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Carter, Lauren
St. Andrews
Lauren
Carter
St. Andrews
Lauren Carter is the author of four books, including This Has Nothing To Do With You (Freehand Books) which Angie Abdou called "an antidote to apathy and despair" and Sarah Selecky described as "tender and devastating." Her debut novel, Swarm (Brindle & Glass), was called "…
Carter, Kern
Toronto
Kern
Carter
Toronto
Kern
Kern Carter is the author of three published novels and two self-published books. His published titles have been critically acclaimed as his star continues to rise as a force in Canadian literature. Kern’s 2024 novel, And Then There Was Us, was named one of the top YA…
Carter, Anne
Toronto, ON
Anne
Carter
Toronto, ON
Anne Laurel Carter writes for young readers and teaches at the University of Toronto. Her 19 books includes YA non-fiction, picture books, novels, and an anthology of womens' memoirs. She is a 2X CLA Award winner and received a Jane Adamm's honor award. the Canadian Library…
Cascioli, Lucia
Greater Toronto Area
Lucia
Cascioli
Greater Toronto Area
Lucia
Lucia is the author of nine books. Her book, Spiral, was a finalist at the Next Generation Indie Book Awards (2011) and Letters to the Grave received an Honourable Mention at the Whistler Independent Book Awards (2012). Her work is included in the 2024 Next Generation…
Cassidy, Sara
Victoria
Sara
Cassidy
Victoria
Sara Cassidy's poems, short stories and essays have been published in The Malahat Review, Geist, Fiddlehead, Grain, Prairie Fire, ottawater, CV2, Barren Magazine, and other literary journals.  Her hundreds of feature articles, columns and reviews have…
Cassidy, Sean
Mono
Sean
Cassidy
Mono
Sean was born and grew up in Montreal, Quebec. After receiving a B.Ed. and a B.A, he taught just about everything from English and Math to Astronomy and Geography. Before settling in Ontario, Sean and his wife, Sylvia, travelled extensively throughout North America and Europe,…
Cassie, Aidan
Victoria / Gulf Islands
Aidan
Cassie
Victoria / Gulf Islands
Aidan Cassie studied animation and earned a media arts degree at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and Edinburgh College of Art. While spending a year in Provence she finished her debut picture book, Sterling, Best Dog Ever. Now that she's not…
Cavanagh, Paul
London
Paul
Cavanagh
London
Paul Cavanagh came to international attention when he was named the world’s first Lit Idol at the London Book Fair in the UK. Because he lives in London Ontario, he’s adopted the moniker Not That London Writer. He’s published three novels. They include After Helen (his award-…
Caverhill, Cassandra
Windsor
Cassandra
Caverhill
Windsor
Cassandra (“Cassie”) Caverhill writes about memory and life’s subtle textures. Her work has appeared in The Malahat Review, The Louisville Review, Reed Magazine, Short Reads, and many others. She obtained her MFA in poetry from Bowling Green State University and volunteers as a…
Cavlovic, Ann
Ann
Cavlovic
Ann Cavlovic’s debut novel "Count on Me" is published by Guernica Editions (2025). Her fiction and creative non-fiction have appeared in CBC First Person, Event, The Fiddlehead, The Globe and Mail, Grain, Little Bird Stories, PRISM international,…
Cawthorne, Jane
Victoria
Jane
Cawthorne
Victoria
Jane
Jane writes about women on the brink of transformation. Her debut novel, Patterson House, takes place in Toronto, the city in which she grew up. She has edited two anthologies with E. D. Morin—Impact: Women Writing After Concussion and Writing Menopause: An Anthology of Fiction…
Cayley, Kate
Toronto
Kate
Cayley
Toronto
Kate Cayley has published two collection of short stories, two collections of poetry, and a young adult novel, and written a number of plays, both traditional and experimental, which have been performed in Canada, the US and the UK. She is a former playwright in residence…
CD, MIHAELA
LONGUEUIL
MIHAELA
CD
LONGUEUIL
ABOUT THE WRITER MIHAELA CD Mihaela CD was born in Romania. She emigrated to Canada many  years ago with her family and settled in Montreal.She always loved poetry, painting and music but she really started writing poetry books after a strong shock, when she lost her…
Cédric, Paco
quebec
Paco
Cédric
quebec
Paco Cédric is an independent, self-published author. He is a craftsman of words and a creator of resonant stories. Through captivating narratives, he brings to life a multitude of voices, characters, and faces from elsewhere, rooted in memory and embodying the struggles,…
Cesca , Stephanie
Toronto
Stephanie
Cesca
Toronto
Stephanie Cesca is a writer and editor living in Toronto. A former journalist in both Canada and Europe, she holds an English degree from Western University, a journalism degree from Toronto Metropolitan University and a Certificate of Creative Writing from the University of…
Chaiton, Sam
Toronto
Sam
Chaiton
Toronto
Sam Chaiton is a Toronto author and playwright, a dancer and long-time social justice advocate. His first book, co-authored with Terry Swinton, was the international non-fiction bestseller Lazarus and the Hurricane, which became a basis for the Norman Jewison film The…
Chakraborty, Aashisha
Toronto
Aashisha
Chakraborty
Toronto
Aashisha is an introverted thrill-seeker who takes weird leaps of faith and moonlights as a brand strategist and content marketing professional. Technically she has degrees in engineering and business, but she identifies better as a chaos chaser, dream spinner and a passport-…
Champagne, Lyse
Ottawa
Lyse
Champagne
Ottawa
Lyse Champagne's short story collection, The Light That Remains, was shortlisted for the 2017 Danuta Gleed LIterary Award for best first short story collection.  The stories are set in Turkey, Ukraine, China, France, Cambodia and Rwanda and chronicle the lives of six…
Chan, Marty
Edmonton
Marty
Chan
Edmonton
Marty Chan writes books for kids and plays for adults. His hit comedy play Mom, Dad, I'm Living with a White Girl toured across Canada and finished with an Off Broadway production in 2004. His middle-grade novels have won over reluctant readers. The Mystery of the…
Chan, Gillian
Gillian
Chan
Gillian Chan was born in England and came to Canada in 1990. A graduate of the University of East Anglia, she taught in high schools for ten years and wrote in secret. Her move to Canada gave her the impetus to write full-time.
Chandler, Andrea
Ottawa
Andrea
Chandler
Ottawa
Andrea Chandler is a retired political science professor. She is the author of five books, including Canada and Eastern Europe 1945-1991: Meeting in the Middle  (Budapest, Hungary: Central European University Press, 2024).  Her most recent book, Fomenting Friendship:…
Chang, Janie
Vancouver
Chang, Su
Su
Chang
Su Chang is a fiction writer with a debut novel (The Immortal Woman) forthcoming from House of Anansi in March 2025. An earlier draft was long-listed for the Masters Review's Novel Excerpt Contest, and a semifinalist at SheWritesPress' STEP Prize. It has received praise…
Chang-Richardson, Ellen
Ottawa
Ellen
Chang-Richardson
Ottawa
East Asian femme-presenting writer looking at camera and smiling with shoulder length brown hair with blonde tips and white contemporary-style glasses, wearing a white shirt with large gold pineapple print on a sky blue background.
Ellen Chang-Richardson is an award-winning poet, hybrid genre writer, judicial assistant, and editor of Taiwanese and Chinese Cambodian descent. They are the author of Blood Belies, shortlisted for the 2025 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, five solo poetry chapbooks, and the co-…
Chapman, Brenda