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Johnston, Wayne
Wayne
Johnston
Wayne Johnston was born in Goulds, Newfoundland in 1958. He graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1978 with a BA (Hons) in English. He worked from 1978-1981 as a newspaper reporter with the St. John's Daily News. In 1981, after moving to Ottawa, he took up the…
Johnston, Simon
Vancouver
Simon
Johnston
Vancouver
Simon's novel “The House of Wives," inspired by the lives of his mixed race family was published by Penguin Canada and Penguin India in 2016. His short stories have appeared in Ricepaper magazine and short fiction won the Friends of White Rock Library’s Writing Contest in 2015…
Jones, Kevin
Brampton
Kevin
Jones
Brampton
Kevin heronJones is currently serving as the City of Brampton's first ever Writer in Residence. He is a storyteller. Through prose or through poetry; novel or short story. He writes and he narrates in the tradition of the ancient African griots who used stories and poetry to…
Jones, Zak
Toronto
Zak
Jones
Toronto
Zak Jones is the author of Fancy Gap (Hamish Hamilton, 2026). A dual Canadian-American citizen, he grew up between rural North Carolina and Toronto. His short story, “So Much More to Say,” won the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s 2023 Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers, and…
Jones, Alana
TORONTO
Alana
Jones
TORONTO
Alana Jones has been a writer since the age of twelve after her mother encouraged her to write as a medium of expression. Born in Trinidad, she is fascinated by both the Written Word and the Oral Traditions inspired by her childhood memories and cultural heritage. A mother of…
Jones, Craig
Kingston
Craig
Jones
Kingston
Detailed and productive researcher and writer specializing in social justice, public policy, history and culture, music and culture-related travel.  Published an award winning travel guide to the roots of the blues, co-authored with TWUC member Josephine Matyas: Chasing the…
Jones, Gerry
Regina
Gerry
Jones
Regina
Gerry Jones was born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Gerry has travelled extensively from sea to sea to sea. He was a journalist for most of his working life, starting with newspapers and then moving to radio and television. He is an award-winning investigative journalist.…
Jones, Leanne
Victoria, British Columbia
Leanne
Jones
Victoria, British Columbia
Born in Kincaid, Saskatchewan, now living in Victoria, BC, Leanne Marie Jones works as a private investigator in her firm "Secrets' Investigations." She is the mother of three grown children, and was previously a primary-school teacher, governess in Japan, librarian in Germany,…
Jones, Gordon K
Toronto
Gordon K
Jones
Toronto
Gordon K
Gord and his wife, Teena, live in Toronto with their two cats, Crumpet and Muffin. The non-fiction, Defending the Inland Shores: Newfoundland in the War of 1812 (2016) was his first published work. He followed that up with 3 crime fiction novels, Saving Tiberius (2020…
Jones, Samantha
Calgary
Samantha
Jones
Calgary
Samantha F. Jones (she/her) is a poet, editor, and earth scientist based in Moh’kins’tsis (Calgary, Alberta). She is Black Canadian and white settler, with roots in Nova Scotia, Québec, and Ontario. Her debut poetry collection, Attic Rain (NeWest Press, 2024), won the 2025…
Jones Alward, Donna
Donna
Jones Alward
Donna
Since 2006, New York Times bestseller Donna Jones Alward has enchanted readers with stories of happy endings and homecomings that have won several awards and been translated into over a dozen languages. She’s worked as an administrative assistant, teaching…
Jong, Tamara
Tamara
Jong
Tamara Jong (she/her) is a Tiohtià:ke (Montréal) born writer and cartoonist of Chinese andEuropean ancestry. Her work has appeared in Anomaly, Room, Body & Soul: Stories for Skepticsand Seekers, The Fiddlehead and The Humber Lit Review. She is a graduate of The Writer’…
Jongeward, David
Apsley
David
Jongeward
Apsley
David Jongeward’s writing over the past thirty years is a mix of academic, fiction and non-fiction. Born and raised in Bozeman, Montana, he has a MA in Anthropology from San Francisco State University, followed by PhD research at the University of British Columbia, and several…
Joseph, Shane
Shane
Joseph
Shane Joseph is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers. He began writing as a teenager living in Sri Lanka and has never stopped. He is the author of three novels and a collection of short stories. His work has appeared in several literary journals and magazines…
Joseph, Eve
Eve
Joseph
Eve Joseph grew up on unceded Squamish territory (North Vancouver) and now lives in Victoria on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen people. Her latest book of poetry, Quarrels, was released in May 2018 by Anvil Press and won the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2019. Her book about…
Joudrey, M. C.
Winnipeg
M. C.
Joudrey
Winnipeg
M. C. Joudrey is an award winning Canadian writer, artist and designer. His second novel Of Violence and Cliché was released September 2013, followed by his collection of short stories Charleswood Road: Stories in August 2014, which was nominated for the 2015 John Hirsch…
Jovanovic, Katarina
Vancouver
Katarina
Jovanovic
Vancouver
Born in Belgrade, Serbia, where she worked as a radio broadcasting journalist and was an award-winning published poet. After moving to Vancouver, she completed a master’s degree in education and started her career in post-secondary education. Currently works in postsecondary…
Joyce, Mere
Antigonish
Mere
Joyce
Antigonish
Mere Joyce (She/Her) is a Canadian author of books for youth and adult audiences. Her writing includes contemporary tales, high-action mysteries, and her personal favorite–horror. When she’s not writing, Mere can be found teaching library studies, or spending time at home with…
Kacer, Kathy
Toronto
Kathy
Kacer
Toronto
Kathy Kacer is a children’s author whose focus is historical fiction and true stories about the Holocaust. She is dedicated to writing about the Holocaust in a way that is sensitive to the age and stage of development of a young reader. Although she has been writing for many…
Kachala, Elaine
Toronto
Elaine
Kachala
Toronto
Elaine Kachala writes bold, curiosity-fueled STEAM nonfiction that empowers young readers to imagine—and build—a better world with technology. She is the award-winning author of Superpower? The Wearable-Tech Revolution (Orca Book Publishers, 2022) and…
Kadarusman, Michelle
Toronto
Michelle
Kadarusman
Toronto
Michelle Kadarusman is originally from Australia and Indonesia and often shares her cultural background in her work. She is twice-nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award and her books have been translated into Spanish, German, Japanese and Turkish. Her middle-grade…
Kafarowski, Joanna
Victoria
Joanna
Kafarowski
Victoria
Joanna
Dr. Joanna Kafarowski FI'21 FRCGS FRGS has a passion for  writing about the lives of forgotten polar women. Her next book, "Women Who Dare A New History of Greenland Exploration" will be published in April (U.K.) and June (U.S.) 1927 by Princeton University Press. She is…
Kaji Shah, Aparna
Kakwinokasum , Joseph
Joseph
Kakwinokasum
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…
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,…