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Smith, Allan

Smyth, Donna

Donna

Smyth

Donna E. Smyth was born and grew up in Kimberly, BC, but has lived and worked on the west coast, in Britain, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and for the past 15 years, in Nova Scotia. Her writing is always crossing genres, slipping and sliding around definitions of what is "supposed to…

Snell, Tricia

Lunenburg, NS

Tricia

Snell

Lunenburg, NS

Tricia Snell writes books, stories, poems, essays/articles, and book reviews, and is currently working on a novel.Tricia's story (fiction), “Out to the Horses,” was longlisted for the 2019 CBC Short Story Prize and published in Room Magazine (…

Sneyd, Lola

Toronto

Lola

Sneyd

Toronto

Lola Sneyd is a poet, short-story writer, and journalist who grew up in the west, but is now a Torontonian. A public-health nurse, she has written about and for all ages. Her work has appeared in anthologies in Canada, the U.S., England, and Australia. She has taught Creative…

Šobat, Gail Sidonie

Edmonton

Gail Sidonie

Šobat

Edmonton

Canadian writer, Gail Sidonie Šobat, has assumed any number of guises in her lifetime, including that of teacher, adjunct professor, writer in residence, woman-in-black, professional actor and singer, grounds keeper, flag girl, pari-mutuel seller and flower seller. She is the…

Soderstrom, Mary

Montreal

Mary

Soderstrom

Montreal

A novelist, short story and nonfiction writer, Mary Soderstrom's next book will be a novel, The Last Bridge, forthcoming from Dundurn Press in 2027. The book marks a return to fiction for her and is a sort of sequel to River Music (Cormorant Books, 2015.) Most of her…

Sokol, Su J

Montréal

Su J

Sokol

Montréal

Su J Sokol is a social rights advocate and a writer of speculative and interstitial fiction. Originally from Brooklyn, xe now makes Montréal xyr home. Sokol is the author of three novels: Cycling to Asylum, which was long-listed for the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian…

Sol, Adam

Toronto

Adam

Sol

Toronto

Adam Sol latest collection is Broken Dawn Blessings, published in 2021 by ECW Press. He has published four other books of poetry, and one collection of essays, How a Poem Moves: A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry. He is the Coordinator of the Creative Expression…

Soltani, Niloufar-Lily

Vancouver

Niloufar-Lily

Soltani

Vancouver

Niloufar-Lily (Lily) Soltani is the author of Zulaikha (2023), a literary novel praised for its blend of psychological suspense and family mystery, exploring race, class, and gender. A graduate of the Humber School for Writers, Lily’s poetry and translations have appeared in…

Sommers, Evelyn

Evelyn

Sommers

Evelyn Sommers is a psychologist in private practice in Toronto and formerly in Vancouver, whose first book is a study of incarcerated women's views of the causes of their lawbreaking. Her most recent book, The Tyranny of Niceness: Unmasking the Need for Approval is an analysis…

Sonik, Madeline

Madeline

Sonik

Madeline Sonik is a writer and anthologist whose fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction have appeared in literary journals internationally. Her first novel, Arms, and her collection of short fiction, Drying the Bones, were published by Nightwood Editions. Her children’s novel…

Sorbie, Anne

Calgary

Anne

Sorbie

Calgary

Anne Sorbie is a Scottish Canadian Writer. Her fiction, poetry, essays and book reviews have been published by Inanna Publications, Thistledown Press, The University of Alberta Press, Frontenac House, and House of Blue Skies; in magazines and journals such as Alberta Views…

Sorensen, Sue

Winnipeg

Sue

Sorensen

Winnipeg

Sue Sorensen was born in Saskatchewan and now lives in Winnipeg, where she is Professor of English at Canadian Mennonite University. Her poetry and fiction have been published in CV2, Room, Prairie Fire, Grain, and Wascana Review. Sue received her graduate education at UBC,…

Sorestad, Glen

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Glen

Sorestad

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Glen Sorestad is a well known poet who lives in Saskatoon. He is a Life Member of both the League of Canadian Poets and the Saskatchewan Writers Guild. In November 2000 became the first provincially appointed Poet Laureate in Canada. Sorestad is a Member of the Order of Canada,…

Soutar-Hynes, Mary Lou

Toronto

Mary Lou

Soutar-Hynes

Toronto

Mary Lou Soutar-Hynes, Jamaica-Canadian, former nun, is an Ontario poet/educator with an interest in poetic inquiry. In 2009, she was a Fellow at the Hawthornden International Retreat for Writers. Her second collection, Travelling Light, Seraphim Editions (2006), was…

Southwood , Emily

Emily

Southwood

Emily Southwood is a memoirist, journalist, screenplay and fiction writer. She’s the author of the memoir Prude: lessons I learned when my fiancé filmed porn (Seal Press) and has written for Elle Canada, Time.com, and Huffington Post among others. Her current projects…

Southworth, Natalie

Montreal

Natalie

Southworth

Montreal

Natalie Southworth is the author of the story collection, There's Always More to Say (Linda Leith Publishing, 2026). Her stories have appeared in literary journals in Canada, the US, and the UK, including The North American Review, The Moth Magazine, The Brooklyn Review,…

Spafford-Fitz, Karen

Treaty Six, Edmonton

Karen

Spafford-Fitz

Treaty Six, Edmonton

A former elementary and junior-high teacher, Karen is a literacy advocate and author of eight middle grade and young adult novels. She is also an experienced touring artist whose high-energy presentations and workshops have resonated with students, educators, and families across…

Spalding, David

David

Spalding

Born in Sheffield, England, David Spalding studied geology at the University of Sheffield and commenced a career in museum work which brought him to Alberta in 1967. Along with positions in museums, consulting work in heritage management and planning, and performance as a folk…

Spencer, Oliver Dean

Montreal

Oliver Dean

Spencer

Montreal

OLIVER DEAN SPENCER is an international crime fiction writer and artist who spends his time between Rome, Italy and Montreal, Canada. To date, he’s published four novels, three as part of the James Cartwright PI series: The Spencer Files (Book 1), Call of the Nightingale (Book…

Spencer, Kim

Prince Rupert

Kim

Spencer

Prince Rupert

Kim Spencer graduated from the Writers Studio at Simon Fraser University, where she focused on creative nonfiction. Kim’s debut novel Weird Rules to Follow received a Kirkus-starred review. It was named a USBBY 2023 Outstanding International Book …

Spenst, Kevin

Vancouver

Kevin

Spenst

Vancouver

Kevin Spenst (he/him) is the author of four full-length books of poetry and 19 chapbooks. An assortment of his lyric essays, interviews with his neighbours, and personal accounts from others make up the collection Stanley Park Manor: a Collective History, out with Anvil…

Spracklin, Floyd

Corner Brook

Floyd

Spracklin

Corner Brook

Floyd Spracklin was born in Buchans eleven months after Newfoundland became Canada’s 10th Province, He graduated from Memorial University of NL(1972) with a double major in English and History, and in 1995 earned an MEd from the University of New Brunswick. He taught…

Owen Sound

Owen Sound

Ron Srigley is a writer and academic. His work has appeared in The Walrus, The Los Angeles Review of Books, L’Obs, Canadian Dimension, Education Canada, and the MIT Technology Review, as well as in scholarly journals. He teaches philosophy and religious…