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Currie, Sheilah
Sheilah
Currie
Sheilah Currie has had a varied career—first as an actor, then a school teacher, and now a children’s book author and early literacy advocate. She figures it won’t matter whether books are digitized or pulp’n’paperized if people can’t read. With her friend and writing partner,…
Curtis, Andrea
Toronto
Andrea
Curtis
Toronto
Andrea
Andrea Curtis writes books for adults and young people that have been published around the world.Her most recent works are the nonfiction picture books The Story and Science of Hope, Loop de Loop, and the ThinkCities series of books about cities and sustainability, all from…
Cusmano, Liana
Montreal
Liana
Cusmano
Montreal
Born and raised in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke, Liana Cusmano, aka Luca and BiCurious George, is a writer, poet, spoken word artist, filmmaker and arts educator. They are the 2018, 2019 and 2023 Montreal Slam Champion, runner up in the 2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship,…
Cusmano, Domenic
Montreal
Domenic
Cusmano
Montreal
Domenic
I am a writer, literary translator, and journalist. I am a co-founder and publisher of Accenti, an English-language cultural magazine, and of Longbridge Books, dedicated to the publication of works that celebrate cultural diversity. As a photojournalist for an…
D'Alfonso, Antonio
MONTREAL
Antonio
D'Alfonso
MONTREAL
Antonio D'Alfonso was born in Montreal. Poet, novelist, essayist, translator, Antonio D’Alfonso has published more than fifty books (including translations) and has made three feature films. He is the founder of Guernica Editions (1978) which he managed for thirty-three years…
da costa, paulo
Calgary
paulo
da costa
Calgary
Born in Angola, and raised in Portugal, paulo da costa is a writer, editor and translator living in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies (Moh’kins’tsis / Calgary, Alberta). He is thrice the recipient of the James H. Gray Award for Short Nonfiction (2024, 2023 and 2020), the…
Dagg, Jillian
Fort Erie
Jillian
Dagg
Fort Erie
Born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, Jillian came to live in Canada with her parents in her teens. In Winnipeg she discovered romance novels and began writing short romantic stories. After returning to England to live for a few years, where she began to write full…
Dagnino, Arianna
Vancouver
Arianna
Dagnino
Vancouver
Arianna
I am the author of the post-apartheid novel The Afrikaner (Guernica Editions, April 2019), inspired by the five years I spent in the southern African region as an international reporter. The story is an on-the-road adventure that covers the terrain of love, race and…
Daher, Anita
Anita
Daher
Anita
Anita Daher is an author, screenwriter, and actor based in Winnipeg, MB. She has been entrenched in the book publishing industry since 1995 and has books published in print, audio and e-book format in Canada, the United States, and Europe. She served as Chair of the Writers'…
Dairywala, Tasneem
Wasaga
Tasneem
Dairywala
Wasaga
Tasneem has a degree in Drawing and Painting and a minor in English from OCAD University, but she learned most of what she knows from reading children’s books with her daughter. Her books are Amazon bestsellers in categories such as Children’s Inspirational &…
Dale, Stephen
Ottawa
Stephen
Dale
Ottawa
The author of five books of non-fiction, Stephen Dale has also made documentaries for CBC Radio's "Ideas" and other programs; worked as Canadian correspondent for InterPress Service (a news agency based in Rome, Italy, with a focus on the developing world); written a column for…
Dalrymple, Lisa
Victoria
Lisa
Dalrymple
Victoria
A previous winner of TWUC’s Writing for Children Competition (2011), Lisa has since published 11 books for young readers, both fiction and non-fiction. Her most recent book is Fierce: Women who Shaped Canada (Scholastic), a work of narrative non-fiction for readers in grades 4-8…
Dandapani, Arundati
Toronto/gta
Arundati
Dandapani
Toronto/gta
Arundati Dandapani, MLitt, CAIP, CIPP/C, is an award winning researcher and the founder of Generation1.ca, a platform and community that places Canada's immigrant newcomers, legal cannabis and non-profit associations at the forefront of data and insights innovation using…
Daniel, Lorne
Victoria
Daniell, Ruth
Dansereau, Virginia
Daoust, Nancy
Nancy
Nancy
Daoust
Nancy
Nancy Daoust is primarily a poet, although she also enjoys writing creative nonfiction. Her writing often explores our relationship with nature and the places we live. It is also influenced by pop culture and music. Nancy is an associate member of The League of Canadian poets,…
Dar, Qurat
Qurat
Dar
Qurat Dar is the author of Non-Prophet (icehouse poetry 2025), winner of the inaugural Claire Harris Poetry Prize. She was the City of Mississauga’s Youth Poet Laureate from 2021-2023 and the 2020 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam National Champion. Qurat was also a recipient of…
Dargie, Michael
Calgary
Michael
Dargie
Calgary
Michael Dargie is an author, creative director, and entrepreneur whose work lives at the intersection of storytelling, branding, and creative exploration. Much of his work begins with a simple question: “What happens when I do this?” followed closely by, “Well, that escalated…
DarkAges, Mike
Toronto
Mike
DarkAges
Toronto
Mike DarkAges is a novelist based in Toronto. He is the author of THE FAIRIES, INFO FREAKO, CICADA, THE UNIVERSAL AEON, and RECURSER. He is a professor of communications and media studies. He loves travelling the world.
Darwin, Véronique
Rossland
Véronique
Darwin
Rossland
Véronique Darwin writes fiction, theatre, and essays. Her debut short story collection, Mom Camp, is forthcoming from Assembly Press in Spring 2026. The title story was runner-up in the Austin Clarke Prize for Excellence in Fiction and published in the Ex-Puritan. She has…
Das, Subrata
East York
Subrata
Das
East York
I am a writer and curator based in Toronto. I have thirty one books (written, edited, translated) to my credit. My Bengali book on Canadian literature, published in 2025 from Kolkata, has hugely been applauded.I was is the recipient of Nalanda Best Canadian Bengali Author…
Dashtgard, Annahid
Toronto
Annahid
Dashtgard
Toronto
Annahid is author of three non-fiction books including Fire and Silence: A Roadmap for BIPOC Leaders (Dundurn, 2026), Bones of Belonging: Finding Wholeness in a White World (Dundurn, 2023) and Breaking the Ocean: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion and Reconciliation (Anansi, 2019). A…
Daurio, Beverley
Toronto
Beverley
Daurio
Toronto
Beverley Daurio is the author of three books, including Hell & Other Novels (Coach House/Talon). Her short fiction has been published in the U.S., Australia, England and Romania, as well as in journals across Canada. Her non-fiction has also been widely published, including…
Davey, Frank