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Doerksen, Thomas
Victoria
Thomas
Doerksen
Victoria
Thomas Doerksen is a poet, philosopher, and scientist based in Victoria, British Columbia. He was born in Langley, BC, and grew up travelling between Canadian provinces, meeting new people and leaving behind friends on the Pacific coast and in the prairies. From an early age,…
Dolan, Sean Patrick
Town of the Blue Mountains
Sean Patrick
Dolan
Town of the Blue Mountains
Sean Patrick Dolan is a retired teacher and guidance counsellor. Since 2000, he has written professionally for the education community. He has worked on textbook teams at the Oxford University Press, has written columns and features for Canadian School Counsellor magazine, …
Dolinin, Alexander
Hamilton
Alexander
Dolinin
Hamilton
Alexander C. Dolinin is a Canadian writer of Russian origin. He writes both in English and in Russian.He was born and raised in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in the former Soviet Union, where he earned an MA in Iranian philology from the State University of Leningrad. After…
Dolman, AJ
Ottawa
AJ
Dolman
Ottawa
AJ Dolman’s (they/she) first full-length poetry collection is Crazy / Mad (Gordon Hill Press, spring 2024). Their short fiction collection Lost Enough was released by Morning Rain Publishing in 2017. Dolman's poetry, fiction and nonfiction have appeared in…
Domvile, Juliet
Victoria
Donahue, Anne
Cambridge
Anne
Donahue
Cambridge
Anne T. Donahue is a writer and person whose work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Marie-Claire, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, The Cut, Vulture, and others. Her first book, Nobody Cares, was published with ECW in September 2018.
Donahue, Patricia
White Rock
Patricia
Donahue
White Rock
A published academic in psychology and a university instructor, Patricia's pioneering work in Morita Therapy, a Japanese Psychotherapy, has been published internationally. Later she turned her focus to fiction-writing. Drawing from the rich cultural mix of the…
Donaldson, Sue
Kingston
Sue
Donaldson
Kingston
Sue Donaldson (aka Susan Cliffe) is an author, animal advocate, and research associate in the Department of Philosophy, Queen's University. She was born in Ottawa in 1962, and has lived most of her life in Eastern Ontario. She studied at Queen’s (B.A. Hon), University of Toronto…
Donaldson, Ceilidh
Montreal
Ceilidh
Donaldson
Montreal
Ceilidh Michelle is an author from rural Nova Scotia. Her first novel, Butterflies Zebras Moonbeams, published with Palimpsest Press, was shortlisted for the Hugh MacLennan Award for Fiction. Her second book, a work of nonfiction called Vagabond, was published by Douglas &…
Donaldson, Gerald
Gerald
Donaldson
Gerald Donaldson was born in Almonte, Ontario, and is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art. He worked in advertising and freelance journalism and has for many years covered Formula One (F1) racing internationally, as a TV commentator, journalist and author. He has written…
Donoghue, Emma
London
Emma
Donoghue
London
Born in Dublin in 1969, I am an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and playright, living in Canada with my family. Set in Dublin during the Great Flu pandemic in 1918 (and written before COVID-19), my novel The Pull of the Stars (2020) is about a nurse midwife…
Donovan, Rita
Ottawa
Rita
Donovan
Ottawa
Born in Montreal, Rita Donovan completed an undergraduate degree at Concordia University (Loyola) in Montreal, and a Master's degree at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. She has lived in Montreal, Kitchener, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Germany. She has also taught writing courses…
Doornink, Richard W.
Richard W.
Doornink
Richard W. Doornink was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1958, moved to Yorkton, Saskatchewan  with his family in 1966, and lived there until 1969 when they moved to Toronto, Ontario. Richard received his Bachelor of Arts from York University, with a major in film and video,…
Doose, Dylan
St Catharines
Dylan
Doose
St Catharines
Dylan Doose is the author of the ongoing dark fantasy series, Sword & Sorcery. He also pens the new weird western horror series, Red Harvest. Dylan's debut novel, Fire and Sword, received an honorable mention in Library Journal’s Indie Ebook Awards and was a Shelf Unbound…
Dorsey, Candas Jane
Edmonton (Amiskwacywaskihegan)
Candas Jane
Dorsey
Edmonton (Amiskwacywaskihegan)
Candas Jane Dorsey was born and still resides in Edmonton, Alberta. She writes across genre boundaries, writing poetry, fiction, main-stream and speculative, short and long form, arts journalism and arts advocacy. Dorsey has also written television and stage scripts, magazine…
Douglas, Marion
Marion
Douglas
Marion Douglas was born in Southern Ontario in 1952. She is currently living in Calgary and working on her third novel. While she desires to write fiction that is accessible to most people, she has and will continue to include characters who happen to be lesbian or gay.
Douglas, Tom
Oakville
Tom
Douglas
Oakville
Tom
Tom Douglas, an award-winning freelance writer, copy editor and author living in Oakville, Ontario, has had five books with a military theme published in the Amazing Stories series now handled by James Lorimer & Co. after the demise of Altitude Publishing. Tom has also…
Douglas, Angela
Summerland
Angela
Douglas
Summerland
Angela Douglas is a Canadian author who lives in the Okanagan with her husband and kids. Her debut novel and psychological thriller, EVERY FALL, is being published by Rising Action Publishing in January 2025, and sophomore novel THE BONE TRAIL in June 2026. She is a member of…
Douglas, Ann
Golden Lake
Ann
Douglas
Golden Lake
For decades, Ann Douglas was Canada’s most trusted writer on all things parenting. Now she’s turning her attention to the glorious messiness that is midlife. Her most recent book -- Navigating The Messy Middle -- was published in Canada by Douglas & McIntyre in October 2022.…
Dowding, Philippa
Toronto
Philippa
Dowding
Toronto
Philippa
Philippa Dowding is a Governor-General's Literary award-winning children's author, a poet, and musician based in Toronto. As a copywriter, she won many industry awards for Maclean's, Today's Parent, Chatelaine, Zoomer, Canada's History, and more. Her poetry and short…
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