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Kakwinokasum , Joseph
Sooke
Joseph
Kakwinokasum
Sooke
Joseph Kakwinokansum is a writer, creator, and storyteller. A member of the James Smith Cree Nation, Joseph grew up in the Peace Region of northern BC.    Joseph is a graduate of Simon Fraser University’s The Writer’s Studio and The Writer’s Studio Graduate Workshop. He was…
Kalman, Judith
Toronto
Judith
Kalman
Toronto
Judith
Judith Kalman was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1954, and grew up in Montreal. Her B.A. is from Concordia University and her M.A. is from the University of Windsor where she studied creative writing with Joyce Carol Oates and Alistair Macleod. She has lived in Windsor, London,…
Kalman Naves, Elaine
Elaine
Kalman Naves
Elaine Kalman Naves was born in Budapest, Hungary, and immigrated to Canada in 1959 as a child. She attended McGill and Bishop's Universities, and worked as an editor and researcher at the Centre d'Etude de Québec during the 1970s. She now writes a book column and literary…
Kane, Donna
Rolla/Halifax
Donna
Kane
Rolla/Halifax
A recipient of the BC Medal of Good Citizenship, Donna Kane’s poems, short fiction, reviews, and essays have been published widely. She is the author of the non-fiction book Summer of the Horse and four books of poetry including Orrery, a finalist for the 2020 Governor General’s…
Kaner, Etta
Toronto
Etta
Kaner
Toronto
Etta Kaner grew up in Toronto, Canada where she still lives. She writes mosty non-fiction science books for children ranging from ages four to twelve. Her books cover such topics as animal behaviour, the elements, structures (bridges, buildings, tunnels, dams) and the…
Kaplan, Beth
Toronto
Beth
Kaplan
Toronto
My fifth book, Midlife Solo: writing through chaos to find my place in the world, a memoir-in-essays, was launched in November 2023. I spent my twenties as a professional actress, but in 1980 left the stage to take an MFA in Creative Writing at UBC, delivering my thesis, a…
Kaposy, Chris
St. John's
Chris
Kaposy
St. John's
Chris Kaposy is the author of The Beautiful Unwanted: Down Syndrome in Myth, Memoir, and Bioethics (McGill-Queen's, 2023) and Choosing Down Syndrome (MIT Press, 2018). He works in the Centre for Bioethics at Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Chris…
Kapteyn, Kees
Ottawa
Kees
Kapteyn
Ottawa
Kees Kapteyn has a published chapbook 'Temperance Ave.' through Grey Borders Books as well has been published in such magazines as Camel Magazine, NonBinary Review, Flo Magazine, Blank Spaces, Wordbusker, Dear Booze and various other publications. His short story “A Hierarchy of…
Karafilly, Irena
Montreal
Irena
Karafilly
Montreal
Irena F. Karafilly is a Montreal writer and journalist. She obtained an M.A. in English from McGill and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. Her work has been broadcast, anthologized, and published in both literary and consumer magazines, and in…
Karasick, Adeena
Adeena
Karasick
Adeena Karasick http://www.adeenakarasick.com is an internationally acclaimed and award winning poet, media-artist and author of seven books of poetry and poetic theory: Amuse Bouche: Tasty Treats for the Mouth (Talonbooks 2009), The House That Hijack Built (Talonbooks, 2004),…
Karibyan, Gary
Gary
Karibyan
Gary
Gary loves reading and writing fantasy and horror thriller stories. His frequent trips to the mystical mountains, the dramatic sea cliffs, spooky urban settings, and visits to eerie archeological sites are ingrained in his stories. An adventurer and a curious creature, Gary…
Karlinsky, Harry
KARPINSKI, DANIEL
Toronto
DANIEL
KARPINSKI
Toronto
Daniel is the author of I jak inni (O Like the Others or A like Another) (WL, 1998), and Fikcja(Fiction) (WL, 2000), which were both nominated for the Nike Literary Award, the most prestigious Polish book prize. An audiobook of “I jak Inni” is an official promotional material…
Kasaboski, Tracy
Tracy
Kasaboski
Tracy Kasaboski was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, but grew up in the town of Deep River, Ontario. She has been a writer since the age of five, around the same time her mother bought her a plastic typewriter. She is the author of Mr Isbister's Marvellous Ride, a novel set…
Kasturi, Sandra
Katz, Welwyn
London
Welwyn
Katz
London
Welwyn Wilton Katz was born in London, Ontario, and lived after that in Kitchener, Toronto and Val David (Quebec). She has written ten novels that have been published in more than a dozen languages around the world. As well, she's had several short stories published in literary…
Kaur, Parveen
Mississauga
Parveen
Kaur
Mississauga
I have published two books of poems in Hindi, the National Language of India. Dehri Pe Ruk Ja" and "Main Mand Sameer Se Anandit." I also wrote and published a book of short stories in Punjabi," Par Kiyoon" and a book of poems in Punjabi," Rahan Ne Wan Suwaniyyan." My short…
Kavanagh, Basma
Basma
Kavanagh
Basma Kavanagh is a poet, essayist, visual artist, and letterpress printer who lives and works in Nova Scotia, in Mi’kma’ki.
Kavanagh, Patrick
Patrick
Kavanagh
Patrick Kavanagh was born at St. John's, Newfoundland. Based mainly in Ottawa, he has spent long periods abroad. While living in Beijing during 1992 to 1995 he acted as research assistant to the Chinese translators of James Joyce’s Ulysses, and at the same time he completed his…
Kay, Guy
Kearney, Mark
Mark
Kearney
Mark Kearney lives in London, Ont. where he teaches writing and journalism at Western University, writes books, magazine articles and humour pieces. Mark grew up in Pickering, Ontario. He graduated with a BA in journalism from the University of Western Ontario and has been a…
Keddy, Paul
Keeney, Patricia
Sutton
Patricia
Keeney
Sutton
Patricia Keeney is widely published both in Canada and abroad. As an editor and critic, she has written extensively in Canadian journals such as The Canadian Forum, Canadian Literature and Maclean's magazine and currently for Arc Poetry Magazine (twice winning its in-house award…
Keep, Michelle
Bonavista
Michelle
Keep
Bonavista
 A full time author since 2014, Michelle has written dozens of novels, and hundreds of short stories, alongside her partner of over 20 years.
Keeshig, Lenore