumais
Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal
Hi, I'm Sandy. I'm an author / illustrator / painter based in Montreal (originally from Toronto). I live and work in English et en français. In all of my work, whether it be illustration, comics, or painting,  you will always find an element of humour, honesty, and most of…
Dumas, Jacqueline
Dartmouth
Jacqueline
Dumas
Dartmouth
Jacqueline
Jacqueline Dumas was born in Castor, Alberta on April 19, 1946. She now lives in Nova Scotia, but she was a participant in Edmonton’s cultural life for many years – as writer, teacher, activist, and independent bookseller. Her creative work includes three published novels, a…
Duncan, Carol B.
Waterloo
Carol B.
Duncan
Waterloo
Carol
Carol B. Duncan is a chronicler of human stories of migration, community and identity especially those on the margins of empire. She teaches religion and culture at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her academic work focuses on trans-Atlantic connections linking Africa, Europe, Asia…
Dunkin, Jess
Yellowknife
Jess
Dunkin
Yellowknife
Jess Dunkin is a settler writer and researcher living in Sǫ̀mba K’è (Yellowknife, NT), in Akaitcho Territory (Treaty 8), the homeland of the Yellowknives Dene. She is a graduate of The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University and has a PhD in Canadian history from Carleton…
Dunleavy, Deborah
Brockville
Deborah
Dunleavy
Brockville
Deborah
Deborah Dunleavy is an award-winning Literary Artist with over 30 years of professional experience in creating, producing and touring her programs both nationally and internationally. ‘Unsayable Absence’ an historical fiction set between the years of 1900 and 1932 had a premier…