Member Directory
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Kitchener
Minden
Toronto
Toronto
JJ Martin was born in Manitoba and grew up Catholic in Ontario. He pursued graduate studies at the University of Ottawa in Anthropology of Religion. His business writing has appeared in a variety of online and print publications. His debut novel, 'Father Sweet,' was published in…
Ottawa
Ottawa
Carolyn Martin is the author of several acclaimed novels for young people published under the names C. K. Kelly Martin and Cara Martin. Carolyn was born in Mississauga, Ontario and spent her early years devouring books about Winnie the Pooh, Babar, Madeline, Anne Shirley and…
Lunenburg
Lunenburg
Jill Martin is the author of Return to Sable (2015), the story of her ancestors' life on Sable Island. Part love story and history of the island, readers are transported to the sand crescent in the North Atlantic. Her second work, Sable Island in Black and White, a pictorial…
Sudbury
Sudbury
Melanie Marttila (she/her) is an #ActuallyAutistic author of poetry and speculative tales of hope in the face of adversity, who is a settler in Sudbury ('N'Swakamok), Ontario, living and writing in the house where three generations of her family have lived, on the street that…
Burlington
Burlington
Jennifer's children's novels of historical fiction have all been nominated for several Canadian Awards. The Go-Between, set in 1927, was released with Red Deer Press April 2024. Breakwater Books released Moose's Roof, with Laurel Keating, in 2017, She celebrates While You Sleep …
Toronto
Abdulrahman Matar
Writer and journalist from Syria, resident in Canada(ON) since 2015, poet and novelist. He worked in the culture & media in Syria and Libya. He is a researcher in Euro-Mediterranean relations, human rights and terrorism issues, and he is an activist on…
Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Carol Matas is the author of over forty-five books for children and young adults. She has written science fiction, fantasy, contemporary, and historical fiction. She often writes on Jewish themes, and is well-known for her books concerning the Holocaust. Her books have garnered…
Calgary
Calgary
Aviation adventures are featured in eight of Shirlee Smith Matheson's 21 published books (14 nonfiction for adult readers and seven young adult novels) as well as short stories and stage plays. She is an alumnus of The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and has instructed…
Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Ashleigh Mattern has been working as a professional writer since 2007, getting her start at the University of Saskatchewan student newspaper the Sheaf and the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Today, she’s the co-owner of Vireo Creative Website Design & Marketing and co-owner of Play…
CHESLEY
CHESLEY
I’m the award winning author of the debut contemporary literary short story collection Took You So Long, published by the Porcupine's Quill, Erin, Ontario August 2022. In May 2023, Took You So Long received an IPPY 🥇GOLD (Independent Publishers Book Award) Canada East—Regional…
Kingston
Kingston
Highly experienced, full-time freelance writer specializing in travel, lifestyle, and parenting topics. Specialize in covering low-impact ecotourism as well as soft adventures (kayaking, canoeing, snorkelling, rafting, hiking) as well as looking for the undiscovered side of a…
Nelson
Toronto
Toronto
Biography Joseph Maviglia
In the great tradition of spoken word, performance poets and singer-songwriters, Joseph Maviglia is renowned for his energized musical performances, written text and non-fiction essays.
Born in Ottawa, he attended the prestigious Banff Centre for the…
Sudbury
