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Soderstrom, Mary
Montreal
Mary
Soderstrom
Montreal
Mary
A novelist, short story and nonfiction writer, Mary Soderstrom's next book will be Against the Seas: Saving Civilizations from Rising Waters, forthcoming from Dundurn Press in 2023. Her most recent book is Concrete: From Ancient Origins to a Problematic Future (University of…
Sohail, M.K.
M.K.
Sohail
K. Sohail was declared born in Pakistan in 1952. After graduating from medical school in Pakistan, he came to study psychiatry at Memorial University, Newfoundland in 1977. He has been working as a psychotherapist in Whitby, Ontario since 1984. His creative writings (poetry,…
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
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 & Society…
Soles, Caro
Toronto
Caro
Soles
Toronto
Caro
Caro is the founder of Bloody Words, the Canadian mystery convention that ran for 14 years. She writes in several genres. Her work includes The Tangled Boy, the Merculian series of eight sf-ish adventures as well as two short story collections and five novels under a nom de…
Soltani, Niloufar-Lily
Vancouver
Niloufar-Lily
Soltani
Vancouver
Niloufar-Lily Soltani (Lily) is a  literary and crime fiction writer, poet, and poetry translator. Her poems have been published in literary magazines such as Strange Horizons and Dissident Voices. Zulaikha, Lily’s debut novel is scheduled to be published in the fall of 2023 by…
Somerville, Janet
Toronto
Janet
Somerville
Toronto
Janet
Janet Somerville taught English literature & creative writing for 25 years in Toronto. She is privileged to have ongoing access to Martha Gellhorn's restricted papers in Boston. She is currently working on a book about Morley Callaghan, Canada's first writer to make his…
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…
Sonkina, Marina
Vancouver
Marina
Sonkina
Vancouver
Marina Sonkina, a writer, educator, journalist and a former CBC broadcaster. She was born in Moscow (the USSR) and was a lecturer in Humanities at the Moscow State University. A former CBC producer and broadcaster, she now divides her time between teaching at Simon Fraser…
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,…
Souffrant, Kharoll-Ann
Gatineau
Kharoll-Ann
Souffrant
Gatineau
Kharoll-Ann Souffrant is an award-winning social worker, scholar, writer and public speaker. She is the author of the literary essay Le privilège de dénoncer - Justice pour toutes les victimes de violences sexuelles, published by Les éditions du remue-ménage in Quebec and Europe…
Soutar-Hynes, Mary Lou
Toronto
Mary Lou
Soutar-Hynes
Toronto
Mary Lou
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 long-listed…
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 include…
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
Vancouver
Kim
Spencer
Vancouver
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 and a Bank Street College of…
Spenst, Kevin
Vancouver
Kevin
Spenst
Vancouver
Kevin
Kevin Spenst is the author of the poetry collections Jabbering with Bing Bong (Anvil Press, 2015),  Ignite (Anvil Press 2016), Hearts Amok: A Memoir in Verse (Anvil Press 2020) and A Bouquet Brought Back from Space (Anvil Press 2024) along with 16 chapbooks, including Recto…
Spracklin, Floyd
Corner Brook
Floyd
Spracklin
Corner Brook
Floyd
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 school…
Spruit, Jennifer
Srigley, Ron
Owen Sound
Ron
Srigley
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 studies at Laurentian…
Stachniak, Eva
TORONTO
Eva
Stachniak
TORONTO
Eva
Eva Stachniak, born and raised in Wrocław, Poland, came to Canada in 1981 on scholarship to the Department of English, McGill University, in Montreal. In Poland she taught English literature at the University of Wroclaw. In Canada she has been a radio broadcaster and college…
Stallworthy, Robert