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Passfield, John
Cayuga
John
Passfield
Cayuga
John Passfield was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, and continues to reside in Southern Ontario, near Cayuga, with his family. He is interested in exploring the development of the novel as an art-form, and has written many novels, planning notebooks and journals in his…
Patel, Nisha
Edmonton
Nisha
Patel
Edmonton
Nisha Patel is an award-winning queer poet & artist. She is the City of Edmonton’s Poet Laureate, and the 2019 Canadian Individual Slam Champion, and the 2021 Regional Writer in Residence with the Strathcona County Library. She is a recipient of the Edmonton Artists’ Trust…
Pateman, Annette
Thunder Bay
Annette
Pateman
Thunder Bay
I was born in south London, England  to Jamaican parents and into a large family I always enjoyed literature and poetry and was an avid reader growing up. I have lived in since 2012. My father was a great oral storyteller and would tell stories of life growing up in Jamaica…
Paterson, Pamela
Kingston
Pamela
Paterson
Kingston
Pamela
Pamela Paterson (pamthewriter.com) is a writer based in Kingston, Ontario. She has written many books about ants, plants, kids, business, and computers, including two international best-sellers. Her debut novel Take Me Back to Cairo was released recently. 
Patkau, Karen
Toronto
Karen
Patkau
Toronto
Karen
Karen Patkau was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her mother wrote a telling note on a photo of her at 10 months old, – “Here is Karen looking at a book. She enjoys books, especially those with animals in them.” Karen started drawing at the age of three. In public school she was…
Patterson, Ellis (Sara)
Ellis (Sara)
Patterson
Sara (Ellis)
Ellis Patterson is a Toronto writer who has spent time in Florida, North Carolina and California. Their work has appeared in publications such as YES Poetry, Minola Review, Plenitude Magazine, Sinking City Review, Humber Literary Review, South Florida Poetry Journal, and Coffin…
Patz, Deborah
Coquitlam
Deborah
Patz
Coquitlam
Author of the internationally successful books, Write! Shoot! Edit! (for teens), Film Production Management 101 and Surviving Production, Deborah (Deb) Patz has been a film and TV professional since the mid-80s and continues to conduct seminars and workshops for adults and youth…
Paul, Heather
Barrie
Heather
Paul
Barrie
Heather
     Heather Paul is a writer, an artist, a teacher, a mother, a partner, a seeker, a pilgrim, a friend, an adventurer, and a whole bunch of other labels that really don't express her essence of self.   Bloom where you're planted is a mantra Heather has tried to embrace and…
Paul, Julie
Victoria
Julie
Paul
Victoria
Julie Paul's second poetry collection, Whiny Baby, was published in April 2024 with MQUP. She has published three collections of short stories, The Jealousy Bone (2008), The Pull of the Moon (2014), which won the 2015 Victoria Book Prize, and Meteorites (2019), as well as the…
Pawelski, Ele
Toronto
Ele
Pawelski
Toronto
Ele Pawelski has lived in Afghanistan, South Sudan, Bosnia, Kenya, Uzbekistan and Kosovo. She has climbed in the Himalayas, walked the Camino and hiked in Newfoundland. Now living in urban Toronto with her husband, she’s always planning for her next travel adventure. Her stories…
Paylor, Loghan
Abbotsford
Loghan
Paylor
Abbotsford
LOGHAN PAYLOR is a queer, trans author who lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Their short fiction and essays have previously appeared in Room and Prairie Fire, among others. Paylor has a Master's in creative writing from the University of British Columbia, and a day job as a…
Payne, Jessica
Toronto
Jessica
Payne
Toronto
Jessica is a writer, poet, gardener and interdisciplinary artist. Her creative practice explores identity, wildness, art, grief, memory, love, survival and the natural world.    She’s the recipient of a HA&L Short Works Prize in literary nonfiction and her poem EMERG E was…
Peacock, Molly
Molly
Peacock
Molly Peacock is the author of six volumes of poetry, including The Second Blush (McClelland & Stewart, 2009), Cornucopia: New & Selected Poems (W.W. Norton), a memoir, Paradise, Piece by Piece, and a one-woman show in poems, “The Shimmering Verge,” produced by Louise…
Peacock, Andrew
Carbonear
Andrew
Peacock
Carbonear
ANDREW PEACOCK was born in Toronto and raised in the town of Kapuskasing in northern Ontario. He worked in a mixed animal veterinary practice in rural Newfoundland from 1982 until 2010. His book Creatures of the Rock was long listed for the 2015 Leacock medal for humour and won…
Pearson, Debora
Pearson, Kit
Kit
Pearson
Kit Pearson was born in Edmonton, Alberta and acquired degrees in English, Librarianship and Children's Literature before she finally began writing childrens novels. She lives in Victoria, B.C. with her partner Katherine Farris and two lively dogs.
Peck, Frances
North Vancouver
Frances
Peck
North Vancouver
Frances
Frances Peck wrote fiction and poetry until her early twenties, when the realities of adulthood and rent steered her toward a career as a ghostwriter, editor and instructor. As a professional wordsmith, Frances worked with clients and authors to make their material as polished…
Peetoom, Laura
Toronto
Pegg, Gillian
Magnetawan
Gillian
Pegg
Magnetawan
My work has been published in Canadian magazines and anthologies. I love writing stories with elements of whimsy, but also enjoy working on non-fiction pieces. 
Peirce, Jon
Gatineau
Jon
Peirce
Gatineau
Jon Peirce is a labour and social historian, essayist, playwright, fiction-writer and memoirist who lives and writes in Gatineau, Quebec. In 2011, he retired from an eleven-year career as a labour relations officer and researcher with the Professional Institute of the Public…
Pejvack, Nasreen
Vancouver
Nasreen
Pejvack
Vancouver
Nasreen Pejvack is a published author, with her novel “Amity” published by Inanna Publications, on October 15th 2015.  Soon after, Amity was shortlisted for BC’s Ethel Wilson Fiction Book Prize.  Aside from her successful novel Amity, Nasreen has published three other books…
Pelaez, Abby
Vancouver
Abby
Pelaez
Vancouver
Abby Pelaez writes about diaspora, anti-capitalism, and explorations of platonic and romantic love. She has read her work at the Vancouver Writer’s Festival, and excerpts from her in-progress food memoir are published in Room Magazine, Hungry Zine, and emerge22. She completed…
Pellerin, Renee
Pellerin, Brigitte
Ottawa
Pendgracs, Doreen
Matlock
Doreen
Pendgracs
Matlock
Doreen
Doreen Pendgracs is an award-winning Manitoba-based non-fiction freelance writer and author. Doreen is working on her fifth book--the second volume in the Chocolatour series. Doreen specializes in writing about chocolate travel, but also has a strong interest in culinary and…