PARTICIPATING AUTHORS

This is a list of authors who have opted in to the Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headers or search by city/province, genre, intended audience, and/or Equity Initiative identifiers. Click the author's name to view their profile page and contact information.

Author City Genre Intended Audience Equity Initiative
Spencer, Oliver Dean Montreal, Quebec Mystery and Speculative Fiction
Living with a disability,
Drukker, Kelly Norah Montreal, Quebec Poetry; Creative Nonfiction Adults; Young Learners
Wong, Rita Vancouver, British Columbia
Drache, Sharon Toronto, Ontario literary fiction and journalism Grades k-12
Singh, Sonya Toronto, Ontario rom com
BIPOC,
Mawhiney, A-M Sudbury, Ontario Solar punk fantasy Secondary and post secondary
Living with a disability,
Butler, Jenna Barrhead County, Alberta Poetry, nonfiction (memoir, researched nonfiction, travel writing, environmental writing), fiction High school
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Frankson, Greg Whitby, Ontario Poetry, Spoken Word, Creative Nonfiction Grades 4-12 (Junior/Intermediate/Senior)
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Jamieson, Audrey Calgary, Alberta Speculative Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Dandapani, Arundati Toronto/gta, Ontario
BIPOC,
Wilson, Kenny Coniston, Ontario
Living with a disability,
Wiggins, K.A. Abbotsford, British Columbia MG, YA & Adult/All-Ages Speculative, including: Contemporary Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Dystopian, Post Apocalyptic, Eco-Punk/Climate Fiction, Urban Fantasy/Paranormal, Science Fiction, Horror, Canadian Gothic, Gothic Dystopian; Mystery & Romance Subplots Upper elementary (roughly Grade 4+), Middle School, or High School can be accommodated
Payne, Jessica Toronto, Ontario poetry, autofiction, essays, short stories
Mockler, Kathryn Victoria, British Columbia Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting
Williams, E. M. Toronto, Ontario contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, fantasy action, superhero High school
Living with a disability,
Thomas, PJ Peterborough, Ontario Poetry
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Gereaux, Tara Regina, Saskatchewan Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction
BIPOC,
Currie, Susan Brampton, Ontario Middle Grade, YA
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Lockyer, Brooke Toronto, Ontario Literary fiction
Gillis, Susan Lanark County, Ontario Poetry
Khelawan, Rajni Mala Toronto, Ontario Fiction; Historical Fiction; Magic Realism High School
BIPOC,
Garvie, Maureen (McCallum) Kingston, Ontario
Rivers, Robin Vancouver, British Columbia Historical Fantasy High School
Hawkins, Vanessa Pennfield, New Brunswick Horror, Fantasy, Satire, Romance, Urban Fantasy
BIPOC,
Reyes, Cynthia Clarington, Ontario
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Dolan, Sean Patrick Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario Fiction - Thriller (Terrorism), Historical Social Science/English
Little, Catherine Toronto, Ontario Picture Books P/J
BIPOC,
Forler, Nan Waterloo, Ontario Picture Books Early Years / Primary / Junior
Butler, Paul Lethbridge, Alberta
Darwin, Véronique Rossland, British Columbia
Thapar, Mala Barrie, Ontario Prose and Poetry 15+
BIPOC,
Marttila, Melanie Sudbury, Ontario Speculative fiction and poetry
Living with a disability,
Nguyen, Linh San Toronto, Ontario Children's fantasy, creative non-fiction Elementary to middle-grade
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Beaumel, Laetitia Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec Poetry - Novel
Grant, Shauntay Halifax, Nova Scotia Poetry; Playwriting; Writing for Children
Wagner, Colleen Toronto, Ontario Drama, short fiction, fiction
Cader, Fathima Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC,
Savage, Candace Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Non-fiction, including children's literature
Mezghanni, Samar Samir Ottawa, Ontario fiction, non-fiction, academic research
BIPOC,
Kachala, Elaine Toronto, Ontario Nonfiction, middle grade children, middle grade (4-8), 9-12 years
Rosen, Rachel TORONTO, Ontario fantasy, sci-fi, eco-fiction, non-fiction
Living with a disability,
Hilles, Robert Nanaimo, _none Poetry and Fiction
Subramanian Kanta, Sneha Greater Toronto Area, Ontario Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid
BIPOC,
Koop, Gregory Edmonton, Alberta Literary Fiction
Living with a disability,
Morton, Mark Kitchener, Ontario Creative non-fiction; dystopian fiction High school
Jabara, Albert Ottawa, Ontario
Brewster, Hugh Toronto, Ontario
LGBTQI2S,
Blunt, Giles Toronto, Ontario Fiction, Screenplay, Poetry
De Sa, Anthony Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction High School
Raffan, James Seeley's Bay, Ontario
Tullson, Diane , _none Fiction Grade 7-12
Maitland, Colette Gananoque, Ontario Fiction
Capilongo, Domenico Toronto, Ontario Poetry, Prose High School
Deckha, Nitin Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC,
Leveille, Kathy-Diane Quispamsis, New Brunswick
Simmers, Bren Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Poetry and creative non-fiction
Elder, R. Bruce Toronto, Ontario High-school art students
Boughton, Noelle Toronto, Ontario Non-fiction Youth and young adults interested in Canadian literature.
Davies, Lynn Fredericton, New Brunswick poetry, essays, reviews, freelance pieces, also poems and stories for children Grades 1 to 12
Little, Melanie Toronto, Ontario
Deen, Natasha Edmonton, Alberta K-12
BIPOC,
Kerbel, Deborah Thornhill, Ontario Children's Literature
de Leeuw, Sarah Lake Country, British Columbia Poetry, Literary Non-Fiction, Academic/Research Grade 7 and above
Cavanagh, Paul London, Ontario Literary fiction
Zeman, Ludmila Montreal, Quebec
Colwell, Stephen New Lowell, Ontario Spirituality, New Age, Historical Fiction High School /University Level
Dionne, JoAnn Victoria, British Columbia Nonfiction
Toffanello, Paul Vancouver, BC / New Liskeard, ON, British Columbia Middle Grade Fiction & Children's Illustrated Fiction/Picture Books Grades 4-8 & Grades 1-3
Koller, Katherine Edmonton, Alberta novel, short story, drama, screenplay, nonfiction, poetry, essay Junior and high school: grades 7-12
Macpherson, Margaret Deep River, Ontario Junior/ senior high
Rouse Barbeau, Jennifer North Bay, Ontario Contemporary fiction; general and young adult audiences
Goldstone, Gabriele Winnipeg, Manitoba YA HIstorical Fiction Grades 9 and up
Hodge, Deborah Vancouver, British Columbia Children's books
Hussain, Amir Los Angeles,
BIPOC,
Harlick, R.J. Ottawa, Ontario crime writing high school students interested in becoming a writer
Sandiford, Robert Edison , _none
BIPOC,
Gallander, Benj Toronto, Ontario
Ito, Sally Winnipeg, Manitoba Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Poetry, Literary poetry translation Elementary/Junior High/High School
BIPOC,
McDonnell, Kathleen Toronto, Ontario all ages
Li, Vivian (Xiao Wen) Vancouver, British Columbia Fiction (literary and speculative), poetry, plays, screenwriting, creative nonfiction, podcasting, comics, lyrics, TV writing, children's literature
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Graham, Mary Calgary, Alberta She/her
Bowslaugh, Randi-Lee Welland, Ontario Non-Fiction, Horror, Children's
Living with a disability,
Stewart, Robert Earl Windsor, Ontario
Leslie, Rosella Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry
DeLuca, Marjorie (M.M.) Winnipeg, Manitoba Contemporary and historical suspense, YA science fiction grades 10-12
Rosenblum, Rebecca Toronto, Ontario Fiction
Reaume, Marilyn Stoney Creek, Ontario Children's Poetry 8-14 years of age
Giuliano, David Marathon, Ontario Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir Students interested in writing
Ryan, Mike Millbrook, Ontario
Bailey, Jen Ottawa, Ontario Children's fiction
Barron, Joelle Fort Frances, Ontario Poetry/Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Hussain, Salma toronto, Ontario Children and Adult Fiction
Angelo, Lexie , Alberta Crime/Mystery, Short Story, Non-Fiction - Food.
Clark, Richard Oakville, Ontario Children's/chapter books/middle grade books
Drobnies, Adrienne Vancouver, All grades
So, Vicki Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC,
Johnston, Simon Vancouver, British Columbia High School
MacLeod, Kirsteen , Ontario
Carmichael, L. E. Trenton, Ontario Children's Literature Grades 4-6
Harris-Callway, Madeleine Toronto, Ontario Crime Fiction
Barwin, Gary Hamilton, Ontario fiction, poetry, children's literature, non-fiction
Lazurko, Anne Weyburn, Saskatchewan Fiction; Poetry Adult ages 16 to 100
Tamberg, Urve Toronto, Ontario Historical fiction, Kidlit
Harris , Jane Lethbridge, Alberta Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry, Essay, Journalism Grades 7 to 12
Living with a disability,
Wagner, Bernadette Treaty 4, Regina, Saskatchewan Poetry K to 12
Barton, John Victoria, British Columbia Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Douglas, Tom Oakville, Ontario All
goodall, lian , Non-fiction, historical fiction.
Jackson, Melanie Vancouver, British Columbia Mystery One hour to 1.5 hours, depending on the length of the class block
Sullivan, Rosemary Toronto, Ontario
Schwartz, Ellen Burnaby, BC, British Columbia Grades 2 through 8
Krossing, Karen Toronto, Ontario Fiction and nonfiction for children and teens (picture books, novels, short stories) Grades K to 12
LGBTQI2S,
Walsh, Susan Wakefield, Quebec Non-fiction and Fiction grade three and up
MacLean, Wendy Jean Brockville, Ontario Poetry young adult, or children
Parchewsky, Carol Ann Calgary, Alberta
Carter, Kern Toronto, Ontario High school students at any reading level
BIPOC,
Friedman, Kathy Toronto, Ontario Fiction, creative nonfiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Sara, Harpreet Surrey, British Columbia Fiction
BIPOC,
Duarte, Marilyn Toronto, Ontario Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir, and Screenwriting
Diaczuk, Doug Thunder Bay, Ontario Fiction
Johnson, Natalee Antoinette Brampton, Ontario Children, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction Kindergarten to College/University
BIPOC,
Hrab, Naseem Toronto, Ontario Children's Writing; Comedy Writing; Personal Essays Grades K and up / Ages 5 and up
BIPOC,
de Waard, Sara Welland, Ontario 13+
BIPOC,
Canon, Ian Edmonton, Alberta
BIPOC,
Collins, Cobra Calgary , Alberta Poetry and Spoken Word
BIPOC,
Flanagan, Susan St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Fiction Junior high-high school
O'Cinneide, C.S. Guelph, Ontario thriller, crime, horror
Blackburn McBride, Robin Gatineau, Quebec Fiction, Poetry
Körner, Miriam Air Ronge, Saskatchewan Young Adult, Children's Book, Fiction, Non-Fiction k-12
Promislow, Dawn Toronto, Ontario Literary fiction
Perry, Daniel Toronto, Ontario Fiction
Rabbani, Waheed Grimsby, Ontario Historical Fiction
Paul, Julie Victoria,
Armstrong, Théodora North Vancouver, British Columbia Fiction
Favro, Terri Toronto, Ontario Science fiction and popular science Senior high school (grade 11 and up)
Furlong, Dayle Toronto, Ontario
Phillips, Wendy Gabriola Island, British Columbia Young adult novel in verse upper elementary and high school
Grubisic, Katia Montréal, Quebec
Peterson, Lois Nanaimo, Ontario
Polak, Monique Montreal, Quebec all age levels
Romanek, Trudee Barrie, ON, Ontario Non-fiction, YA Fiction, stage plays Junior (grade 4 to 6)
Freeman, Victoria Toronto, Ontario Creative non-fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Oltmann, Vanessa Nanaimo, British Columbia
Barris, Ted Uxbridge, Ontario
Attema, Martha Powassan, Ontario Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade Kindergarten - grades 9
Wider, Tini Burnaby, British Columbia
Cunningham, Francine Cree, Metis, Settler, Alberta Fiction, Poetry, Creative non-fiction, Screen all grades
BIPOC,
Butler Hallett, Michelle St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Literary-historical fiction. I write genre hybrids -- whatever I need to serve my story.
Living with a disability,
Dunn, Claire Ross TORONTO, Ontario
Hoang, Jolie Phuong Fonthill, Ontario Creative Nonfiction Memoir and Fiction
Koops, Victoria , Saskatchewan Young Adult, Middle Years, Children's Fiction
Maxymiw, Anna ,
Hoque, shahanaz Mississauga, Ontario Jk to 12
Scharper, Hilary Toronto, Ontario Fiction/Non-fiction Nature writing/Multimodal Fiction and Non-fiction
Gentile, Leslie Brentwood Bay, British Columbia middle grade fiction
BIPOC,
Weiser, Richard Toronto, Poetry, nonfiction, drama, fiction
Macpherson Vukusic, Tamara Kamloops, British Columbia
Henderson, Doley T'karonto, Ontario fiction, creative nonfiction, flash, lyric essay
Fisseha, Rebecca Toronto, Ontario Fiction. Non-fiction. High school.
BIPOC,
McKenna, Emma Hamilton, Ontario Poetry; N0n-Fiction; Memoir
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Cassie, Aidan Victoria / Gulf Islands, British Columbia Picture Books either K-2, or grades 3-5
Carley, Rod North Bay, Ontario Literary Fiction
Crown, Bruce Toronto, Ontario Literary, Drama, Neo-noir
BIPOC,
Prairie, Katherine Kingston, Ontario
Living with a disability,
O'Connor, Heather Peterborough, Ontario Children's books, picture books, young adult fiction, nonfiction, short stories, speculative fiction, historical fiction..
Pinkney, Jeff Haliburton and Baden, Ontario Children's Literature and Poetry Grades 2-5
Farnsworth, Vanessa Creston, British Columbia Fiction, Short Fiction, Journalism, Screenwriting
Walker, Ruth Oshawa, Ontario Fiction (adult & young adult), poetry and creative nonfiction High school students
Kidd, Monica Calgary, Alberta non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Morgan, Dwayne Ajax, Ontario Spoken Word
BIPOC,
Zeman-Spaleny, Linda Toronto, Ontario
Ross, Stuart Will travel., Ontario Any level
Ohi, Ruth Toronto, Ontario Children's Picture Books
BIPOC,
Bradshaw, Mel Toronto, Ontario crime fiction
Bertin, Johanna Smithfield, New Brunswick Biography, Non-fiction
Charles, Norma Vancouver, British Columbia Picture books and Novels for Middle Grade readers. grades 3-7
Young, Dianne Martensville, Saskatchewan children's, adult non-fiction, poetry Reading is tailored to the grade level. I have done Kindergarten to high school.
Grills, Barry North Bay, Ontario Fiction, Non-Fiction senior post secondary to post-secondary level
Living with a disability,
Goldstein, Dana Calgary, Alberta Memoir, Middle Grade Fiction, YA Fiction
Mardero, Adam , Ontario
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Botha, Danila Toronto, Ontario
Living with a disability,
Hughes, Alison Edmonton, Alberta Children's Literature, Short Fiction
Roitman, Gina St-Colomban, Quebec literary fiction, short stories, memoir, biography
Grace Stewart, Heather , _none
Nyoka, Gail Slocan Park, British Columbia Children's and adult Grades 4 - 6
BIPOC,
Rosner, Anna Toronto, Ontario Children's books, essays
BEATTIE, ANNE-MARIE Oshawa, Ontario FICTION/NON FICTION
Thors, K.B. Red Deer, Alberta Poetry, creative non-fiction, screenwriting.
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Corr, John Hamilton, Ontario Middle Grade fiction Grades 5-12
Hoff, Andrea Vancouver, British Columbia comics, nonfction, speculative fiction, graphic memoir
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Grisenthwaite, Gord Kingsville, Ontario
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Luby, Brittany , _none Historical Nonfiction; Children's Picturebooks
Thompson, Ron Toronto, Ontario Fiction: satire, historical, contemporary
Vo, Nancy Vancouver, British Columbia Picture Books Ages 7-10
Younge-Ullman, Danielle Toronto, Ontario Adult, Young Adult Middle grade and young adult
Meneghetti, Monica Vancouver, British Columbia creative nonfiction/memoir, literary translation
LGBTQI2S,
Everest, Beth Calgary, Alberta any
Rosenbaum, Bev Katz Toronto, Ontario Young adult Middle schoolers, high schoolers, university students
Sabaye Moghaddam, Maria Ottawa, Ontario Fiction, nonfiction
BIPOC,
Thompson, Kim Salt Spring Island,
Kerrin, Jessica Halifax, Nova Scotia Children's books: middle readers, chapter books, picture books grades P-6
Robertson, Patricia Winnipeg, Manitoba Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction Grades 8 to 12
Grant, Joyce Hamilton, Ontario Illustrated non-fiction
Zweig, Eric Owen Sound, Ontario Sports, Children, Y/A My preference is to present to grades 4 to 6, but I’m comfortable with anything from grades 3 to 12.
Pigeon, Marguerite Vancouver, British Columbia Poetry, Fiction, Review
Anderson-Dargatz, Gail Salmon Arm, _none Fiction Middle school, high school, literacy learner groups
Mitchell, Orm Otonabee, Ontario memoir High School
Hale, Amanda Hornby Island, BC, British Columbia Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir Teens
LGBTQI2S,
Sadler, Judy-Ann London, Ontario Books for children
Haworth-Attard, Barbara London, Ontario YA and middle-grade grades 5 to 12
Bowering, Marilyn Victoria, British Columbia Additional work in film and opera.
Hannis, Alexia Toronto, Ontario Non-fiction
Graham, Taylor Marie Cambridge, Ontario
John, Jeremy Sudbury, Ontario short stories / middle grade / young adult grades 4-8
DeLeskie, Jennifer Montreal, Quebec
Rigg, Brian Toronto, Ontario Poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Dickson, Alessia Toronto, Ontario Young Adult Fantasy Grades 5-12 (12-18 year olds). My presentation can be modified to fit different grades and reading levels upon request.
Living with a disability,
Malik, Tāriq VANCOUVER, British Columbia Poetry / Literary & Creative Historical Fiction / BC / Vancouver / Punjab / Colonial India / Pakistan / History / 1947 Indian Partition / Research / Teach / Explore Culture & History & Literature All
BIPOC,
Yin, Anna Mississauga, Ontario Poetry grade 2-12
BIPOC,
Babcock, Heather Toronto, Ontario Literary fiction, historical fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Brewer, Nicole Kitchener, Ontario Fiction High school
LGBTQI2S,
McDiarmid, Jessica Toronto, Ontario
Kessaris, Andreas Montreal, _none
D'Izzia, Guglielmo Toronto, Ontario Literary - Mystery - Noir
Somerville, Janet Toronto, Ontario Literary nonfiction and fiction Grade 6 and up
Diem, Rebecca Toronto, Ontario speculative, slipstream, science fiction, fantasy, poetry pre-teens & teens, engaged readers
LGBTQI2S,
Flather, /Patti Whitehorse, Yukon
Srigley, Ron Owen Sound, Ontario
Dagnino, Arianna Vancouver, British Columbia Fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, travel writing, reportage & feature stories, academic writing
Kellogg, Paul Toronto, Ontario Non-Fiction – political economy, social movements
Jennings, Peter Midland, Ontario Creative non-fiction any
Shreve, Craig Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC,
Stemp, Heather North Bay, Ontario Historical Fiction Middle grades 4-6 for Amelia & Me YA grades 7-9 for Under Amelia's Wing
Austen, Catherine Gatineau, Quebec children's, YA, adult
Callanan, Mark St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador poetry
Vlessides, Michael Canmore, Alberta Non-Fiction
Burtinshaw, Julie Vancouver, British Columbia Young Adult, Adult, Fiction, creative fiction, non-fiction, historical High school students
Canton, Licia Montreal, Quebec fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Šobat, Gail Sidonie Edmonton, Alberta YA Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry; Literary Fiction, Poetry (adults) Grades 4-6, Grades 7-12, adult
Itani, Frances Ottawa, Ontario Novels Poetry Stories Reviews Articles Children’s books high school
Glickman, Susan Toronto, ON, Ontario
Patkau, Karen Toronto, Ontario Nonfiction Picture Books
Gunnery, Sylvia Crescent Beach, NS, Nova Scotia various ages: 13+; 8 - 12; 5 - 7
Thomas, H. Nigel Greenfield Park, Quebec Fiction, poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Beiser, Vince Vancouver, British Columbia Literary Nonfiction
Chong, Kevin Vancouver, British Columbia
BIPOC,
Broadbent, Laura Montreal, Quebec Poetry
Platana, Janette Peterborough, Ontario
Warner, Andrea Vancouver, British Columbia Non-fiction
Raab, Kelley Ottawa, Ontario
More, David Kingston, Ontario Historical Fiction any
Sorochinsky, Jo Ottawa, Ontario memoir secondary school
Church, Dana L Waterloo, Ontario Nonfiction Grades 2–6
Winter, Wendy Squamish, British Columbia Children's Picture Books Preschool to Grade 12
Edgar, Patti Calgary, Alberta Middle Grade
Liburd, Tonya Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
van Staalduinen, Brent Hamilton, Ontario Fiction, Creative Nonfiction Grades 7-12
Bennett, Carolyn Brockville, Ontario Fiction, non-fiction, plays, screenplays Grade 11-12
Coccia, Paul Toronto, Ontario Children's and Young Adult
LGBTQI2S,
Harmer, Liz Hamilton, Ontario
Sicherman, Claire , British Columbia Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction
Wilson-Yang, Jiaqing Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Galat, Joan Marie Greater Edmonton Region, Alberta Presentations available for K-12, mixed age groups, and family audiences.
Stewart, Wendi Vaughan, Nova Scotia literary fiction, creative non-fiction high school
BIPOC,
Challenger, Charlene ,
Wayne, Joyce Oakville, Ontario
Lapointe, Annette Grande Prairie, Alberta literary fiction, slipstream fiction older teens
Dunnion, Kristyn Toronto, Ontario Speculative Fiction, primarily grade 9 and higher
LGBTQI2S,
Bursey, Jeff Edmonton, Alberta Fiction and non-fiction
Bass, Karen Hamilton, Ontario Young Adult & Middle Grade novels Grades 5 to 12.
Malone, Stephens Gerard , _none
LGBTQI2S,
Haynes, Diane BURNABY, British Columbia narrative fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, young adult
Rothman, Claire Montreal, Quebec fiction: novels, stories upper grade high school, college and CEGEP, university
Stachniak, Eva TORONTO, Ontario fiction, historical fiction Higher grades, history and humanities students
Jarman, Mark Anthony Fredericton, NB, _none
Khan, Rukhsana Toronto, ON, children's, young adult, adult grades 4 - 8
BIPOC,
Malik, Fareh , Ontario Poetry, Creative Non-fiction Grades 9+
BIPOC,
Moulton, donalee Halifax, Nova Scotia Tween or young adult
Silvie, Monica Vancouver, British Columbia Children's fiction and non-fiction K to Grade 4
De Gasperi, Giulia , _none
Living with a disability,
Mossallanejad, Ezat Toronto, Ontario flexible
Living with a disability,
da costa, paulo Calgary, Alberta Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry Grade 6+
Wimsett, David Kentville, Nova Scotia Womans Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Junior High to High School
Dangi, Jasveer Toronto, Ontario
Saeed, Jamal Kingston, Ontario
Bedell, Sean Paul Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dyer, Hadley Toronto, Ontario
Warren, Jane Baird Ayer's Cliff, Quebec Middle grade historical
Silver, Erin Toronto, Ontario middle grade fiction, middle grade nonfiction, picture books grades 5-7
Albanese, Eleanor Thunder Bay, Ontario Historical Fiction- Creative Non-Fiction- Poetry Grades JK to 12
Browne, Christene Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction
BIPOC,
Gaughan, Laura Rock Lakefield, Ontario High school
Vincent, John Emil Montreal, Quebec
LGBTQI2S,
Wheaton, Margo Halifax, Nova Scotia Poetry
Living with a disability,
Cayley, Kate Toronto, Ontario Fiction/Drama/Poetry
LGBTQI2S,
Henderson, Patricia Kingston, Ontario
Sylvester, Kevin Toronto, Ontario all ages, but primarily K-3 and 4-8
Rice, Waubgeshig Sudbury, Ontario Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction, Indigenous Fiction
BIPOC,
Legris, Sylvia Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Poetry
Ruth, Elizabeth Toronto, Ontario
LGBTQI2S,
Bushkowsky, Aaron Vancouver,
Bloom, Ronna Toronto, Ontario Poetry 10 and up. Grade 3 and up.
Olding, Susan Victoria, British Columbia
Greco, Heidi Surrey, British Columbia poetry, critical writing, fiction My materials are best suited to high school or post-secondary settings.
Couture, Pauline Toronto, Ontario Documentary, Comedy, Business and Technical, Speechwriting, etc. any
Living with a disability,
Geddes, Gary Thetis Island, British Columbia Freedom to Read Award (TWUC) High school students
McKay, Sharon Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Y/A
Theis, Leona Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Fiction, Personal essay, Memoir High school students
Living with a disability,
Miskonoodinkwe Smith, Christine Toronto, Ontario Memoir college, university
BIPOC,
Hegele, Sydney Toronto, Ontario Literary fiction, creative nonfiction, personal essays, poetry Grades 4-12
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Morrison , Geoffrey D. Vancouver , British Columbia Literary fiction
Gordon, Ariel Winnipeg, Manitoba Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction
Kyle, Barbara Guelph, Ontario Thriller, Mystery, Historical
Stevenson, Robin Victoria, British Columbia K-12; max 3 grade level spread per session
LGBTQI2S,
Ramsay, Heather Chilliwack, British Columbia Creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Crook, Christina Toronto, Ontario
Kipp, Andrew Wellesley, Ontario Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction (science fiction/cyber & steampunk/historical fiction), Fantasy, Academic Pre-teen to young adult (12-22)
Living with a disability,
Byrne, Jake , Ontario Poetry, nonfiction, copy, editorial
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Kadarusman, Michelle Toronto, Ontario Middle-grade fiction, Picture books
Barrett, Gavin Toronto, Ontario All
BIPOC,
Marshall, Yolanda T. Toronto, Ontario PICTURE BOOKS All
BIPOC,
Carmichael, Jacqueline St. Albert, Alberta Non-fiction, fiction
Hamilton, Patti-Kay Fort Smith, Northwest Territories children to college
Saravia, Alejandro Brossard, Quebec
BIPOC,
Lockhart, D.A. Waawiiyaatanong/Moravian of the Thames, Ontario Poetry, Essays, Short Fiction, Novels
BIPOC,
Revelle, Richard Napanee, Ontario Young Adult and Adult Grades Jk to 12
BIPOC,
Wolfe, Kym , Ontario high school, reading level grade 9 and up
Hohn, Nadia Toronto, Ontario Children's books
BIPOC,
MacKay, Elly Owen Sound, Ontario Picture Books K- 6
Rice, Bruce Regina, Saskatchewan Grade 9 and up
Roberts, Clea Whitehorse, Yukon
Hathaway, Luke Halifax, Nova Scotia poetry, essays, libretti, plays
LGBTQI2S,
Oron, Judie Toronto, Ontario ages 14+
Graham, Monica Sundridge, Nova Scotia non-fiction... so far! any, but not all at the same time
Merrell, Mar'ce Cochrane, Alberta Young Adult, Adult, Fiction, Non-Fiction High School Students
Doctor, Farzana Etobicoke, Ontario literary fiction and poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Skrypuch, Marsha Brantford, Ontario fiction, narrative non-fiction all grades, plus adult, college and university
Boers, Arthur Toronto, Ontario
Hale, Michael Elora, Ontario
Smith, Michael Kelowna, British Columbia fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction/memoir, screenwriting, comedy. High School
LGBTQI2S,
Dean, Leesa KRESTOVA, British Columbia Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction Any
Sinclair, Michelle Ottawa, Ontario Literary Fiction
Waterfall, Rhonda , Ontario Literary Fiction
McLellan, Stephanie Simpson Newmarket, Ontario Picture Books, Mid Grade K-3 (for picture books); Grade 5-8 (for mid grade novel)
Yuan-Innes (writing as Melissa Yi), Melissa , Ontario
BIPOC,
Fahner, Kim Sudbury, Ontario poetry, plays, prose (creative non-fiction essays, short stories, novels) Gr 3-12
Blake, Becky Toronto, Ontario
Johnson, J. Ivanel (Julie) New Denmark, New Brunswick, New Brunswick mystery/suspense novels, poetry, plays/musicals, short stories any age above Grade 4
Living with a disability,
Jain, Mahak , Ontario Adult Fiction; Children's Fiction
BIPOC,
Reilly, Jim Calgary, Alberta Non-Fiction, Biography, Fiction
Walker, Marcia Montreal, Quebec
Thornhill Verma , Jenn Ottawa, Ontario nonfiction (history, science, narrative, memoir) with experience in scriptwriting, book reviews and arts writing
Grundy, Susan Montreal and Bolton-ouest, Quebec Fiction and narrative nonfiction
Nawrocki, Monica Mansons Landing, British Columbia MG/YA middle school
LGBTQI2S,
Michaels, Sean Montreal, Quebec literary fiction, historical fiction, interactive fiction, music criticism
Hetherington, Victoria Toronto, Ontario science fiction, spec-fic, literary, Canadian
LGBTQI2S,
Demchuk, David St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Horror/Literary Grade 10 +
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Kovala, Liisa Naughton, Ontario Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Creative Non-fiction 9-12
Smith, Kara Ghobhainn Pain Court, Ontario
Paterson, Pamela Kingston, Ontario Fiction, non-fiction
Powell, Marie Regina, Saskatchewan Historical Fantasy; Speculative Fiction K to Adult (Grades 3-5; 8-10)
Bolen, Dennis E Victoria, British Columbia Fiction, criticism, journailsm.
Lendrum, Bonnie Carlisle, Ontario Fiction; Literary Fiction
McLeod, Heather Thunder Bay, Ontario preschool to high school
Nuttall-Smith, Ben White Rock, British Columbia Grades 2 – 5
Fallis, Terry Toronto, Ontario Students
Maruno, Jennifer Burlington, Ontario Children's Literature
Hughes, Susan Toronto, Ontario children's books, YA
Abbott, Elizabeth Toronto, Ontario Nonfiction, Historical fiction
Tregebov, Rhea Vancouver, British Columbia
Crook, Marion Gibsons, British Columbia memoir, cozy mysteries teens or adults
Kilbourne, Christina Bracebridge, Ontario
Ens, Sarah Winnipeg, Manitoba Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Alladin, Erin Parry Sound region, Ontario Children's Nonfiction Grades K-3 (can be adapted for older grades)
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Peck, Frances North Vancouver, British Columbia Literary fiction secondary school
Cottrill, Jeff Toronto, Ontario Satire, humour, spoken word, mystery
Rao-Robinson, Anitha MILTON, Ontario Grades K-12
BIPOC,
VanSickle, Vikki Toronto, Ontario Kindergarten to Grade 10
Taylor, Wanda Mississauga, Ontario all age levels
BIPOC,
Carranza, Leonarda Brampton, Ontario
BIPOC,
Roy, Ian Ottawa, Ontario Fiction, Poetry Grades 3 to 6
Wood Barrett, Rebecca Whistler, British Columbia fiction, children's, screenwriting Age 9-12, Grades 4-6
Watson, Cristy Surrey, British Columbia
Ashton, Jenn North Vancouver, British Columbia Non Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Flash Any
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Rykov, Mary Toronto, Ontario poetry
Living with a disability,
Kelly, Anne Carmel Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Historical Fiction (Middle Readers) Grades 3-6 (ages 9-12)
Bryant, Daniel Toronto , Ontario Gothic Humour Young Adults who are generally disaffected.
Huizinga Mills, Carolyn Breslau, Ontario Picture Books and Literary Fiction Elementary Students
Jones, Gordon K Toronto, Ontario
Tucker, Heather Ajax, Literary Fiction High school senior
Groth, Darren Vancouver, British Columbia Literary Fiction, YA Fiction Grades 7-12
Pendziwol, Jean E. THUNDER BAY, Ontario Adult Fiction, Children's Literature Pre-K to High School
Brownlee, Maureen , Literary Fiction
Barker, Michelle Vancouver, British Columbia Historical fiction, fantasy, YA, picture book, short fiction, non-fiction, poetry Historical fiction: grades 9-12 Picture book: grades 1-3
Gawthrop, Daniel New Westminster, British Columbia
LGBTQI2S,
Quattrocchi, Marina Smiths Falls, Ontario
Winters, Kari-Lynn St. Catharines, Ontario Toddlers, Children, Parents, Teachers
Code, Devon Peterborough, Ontario literary fiction
deMeulles, Richard Sudbury, Ontario High School, creative writing/literature students
Lee, David HAMILTON, Ontario I specialize in YA - 10-18
McNicoll, Sylvia Burlington, ON, Ontario Young adult and children's literature grades 3-6, grades 6-9, High school writers' craft
Scrimger, Richard Toronto, Ontario Mid-school and YA novels, usually quirky.
Mirolla, Michael Hamilton, Ontario Fiction, poetry, plays
Hutsell-Manning, Linda Cobourg, ON, Ontario Fiction, memoir, poetry, playwriting, juvenile novels, picture books Kindergarten to Grade 3 - picture books and play creation Grade 4 to 6 or 7 - time-travel novels, play writing Grade 7 to 12 - short stories, novel, play writing Adult - Fiction, memoir, poetry, play writing, juvenile novels, picture books
Ahang-Mehdawi, Parastu , Ontario Non-Fiction
BIPOC,
Bell, Vanessa Québec, Quebec poetry + novel
London, Erica Oshawa, Ontario Children Children ,JK-grade 8
BIPOC,
McIlhone, Donnie Port Hood, Nova Scotia Fiction and editorials High School and Post-Secondary levels.
Edwards, Frank B Westport, Ontario Children's non-fiction, Adult non-fiction, Picture books. Schools (primary to young adult) Schools (grades one to 9)
Marjerrison, Lara Toronto, Ontario Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Screenwriting Elementary, High School, College
LGBTQI2S,
Wallace, Jade Windsor, Ontario Poetry, fiction Any
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Gaston, Lise Vancouver,
Cooke, Stephanie Toronto, Ontario Fiction, fantasy, contemporary, acton/adventure, middle-grade, young adult, graphic novel Any, but best suited to middle grade audiences (8-12 years of age)
Lundy, Randy ,
BIPOC,
Falk, Deborah Winnipegosis, Manitoba Metis Fiction
BIPOC,
Cross-Blanchard, Molly Vancouver, British Columbia Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
BIPOC,
Desforges, Jaclyn Hamilton, Ontario
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
McBride, Karen ,
BIPOC,
M00re, Tom St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Nesbitt, Karen Montreal, Quebec Young Adult High school Grades 7-12
Camlot, Heather Toronto, Ontario Fiction and nonfiction for children, middle-grade and YA. Historical fiction, contemporary fiction. Grades 3+. Can present in English and French.
MacIntyre, Roderick Christina Lake, British Columbia Fiction Grades 4 and up
Kastner, Susan Toronto, Ontario
Mercer, George North Saanich, British Columbia National Park Fiction High school - Grades 9+
Valiani, Salimah Calgary, Alberta poetry; research grades 6 to 12
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Silver, Eve St. Catharines, Ontario
Blomer, Yvonne Victoria, British Columbia Poetry, Memoir and Fiction
Woodward, Caroline New Denver , British Columbia short fiction, novels, memoir, essays, travel articles, adult literacy, chapter books 8-11 years, picture books, y/a 24 or less for K-3 and 4-7, 32 for Grades 8-12
Sibbald, Barbara Ottawa, Ontario Fiction, nonfiction, journalism
Bustin, Pam Chapleau, Ontario Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, LGBTQI2S fiction, Drama, Non-Fiction
Clayton, Conyer Ottawa, Ontario Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Story, CNF
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
O'Reilly, Gillian , Ontario Children's books (non-fiction and fiction)
Love, K. Ann King City, ON (short drive to Toronto, Peel, York), Ontario Children's Non Fiction 8-14
Kertes, Joseph , Ontario
gill, lakshmi , _none
BIPOC,
Scarsbrook, Richard Toronto, Ontario Adult, Teen, Middle Grade
Gonzalez, Alyssa Ottawa, Ontario Speculative fiction High school or older
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Edwards, Sophie Kagawong, Ontario poetry, interdisciplinary writing all grades
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Calderone, Andrew , Ontario
Beirne, Luke Francis Saint John, New Brunswick Literary fiction
deGroot, Renny Bewdley, Ontario Historical Fiction, Mystery 7 and up
Upjohn, Rebecca Toronto, Ontario Children's
Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja Toronto, fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Fries, Matthew Kitchener, Ontario Comedy
Hoffman, C.E. Edmonton, Alberta Urban Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, #OwnVoices
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Iannacci, Elio Toronto, Ontario
LGBTQI2S,
Torres, Joseph Whitby, Ontario
BIPOC,
Aitken, Neil Regina, Saskatchewan Poetry
BIPOC,
Crowe, Cathy Toronto, Ontario
Leggett, Catharine London, Ontario Literary
Gauer, Kathleen Toronto, Ontario Picture Books 5-8 years, grades K-3
Wykes, Megan Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction
Dolman, AJ Ottawa, Ontario
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Rowntree, Lenore Vancouver/Gibsons, British Columbia Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Plays High school and upper elementary school
maviglia, joseph Toronto, Ontario Poetry/Songwriting/Fiction/Non-Fiction/Libretto Highschool all levels
Fischer Guy, Christine Toronto, Ontario fiction, essay, journalism
Joudrey, Matthew Winnipeg, Manitoba any
Schönmaier, Eleonore , Nova Scotia Poetry, Fiction, Essays
Dalrymple, Lisa Victoria, British Columbia Young Readers
Shields, Vanessa Windsor, Ontario Poetry, Memoir, Fiction, Children's Books I can adapt my presentations to meet the age/reading level/grade needed, including shifting presentations to match curriculum.
Draper, Penny Victoria, British Columbia Juvenile Fiction Elementary to high school students
Long, Angela , Ontario poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction
Rivera, Raquel Montreal, Quebec Children's and Young Adult Literature
McGill, Robert Hamilton, Ontario
Living with a disability,
Freeman, Bill Toronto, Ontario Young Adult novels, cities, democracy, people's history, police procedurals grades 6 to 8
Gordon, Katherine Palmer Gabriola, British Columbia high school, senior level
Aker, Don Halifax, Nova Scotia Young Adult
Dubé, Paulette Jasper, Alberta poetry and prose
Vitalis, Jessica Waterloo, Ontario 4th-8th grades
William, Eli K.P. Kamakura, Japan, _none Science fiction, literary fiction, cyberpunk, dystopian literature, Japanese literature Adult
Burgess, Tony Stayner, Ontario
MacDonald, Andrew ,
McPherson, David Waterloo, Ontario Non-Fiction
Ulrich, Maureen Lampman, Saskatchewan Young Adult, Plays, Poetry 12 and up
Velji, Aziz Markham, Ontario Self Help and Personal Development
Christou, Theodore Kingston, Ontario
Living with a disability,
dawn, jimy by the lake, poetics performance position
Hudson, Allan Dieppe, New Brunswick Action/adventure. Mystery. Historical Fiction. Short Stories. High school
Living with a disability,
Chrismas, Robert Winnipeg, Manitoba Non-fiction and literary fiction
Smolash, Naava Vancouver and Montreal, _none
Living with a disability,
Goodhand, Seyward Winnipeg, Manitoba
LGBTQI2S,
Linehan Young, Ida Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador Historical Fiction
Heartfield, Kate Ottawa, Ontario Speculative fiction I generally write for adults, but am happy to talk to teens or middle grade students about writing.
LGBTQI2S,
Marshall Flaherty, Kate Toronto, Ontario
Living with a disability,
Black, Lucy Port Perry, Ontario
Narbonne, Andre Windsor, Ontario
Champagne, Lyse Ottawa, Ontario Literary fiction (novels and short stories), memoir, plays high school grades
Swan, Dane Toronto, Ontario Poetry, spoken word, short fiction
BIPOC,
Dowding, Philippa Toronto, Ontario Middle-grade fiction, YA fiction, poetry Grades 3 and up, also dependent upon the book discussed
Leslie, Alex Vancouver, British Columbia
LGBTQI2S,
Frizzell, Colin Toronto, Ontario Fiction I'm comfortable with all ages. I am a guest who caters to their host.
Elza, Daniela Vancouver, British Columbia Poetry & Creative Non-Fiction
Banyard, Antonia Nelson, British Columbia fiction, children's non-fiction, children's fiction 7-14 years, grades 2-8
Backhouse, Frances Victoria, British Columbia Creative Nonfiction
Porter, Anna Toronto, Ontario fiction and non-fiction
Madott, Darlene Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction HIGH SCHOOL
Endicott, Marina Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Schmidt, René Trenton,, Ontario Junior, Intermediate or Senior Division
Sauve, Paulette-Marie Montreal, Quebec all age groups
Hurdle, Crystal North Vancouver, British Columbia
Minsos, Susan Edmonton, Alberta
Lute, Audrey Gilbert Plaints, Manitoba Graphic Novel/Environment/ Climate/Society Grades 2 to 9
Byggdin, K.R. Halifax, Nova Scotia Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Pendgracs, Doreen Matlock, Manitoba non-fiction 10 years old and up
Nickel, Barbara Yarrow, British Columbia Poetry/Children's Literature/Creative Nonfiction Adapted to K-12
Tushabe, Iryn REGINA, Saskatchewan Fiction, Nonfiction, literary journalism
BIPOC,
Frayne, Sharon Niagara on the Lake, Ontario Short Stories, Young Adult Fiction, Adult Speculative Fiction Grades 6 - 12
Donaldson, Ceilidh Montreal, Quebec Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Fiction, Short Story
Orchard, Treena London, Ontario Memoir Elementary and High School, and also University students and administrators.
McIsaac, Meaghan , Ontario Middle grade, Young adult, Fantasy, Graphic Novel
Kent, Ian Vancouver,
Living with a disability,
Heffernan, Virginia Toronto, Ontario Science & Business
Marques, Irene Toronto, University, College, High School
Farrell Holler, Sue Grande Prairie, Alberta Children's/Young Adult K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12
Dickson, Barbara Scarborough, Ontario Fiction, Non-fiction, Screenwriting, Magazine, Newspaper High School
Living with a disability,
Decter, Nora Winnipeg, Manitoba
Glenn-Copeland, Elizabeth Grey Highlands, Ontario Grade 3 and up
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Lyall, Casey , Ontario
Henderson, Keith Montreal West, Quebec age 16 and up
Das, Subrata East York, Ontario
BIPOC,
Oliver, Alexandra Burlington, Ontario Poetry
Shaben, Carol Vancouver, British Columbia Creative nonfiction, literary journalism middle to high school
BIPOC,
Conn, Heather Vancouver/Sunshine Coast, British Columbia Creative nonfiction; short and long prose; picture book fiction; screenwriting, short drama and documentary Kindergarten, grades 1-3; high school
Enns, Karen Victoria, British Columbia
Roy, Zoë Toronto, Ontario Grade 11 and 12
BIPOC,
Laidlaw, Rob Toronto, Ontario
Cotter, Charis St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Picture books, middle-grade fiction, non-fiction history, children's biography, middle-grade non-fiction Grades 4 to 6
Elcock, Michael Victoria, British Columbia 6-18
Henighan, Stephen ,
Zimmermann, H. Werner Guelph, Ontario children's picture books K - 8
Moore, Christopher Toronto, _none Middle school to high school
Watt, Kelly Hamilton, Ontario, Ontario Fiction, non-fiction, poetry
Macaulay, Regan W. H. Toronto, Ontario Children's literature, including middle-grade and picture books, as well as horror/fantasy-comedy mashups for adult readers K-3
Simpson, Leanne Toshiko Toronto, Ontario Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Lafleche, Andrew Eganville, Ontario Poetry, Fiction
Shepherd, Andrea Montreal, Quebec Fiction, non-fiction
Williams (Adams/Alexander), Rebekkah Owen Sound, Ontario Fiction, Non-Fiction
Paul, Heather Barrie, Ontario Literary Fiction
Bowes, Lisa , Alberta Children's Literature Gr 1-3 but can adapt to include whole school
Mohamed, Premee Edmonton, Alberta
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Gunraj, Andrea Toronto, Ontario
Walsh, Helen Toronto, Ontario
Neville, Kim Vancouver, British Columbia
Thapa, Manjushree Toronto, Ontario Fiction, literary nonfiction, and literary translation.
BIPOC,
Ramsingh, Priya Etobicoke, Ontario
BIPOC,
Sulaiman, Sonia Windsor, Ontario speculative fiction, fantasy
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
McLeod, Darrel Sooke, British Columbia Memoir
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Donahue, Anne Cambridge, Ontario
DyckFehderau, Ruth Edmonton, Alberta Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Radecki, Barbara Toronto, Ontario Young Adult Teens, Aspiring Writers, Book Clubs
Goulden, Alban New Westminster, British Columbia
Gardiner, Elee Vancouver, British Columbia poetry, non fiction
Miller, John Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Westcott, Frank Alliston, Ontario Many Any
Lewis, Amanda West Perth, Ontario YA grade 7 +
Hagen, Jamella whitehorse, Yukon Poetry, fiction, nonfiction Adult, high school, or elementary school.
Brenna, Beverley Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Young Adult (novels; short stories); Middle Grade (novels); Poetry (juvenile); Picture Books PreK - Grade 12
Lakoseljac, Bianca Tiny, Ontario Novels, short stories, poetry, essays, book reviews
Sol, Adam Toronto, Ontario Poetry, Nonfiction
Lazarus, Eve Vancouver, BC, British Columbia non-fiction
MORDECAI, PAMELA CLAIRE TORONTO, Ontario Long and short fiction, poetry, plays all grades; all reading levels
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Douglas, Ann Golden Lake, Ontario Non-fiction
Staunton, Ted Port Hope, Ontario all genres for young readers: picture books, novels, YA, graphic novels, non-fiction as above, different presentations for all ages and grades
Dumas, Jacqueline Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
DWYER, MAGGIE 1526 Pilger's Road, Nipissing ON , P0H1W0, Ontario FICTION
Wakelyn, Chelsea Nanaimo, British Columbia Literary fiction
Living with a disability,
Shi, Jane Vancouver, British Columbia Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction, Essays
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Hahn, Dee Calgary, Alberta Middle grade (grades 4 to 6)
Toews, Mitchell Rennie , Manitoba Literary Fiction: Flash Fiction, Short Stories, Novel
Azad, Nafiza Surrey, British Columbia YA Fantasy
BIPOC,
Yearington, Tim Kingston and also Kitchizibi Metis Territory (Ottawa/Mattawa River), Ontario Indigenous (Metis-Algonquin) Traditional Knowledge and Worldview High school and up
BIPOC,
Curtis, Andrea Toronto, Ontario Kindergarten to high school
Quon, Anna Halifax, Nova Scotia poetry, literary fiction
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Norris, Daniela I. Montreal, _none teens 12-17
Aire, Ekiuwa Oakville, Ontario African History, Black History, History, Children
BIPOC,
Guenther, Faye Toronto, Ontario
Potvin, Lorrie Kingston, Ontario
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Russell, Jason London, Ontario
Turnbull, Bryn Toronto, Ontario Historical Fiction
Piudik, Jaclyn Toronto, Ontario Poetry
Wickenden, David Greater Sudbury, Ontario Thriller elementary, high school
Ramadan, Danny Vancouver, British Columbia Fiction, non-fiction, memoir, children books
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Partridge, Shawna Sudbury, Ontario Fiction; Historical Fiction; Nonfiction
Frey, J.M. Toronto, Ontario
LGBTQI2S,
Mook-Sang, Jennifer Burlington, Ontario Picture Books, Middle Grade Fiction
BIPOC,
Graziani, Edy , Ontario Various
Besel, Donna Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba fiction and creative nonfiction kindergarten to grade 12
Author, City Intended Audience, Genre Equity Initiative
Author: Spencer, Oliver Dean
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: Mystery and Speculative Fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Drukker, Kelly Norah
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience: Adults; Young Learners
Genre: Poetry; Creative Nonfiction
Author: Wong, Rita
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Drache, Sharon
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades k-12
Genre: literary fiction and journalism
Author: Singh, Sonya
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: rom com
BIPOC,
Author: Mawhiney, A-M
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Intended Audience: Secondary and post secondary
Genre: Solar punk fantasy
Living with a disability,
Author: Butler, Jenna
City: Barrhead County, Alberta
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction (memoir, researched nonfiction, travel writing, environmental writing), fiction
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Frankson, Greg
City: Whitby, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 4-12 (Junior/Intermediate/Senior)
Genre: Poetry, Spoken Word, Creative Nonfiction
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Jamieson, Audrey
City: Calgary, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Dandapani, Arundati
City: Toronto/gta, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Wilson, Kenny
City: Coniston, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Wiggins, K.A.
City: Abbotsford, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Upper elementary (roughly Grade 4+), Middle School, or High School can be accommodated
Genre: MG, YA & Adult/All-Ages Speculative, including: Contemporary Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Dystopian, Post Apocalyptic, Eco-Punk/Climate Fiction, Urban Fantasy/Paranormal, Science Fiction, Horror, Canadian Gothic, Gothic Dystopian; Mystery & Romance Subplots
Author: Payne, Jessica
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, autofiction, essays, short stories
Author: Mockler, Kathryn
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting
Author: Williams, E. M.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, fantasy action, superhero
Living with a disability,
Author: Thomas, PJ
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Gereaux, Tara
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Currie, Susan
City: Brampton, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle Grade, YA
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Lockyer, Brooke
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Gillis, Susan
City: Lanark County, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Khelawan, Rajni Mala
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Fiction; Historical Fiction; Magic Realism
BIPOC,
Author: Garvie, Maureen (McCallum)
City: Kingston, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rivers, Robin
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Author: Hawkins, Vanessa
City: Pennfield, New Brunswick
Intended Audience:
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Satire, Romance, Urban Fantasy
BIPOC,
Author: Reyes, Cynthia
City: Clarington, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Dolan, Sean Patrick
City: Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario
Intended Audience: Social Science/English
Genre: Fiction - Thriller (Terrorism), Historical
Author: Little, Catherine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: P/J
Genre: Picture Books
BIPOC,
Author: Forler, Nan
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Intended Audience: Early Years / Primary / Junior
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Butler, Paul
City: Lethbridge, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Darwin, Véronique
City: Rossland, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thapar, Mala
City: Barrie, Ontario
Intended Audience: 15+
Genre: Prose and Poetry
BIPOC,
Author: Marttila, Melanie
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Speculative fiction and poetry
Living with a disability,
Author: Nguyen, Linh San
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Elementary to middle-grade
Genre: Children's fantasy, creative non-fiction
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Beaumel, Laetitia
City: Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry - Novel
Author: Grant, Shauntay
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry; Playwriting; Writing for Children
Author: Wagner, Colleen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Drama, short fiction, fiction
Author: Cader, Fathima
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Savage, Candace
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, including children's literature
Author: Mezghanni, Samar Samir
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, non-fiction, academic research
BIPOC,
Author: Kachala, Elaine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: children, middle grade (4-8), 9-12 years
Genre: Nonfiction, middle grade
Author: Rosen, Rachel
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: fantasy, sci-fi, eco-fiction, non-fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Hilles, Robert
City: Nanaimo, _none
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and Fiction
Author: Subramanian Kanta, Sneha
City: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid
BIPOC,
Author: Koop, Gregory
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Morton, Mark
City: Kitchener, Ontario
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Creative non-fiction; dystopian fiction
Author: Jabara, Albert
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Brewster, Hugh
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Blunt, Giles
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Screenplay, Poetry
Author: De Sa, Anthony
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Raffan, James
City: Seeley's Bay, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Tullson, Diane
City: , _none
Intended Audience: Grade 7-12
Genre: Fiction
Author: Maitland, Colette
City: Gananoque, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Capilongo, Domenico
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Poetry, Prose
Author: Deckha, Nitin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Leveille, Kathy-Diane
City: Quispamsis, New Brunswick
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Simmers, Bren
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and creative non-fiction
Author: Elder, R. Bruce
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: High-school art students
Genre:
Author: Boughton, Noelle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Youth and young adults interested in Canadian literature.
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Davies, Lynn
City: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Intended Audience: Grades 1 to 12
Genre: poetry, essays, reviews, freelance pieces, also poems and stories for children
Author: Little, Melanie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Deen, Natasha
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Intended Audience: K-12
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Kerbel, Deborah
City: Thornhill, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: de Leeuw, Sarah
City: Lake Country, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Grade 7 and above
Genre: Poetry, Literary Non-Fiction, Academic/Research
Author: Cavanagh, Paul
City: London, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Zeman, Ludmila
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Colwell, Stephen
City: New Lowell, Ontario
Intended Audience: High School /University Level
Genre: Spirituality, New Age, Historical Fiction
Author: Dionne, JoAnn
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction
Author: Toffanello, Paul
City: Vancouver, BC / New Liskeard, ON, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Grades 4-8 & Grades 1-3
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction & Children's Illustrated Fiction/Picture Books
Author: Koller, Katherine
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Intended Audience: Junior and high school: grades 7-12
Genre: novel, short story, drama, screenplay, nonfiction, poetry, essay
Author: Macpherson, Margaret
City: Deep River, Ontario
Intended Audience: Junior/ senior high
Genre:
Author: Rouse Barbeau, Jennifer
City: North Bay, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary fiction; general and young adult audiences
Author: Goldstone, Gabriele
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Intended Audience: Grades 9 and up
Genre: YA HIstorical Fiction
Author: Hodge, Deborah
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books
Author: Hussain, Amir
City: Los Angeles,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Harlick, R.J.
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience: high school students interested in becoming a writer
Genre: crime writing
Author: Sandiford, Robert Edison
City: , _none
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Gallander, Benj
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ito, Sally
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Intended Audience: Elementary/Junior High/High School
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Poetry, Literary poetry translation
BIPOC,
Author: McDonnell, Kathleen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: all ages
Genre:
Author: Li, Vivian (Xiao Wen)
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction (literary and speculative), poetry, plays, screenwriting, creative nonfiction, podcasting, comics, lyrics, TV writing, children's literature
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Graham, Mary
City: Calgary, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: She/her
Author: Bowslaugh, Randi-Lee
City: Welland, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction, Horror, Children's
Living with a disability,
Author: Stewart, Robert Earl
City: Windsor, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Leslie, Rosella
City: Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry
Author: DeLuca, Marjorie (M.M.)
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Intended Audience: grades 10-12
Genre: Contemporary and historical suspense, YA science fiction
Author: Rosenblum, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Reaume, Marilyn
City: Stoney Creek, Ontario
Intended Audience: 8-14 years of age
Genre: Children's Poetry
Author: Giuliano, David
City: Marathon, Ontario
Intended Audience: Students interested in writing
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir
Author: Ryan, Mike
City: Millbrook, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Bailey, Jen
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's fiction
Author: Barron, Joelle
City: Fort Frances, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry/Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Hussain, Salma
City: toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children and Adult Fiction
Author: Angelo, Lexie
City: , Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Crime/Mystery, Short Story, Non-Fiction - Food.
Author: Clark, Richard
City: Oakville, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's/chapter books/middle grade books
Author: Drobnies, Adrienne
City: Vancouver,
Intended Audience: All grades
Genre:
Author: So, Vicki
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Johnston, Simon
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: High School
Genre:
Author: MacLeod, Kirsteen
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Carmichael, L. E.
City: Trenton, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 4-6
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Harris-Callway, Madeleine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Crime Fiction
Author: Barwin, Gary
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, poetry, children's literature, non-fiction
Author: Lazurko, Anne
City: Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience: Adult ages 16 to 100
Genre: Fiction; Poetry
Author: Tamberg, Urve
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical fiction, Kidlit
Author: Harris , Jane
City: Lethbridge, Alberta
Intended Audience: Grades 7 to 12
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry, Essay, Journalism
Living with a disability,
Author: Wagner, Bernadette
City: Treaty 4, Regina, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience: K to 12
Genre: Poetry
Author: Barton, John
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Douglas, Tom
City: Oakville, Ontario
Intended Audience: All
Genre:
Author: goodall, lian
City: ,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, historical fiction.
Author: Jackson, Melanie
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: One hour to 1.5 hours, depending on the length of the class block
Genre: Mystery
Author: Sullivan, Rosemary
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Schwartz, Ellen
City: Burnaby, BC, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Grades 2 through 8
Genre:
Author: Krossing, Karen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades K to 12
Genre: Fiction and nonfiction for children and teens (picture books, novels, short stories)
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Walsh, Susan
City: Wakefield, Quebec
Intended Audience: grade three and up
Genre: Non-fiction and Fiction
Author: MacLean, Wendy Jean
City: Brockville, Ontario
Intended Audience: young adult, or children
Genre: Poetry
Author: Parchewsky, Carol Ann
City: Calgary, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Carter, Kern
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: High school students at any reading level
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Friedman, Kathy
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Sara, Harpreet
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Duarte, Marilyn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir, and Screenwriting
Author: Diaczuk, Doug
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Johnson, Natalee Antoinette
City: Brampton, Ontario
Intended Audience: Kindergarten to College/University
Genre: Children, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Hrab, Naseem
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades K and up / Ages 5 and up
Genre: Children's Writing; Comedy Writing; Personal Essays
BIPOC,
Author: de Waard, Sara
City: Welland, Ontario
Intended Audience: 13+
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Canon, Ian
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Collins, Cobra
City: Calgary , Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and Spoken Word
BIPOC,
Author: Flanagan, Susan
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Intended Audience: Junior high-high school
Genre: Fiction
Author: O'Cinneide, C.S.
City: Guelph, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: thriller, crime, horror
Author: Blackburn McBride, Robin
City: Gatineau, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Poetry
Author: Körner, Miriam
City: Air Ronge, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience: k-12
Genre: Young Adult, Children's Book, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: Promislow, Dawn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Perry, Daniel
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Rabbani, Waheed
City: Grimsby, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Paul, Julie
City: Victoria,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Armstrong, Théodora
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Favro, Terri
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Senior high school (grade 11 and up)
Genre: Science fiction and popular science
Author: Furlong, Dayle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Phillips, Wendy
City: Gabriola Island, British Columbia
Intended Audience: upper elementary and high school
Genre: Young adult novel in verse
Author: Grubisic, Katia
City: Montréal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Peterson, Lois
City: Nanaimo, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Polak, Monique
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience: all age levels
Genre:
Author: Romanek, Trudee
City: Barrie, ON, Ontario
Intended Audience: Junior (grade 4 to 6)
Genre: Non-fiction, YA Fiction, stage plays
Author: Freeman, Victoria
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Oltmann, Vanessa
City: Nanaimo, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Barris, Ted
City: Uxbridge, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Attema, Martha
City: Powassan, Ontario
Intended Audience: Kindergarten - grades 9
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade
Author: Wider, Tini
City: Burnaby, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Cunningham, Francine
City: Cree, Metis, Settler, Alberta
Intended Audience: all grades
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Creative non-fiction, Screen
BIPOC,
Author: Butler Hallett, Michelle
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary-historical fiction. I write genre hybrids -- whatever I need to serve my story.
Living with a disability,
Author: Dunn, Claire Ross
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hoang, Jolie Phuong
City: Fonthill, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Nonfiction Memoir and Fiction
Author: Koops, Victoria
City: , Saskatchewan
Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Adult, Middle Years, Children's Fiction
Author: Maxymiw, Anna
City: ,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hoque, shahanaz
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Intended Audience: Jk to 12
Genre:
Author: Scharper, Hilary
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction/Non-fiction Nature writing/Multimodal Fiction and Non-fiction
Author: Gentile, Leslie
City: Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: middle grade fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Weiser, Richard
City: Toronto,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction, drama, fiction
Author: Macpherson Vukusic, Tamara
City: Kamloops, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Henderson, Doley
City: T'karonto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, creative nonfiction, flash, lyric essay
Author: Fisseha, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: High school.
Genre: Fiction. Non-fiction.
BIPOC,
Author: McKenna, Emma
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry; N0n-Fiction; Memoir
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Cassie, Aidan
City: Victoria / Gulf Islands, British Columbia
Intended Audience: either K-2, or grades 3-5
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Carley, Rod
City: North Bay, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Crown, Bruce
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary, Drama, Neo-noir
BIPOC,
Author: Prairie, Katherine
City: Kingston, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: O'Connor, Heather
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books, picture books, young adult fiction, nonfiction, short stories, speculative fiction, historical fiction..
Author: Pinkney, Jeff
City: Haliburton and Baden, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 2-5
Genre: Children's Literature and Poetry
Author: Farnsworth, Vanessa
City: Creston, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Short Fiction, Journalism, Screenwriting
Author: Walker, Ruth
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Fiction (adult & young adult), poetry and creative nonfiction
Author: Kidd, Monica
City: Calgary, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Author: Morgan, Dwayne
City: Ajax, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Spoken Word
BIPOC,
Author: Zeman-Spaleny, Linda
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ross, Stuart
City: Will travel., Ontario
Intended Audience: Any level
Genre:
Author: Ohi, Ruth
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Picture Books
BIPOC,
Author: Bradshaw, Mel
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: crime fiction
Author: Bertin, Johanna
City: Smithfield, New Brunswick
Intended Audience:
Genre: Biography, Non-fiction
Author: Charles, Norma
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: grades 3-7
Genre: Picture books and Novels for Middle Grade readers.
Author: Young, Dianne
City: Martensville, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience: Reading is tailored to the grade level. I have done Kindergarten to high school.
Genre: children's, adult non-fiction, poetry
Author: Grills, Barry
City: North Bay, Ontario
Intended Audience: senior post secondary to post-secondary level
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Goldstein, Dana
City: Calgary, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir, Middle Grade Fiction, YA Fiction
Author: Mardero, Adam
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Botha, Danila
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Hughes, Alison
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature, Short Fiction
Author: Roitman, Gina
City: St-Colomban, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction, short stories, memoir, biography
Author: Grace Stewart, Heather
City: , _none
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Nyoka, Gail
City: Slocan Park, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Grades 4 - 6
Genre: Children's and adult
BIPOC,
Author: Rosner, Anna
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books, essays
Author: BEATTIE, ANNE-MARIE
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: FICTION/NON FICTION
Author: Thors, K.B.
City: Red Deer, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, creative non-fiction, screenwriting.
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Corr, John
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 5-12
Genre: Middle Grade fiction
Author: Hoff, Andrea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: comics, nonfction, speculative fiction, graphic memoir
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Grisenthwaite, Gord
City: Kingsville, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Luby, Brittany
City: , _none
Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Nonfiction; Children's Picturebooks
Author: Thompson, Ron
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction: satire, historical, contemporary
Author: Vo, Nancy
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Ages 7-10
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Younge-Ullman, Danielle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Middle grade and young adult
Genre: Adult, Young Adult
Author: Meneghetti, Monica
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: creative nonfiction/memoir, literary translation
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Everest, Beth
City: Calgary, Alberta
Intended Audience: any
Genre:
Author: Rosenbaum, Bev Katz
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Middle schoolers, high schoolers, university students
Genre: Young adult
Author: Sabaye Moghaddam, Maria
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction
BIPOC,
Author: Thompson, Kim
City: Salt Spring Island,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kerrin, Jessica
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience: grades P-6
Genre: Children's books: middle readers, chapter books, picture books
Author: Robertson, Patricia
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Intended Audience: Grades 8 to 12
Genre: Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Author: Grant, Joyce
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Illustrated non-fiction
Author: Zweig, Eric
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Intended Audience: My preference is to present to grades 4 to 6, but I’m comfortable with anything from grades 3 to 12.
Genre: Sports, Children, Y/A
Author: Pigeon, Marguerite
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Review
Author: Anderson-Dargatz, Gail
City: Salmon Arm, _none
Intended Audience: Middle school, high school, literacy learner groups
Genre: Fiction
Author: Mitchell, Orm
City: Otonabee, Ontario
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: memoir
Author: Hale, Amanda
City: Hornby Island, BC, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Teens
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Sadler, Judy-Ann
City: London, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Books for children
Author: Haworth-Attard, Barbara
City: London, Ontario
Intended Audience: grades 5 to 12
Genre: YA and middle-grade
Author: Bowering, Marilyn
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Additional work in film and opera.
Author: Hannis, Alexia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Graham, Taylor Marie
City: Cambridge, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: John, Jeremy
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Intended Audience: grades 4-8
Genre: short stories / middle grade / young adult
Author: DeLeskie, Jennifer
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rigg, Brian
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Dickson, Alessia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 5-12 (12-18 year olds). My presentation can be modified to fit different grades and reading levels upon request.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Living with a disability,
Author: Malik, Tāriq
City: VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Intended Audience: All
Genre: Poetry / Literary & Creative Historical Fiction / BC / Vancouver / Punjab / Colonial India / Pakistan / History / 1947 Indian Partition / Research / Teach / Explore Culture & History & Literature
BIPOC,
Author: Yin, Anna
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Intended Audience: grade 2-12
Genre: Poetry
BIPOC,
Author: Babcock, Heather
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction, historical fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Brewer, Nicole
City: Kitchener, Ontario
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: McDiarmid, Jessica
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kessaris, Andreas
City: Montreal, _none
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: D'Izzia, Guglielmo
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary - Mystery - Noir
Author: Somerville, Janet
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grade 6 and up
Genre: Literary nonfiction and fiction
Author: Diem, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: pre-teens & teens, engaged readers
Genre: speculative, slipstream, science fiction, fantasy, poetry
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Flather, /Patti
City: Whitehorse, Yukon
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Srigley, Ron
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Dagnino, Arianna
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, travel writing, reportage & feature stories, academic writing
Author: Kellogg, Paul
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction – political economy, social movements
Author: Jennings, Peter
City: Midland, Ontario
Intended Audience: any
Genre: Creative non-fiction
Author: Shreve, Craig
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Stemp, Heather
City: North Bay, Ontario
Intended Audience: Middle grades 4-6 for Amelia & Me YA grades 7-9 for Under Amelia's Wing
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Austen, Catherine
City: Gatineau, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: children's, YA, adult
Author: Callanan, Mark
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry
Author: Vlessides, Michael
City: Canmore, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Burtinshaw, Julie
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Young Adult, Adult, Fiction, creative fiction, non-fiction, historical
Author: Canton, Licia
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Author: Šobat, Gail Sidonie
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Intended Audience: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-12, adult
Genre: YA Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry; Literary Fiction, Poetry (adults)
Author: Itani, Frances
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience: high school
Genre: Novels Poetry Stories Reviews Articles Children’s books
Author: Glickman, Susan
City: Toronto, ON, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Patkau, Karen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Books
Author: Gunnery, Sylvia
City: Crescent Beach, NS, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience: various ages: 13+; 8 - 12; 5 - 7
Genre:
Author: Thomas, H. Nigel
City: Greenfield Park, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Beiser, Vince
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Nonfiction
Author: Chong, Kevin
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Broadbent, Laura
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Platana, Janette
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Warner, Andrea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Raab, Kelley
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: More, David
City: Kingston, Ontario
Intended Audience: any
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Sorochinsky, Jo
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience: secondary school
Genre: memoir
Author: Church, Dana L
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 2–6
Genre: Nonfiction
Author: Winter, Wendy
City: Squamish, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Preschool to Grade 12
Genre: Children's Picture Books
Author: Edgar, Patti
City: Calgary, Alberta
Intended Audience: Middle Grade
Genre:
Author: Liburd, Tonya
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: van Staalduinen, Brent
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 7-12
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Bennett, Carolyn
City: Brockville, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grade 11-12
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, plays, screenplays
Author: Coccia, Paul
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's and Young Adult
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Harmer, Liz
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sicherman, Claire
City: , British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction
Author: Wilson-Yang, Jiaqing
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Galat, Joan Marie
City: Greater Edmonton Region, Alberta
Intended Audience: Presentations available for K-12, mixed age groups, and family audiences.
Genre:
Author: Stewart, Wendi
City: Vaughan, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience: high school
Genre: literary fiction, creative non-fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Challenger, Charlene
City: ,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wayne, Joyce
City: Oakville, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lapointe, Annette
City: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Intended Audience: older teens
Genre: literary fiction, slipstream fiction
Author: Dunnion, Kristyn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: grade 9 and higher
Genre: Speculative Fiction, primarily
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Bursey, Jeff
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and non-fiction
Author: Bass, Karen
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 5 to 12.
Genre: Young Adult & Middle Grade novels
Author: Malone, Stephens Gerard
City: , _none
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Haynes, Diane
City: BURNABY, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: narrative fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, young adult
Author: Rothman, Claire
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience: upper grade high school, college and CEGEP, university
Genre: fiction: novels, stories
Author: Stachniak, Eva
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Intended Audience: Higher grades, history and humanities students
Genre: fiction, historical fiction
Author: Jarman, Mark Anthony
City: Fredericton, NB, _none
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Khan, Rukhsana
City: Toronto, ON,
Intended Audience: grades 4 - 8
Genre: children's, young adult, adult
BIPOC,
Author: Malik, Fareh
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 9+
Genre: Poetry, Creative Non-fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Moulton, donalee
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience: Tween or young adult
Genre:
Author: Silvie, Monica
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: K to Grade 4
Genre: Children's fiction and non-fiction
Author: De Gasperi, Giulia
City: , _none
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Mossallanejad, Ezat
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: flexible
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: da costa, paulo
City: Calgary, Alberta
Intended Audience: Grade 6+
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry
Author: Wimsett, David
City: Kentville, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience: Junior High to High School
Genre: Womans Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
Author: Dangi, Jasveer
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Saeed, Jamal
City: Kingston, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Bedell, Sean Paul
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Dyer, Hadley
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Warren, Jane Baird
City: Ayer's Cliff, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle grade historical
Author: Silver, Erin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: grades 5-7
Genre: middle grade fiction, middle grade nonfiction, picture books
Author: Albanese, Eleanor
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades JK to 12
Genre: Historical Fiction- Creative Non-Fiction- Poetry
Author: Browne, Christene
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Gaughan, Laura Rock
City: Lakefield, Ontario
Intended Audience: High school
Genre:
Author: Vincent, John Emil
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Wheaton, Margo
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Living with a disability,
Author: Cayley, Kate
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction/Drama/Poetry
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Henderson, Patricia
City: Kingston, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sylvester, Kevin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: all ages, but primarily K-3 and 4-8
Genre:
Author: Rice, Waubgeshig
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction, Indigenous Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Legris, Sylvia
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Ruth, Elizabeth
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Bushkowsky, Aaron
City: Vancouver,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Bloom, Ronna
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: 10 and up. Grade 3 and up.
Genre: Poetry
Author: Olding, Susan
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Greco, Heidi
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Intended Audience: My materials are best suited to high school or post-secondary settings.
Genre: poetry, critical writing, fiction
Author: Couture, Pauline
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: any
Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Business and Technical, Speechwriting, etc.
Living with a disability,
Author: Geddes, Gary
City: Thetis Island, British Columbia
Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Freedom to Read Award (TWUC)
Author: McKay, Sharon
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Intended Audience:
Genre: Y/A
Author: Theis, Leona
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Fiction, Personal essay, Memoir
Living with a disability,
Author: Miskonoodinkwe Smith, Christine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: college, university
Genre: Memoir
BIPOC,
Author: Hegele, Sydney
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 4-12
Genre: Literary fiction, creative nonfiction, personal essays, poetry
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Morrison , Geoffrey D.
City: Vancouver , British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Gordon, Ariel
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Kyle, Barbara
City: Guelph, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Historical
Author: Stevenson, Robin
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience: K-12; max 3 grade level spread per session
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Ramsay, Heather
City: Chilliwack, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Author: Crook, Christina
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kipp, Andrew
City: Wellesley, Ontario
Intended Audience: Pre-teen to young adult (12-22)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction (science fiction/cyber & steampunk/historical fiction), Fantasy, Academic
Living with a disability,
Author: Byrne, Jake
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction, copy, editorial
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Kadarusman, Michelle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle-grade fiction, Picture books
Author: Barrett, Gavin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: All
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Marshall, Yolanda T.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: All
Genre: PICTURE BOOKS
BIPOC,
Author: Carmichael, Jacqueline
City: St. Albert, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, fiction
Author: Hamilton, Patti-Kay
City: Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Intended Audience: children to college
Genre:
Author: Saravia, Alejandro
City: Brossard, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Lockhart, D.A.
City: Waawiiyaatanong/Moravian of the Thames, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Essays, Short Fiction, Novels
BIPOC,
Author: Revelle, Richard
City: Napanee, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades Jk to 12
Genre: Young Adult and Adult
BIPOC,
Author: Wolfe, Kym
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience: high school, reading level grade 9 and up
Genre:
Author: Hohn, Nadia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books
BIPOC,
Author: MacKay, Elly
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Intended Audience: K- 6
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Rice, Bruce
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience: Grade 9 and up
Genre:
Author: Roberts, Clea
City: Whitehorse, Yukon
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hathaway, Luke
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, essays, libretti, plays
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Oron, Judie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: ages 14+
Genre:
Author: Graham, Monica
City: Sundridge, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience: any, but not all at the same time
Genre: non-fiction... so far!
Author: Merrell, Mar'ce
City: Cochrane, Alberta
Intended Audience: High School Students
Genre: Young Adult, Adult, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: Doctor, Farzana
City: Etobicoke, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction and poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Skrypuch, Marsha
City: Brantford, Ontario
Intended Audience: all grades, plus adult, college and university
Genre: fiction, narrative non-fiction
Author: Boers, Arthur
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hale, Michael
City: Elora, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Smith, Michael
City: Kelowna, British Columbia
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction/memoir, screenwriting, comedy.
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Dean, Leesa
City: KRESTOVA, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction
Author: Sinclair, Michelle
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Waterfall, Rhonda
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: McLellan, Stephanie Simpson
City: Newmarket, Ontario
Intended Audience: K-3 (for picture books); Grade 5-8 (for mid grade novel)
Genre: Picture Books, Mid Grade
Author: Yuan-Innes (writing as Melissa Yi), Melissa
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Fahner, Kim
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Intended Audience: Gr 3-12
Genre: poetry, plays, prose (creative non-fiction essays, short stories, novels)
Author: Blake, Becky
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Johnson, J. Ivanel (Julie)
City: New Denmark, New Brunswick, New Brunswick
Intended Audience: any age above Grade 4
Genre: mystery/suspense novels, poetry, plays/musicals, short stories
Living with a disability,
Author: Jain, Mahak
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Adult Fiction; Children's Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Reilly, Jim
City: Calgary, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, Fiction
Author: Walker, Marcia
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thornhill Verma , Jenn
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: nonfiction (history, science, narrative, memoir) with experience in scriptwriting, book reviews and arts writing
Author: Grundy, Susan
City: Montreal and Bolton-ouest, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and narrative nonfiction
Author: Nawrocki, Monica
City: Mansons Landing, British Columbia
Intended Audience: middle school
Genre: MG/YA
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Michaels, Sean
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction, historical fiction, interactive fiction, music criticism
Author: Hetherington, Victoria
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: science fiction, spec-fic, literary, Canadian
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Demchuk, David
City: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Intended Audience: Grade 10 +
Genre: Horror/Literary
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Kovala, Liisa
City: Naughton, Ontario
Intended Audience: 9-12
Genre: Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Creative Non-fiction
Author: Smith, Kara Ghobhainn
City: Pain Court, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Paterson, Pamela
City: Kingston, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction
Author: Powell, Marie
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience: K to Adult (Grades 3-5; 8-10)
Genre: Historical Fantasy; Speculative Fiction
Author: Bolen, Dennis E
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, criticism, journailsm.
Author: Lendrum, Bonnie
City: Carlisle, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction; Literary Fiction
Author: McLeod, Heather
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Intended Audience: preschool to high school
Genre:
Author: Nuttall-Smith, Ben
City: White Rock, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Grades 2 – 5
Genre:
Author: Fallis, Terry
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Students
Genre:
Author: Maruno, Jennifer
City: Burlington, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Hughes, Susan
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: children's books, YA
Author: Abbott, Elizabeth
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction, Historical fiction
Author: Tregebov, Rhea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Crook, Marion
City: Gibsons, British Columbia
Intended Audience: teens or adults
Genre: memoir, cozy mysteries
Author: Kilbourne, Christina
City: Bracebridge, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ens, Sarah
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Alladin, Erin
City: Parry Sound region, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades K-3 (can be adapted for older grades)
Genre: Children's Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Peck, Frances
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: secondary school
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Cottrill, Jeff
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Satire, humour, spoken word, mystery
Author: Rao-Robinson, Anitha
City: MILTON, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades K-12
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: VanSickle, Vikki
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 10
Genre:
Author: Taylor, Wanda
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Intended Audience: all age levels
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Carranza, Leonarda
City: Brampton, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Roy, Ian
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 3 to 6
Genre: Fiction, Poetry
Author: Wood Barrett, Rebecca
City: Whistler, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Age 9-12, Grades 4-6
Genre: fiction, children's, screenwriting
Author: Watson, Cristy
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ashton, Jenn
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Non Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Flash
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Rykov, Mary
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry
Living with a disability,
Author: Kelly, Anne Carmel
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience: Grades 3-6 (ages 9-12)
Genre: Historical Fiction (Middle Readers)
Author: Bryant, Daniel
City: Toronto , Ontario
Intended Audience: Young Adults who are generally disaffected.
Genre: Gothic Humour
Author: Huizinga Mills, Carolyn
City: Breslau, Ontario
Intended Audience: Elementary Students
Genre: Picture Books and Literary Fiction
Author: Jones, Gordon K
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Tucker, Heather
City: Ajax,
Intended Audience: High school senior
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Groth, Darren
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Grades 7-12
Genre: Literary Fiction, YA Fiction
Author: Pendziwol, Jean E.
City: THUNDER BAY, Ontario
Intended Audience: Pre-K to High School
Genre: Adult Fiction, Children's Literature
Author: Brownlee, Maureen
City: ,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Barker, Michelle
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Historical fiction: grades 9-12 Picture book: grades 1-3
Genre: Historical fiction, fantasy, YA, picture book, short fiction, non-fiction, poetry
Author: Gawthrop, Daniel
City: New Westminster, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Quattrocchi, Marina
City: Smiths Falls, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Winters, Kari-Lynn
City: St. Catharines, Ontario
Intended Audience: Toddlers, Children, Parents, Teachers
Genre:
Author: Code, Devon
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction
Author: deMeulles, Richard
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Intended Audience: High School, creative writing/literature students
Genre:
Author: Lee, David
City: HAMILTON, Ontario
Intended Audience: I specialize in YA - 10-18
Genre:
Author: McNicoll, Sylvia
City: Burlington, ON, Ontario
Intended Audience: grades 3-6, grades 6-9, High school writers' craft
Genre: Young adult and children's literature
Author: Scrimger, Richard
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Mid-school and YA novels, usually quirky.
Author: Mirolla, Michael
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, poetry, plays
Author: Hutsell-Manning, Linda
City: Cobourg, ON, Ontario
Intended Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 3 - picture books and play creation Grade 4 to 6 or 7 - time-travel novels, play writing Grade 7 to 12 - short stories, novel, play writing Adult - Fiction, memoir, poetry, play writing, juvenile novels, picture books
Genre: Fiction, memoir, poetry, playwriting, juvenile novels, picture books
Author: Ahang-Mehdawi, Parastu
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Bell, Vanessa
City: Québec, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry + novel
Author: London, Erica
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Intended Audience: Children ,JK-grade 8
Genre: Children
BIPOC,
Author: McIlhone, Donnie
City: Port Hood, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience: High School and Post-Secondary levels.
Genre: Fiction and editorials
Author: Edwards, Frank B
City: Westport, Ontario
Intended Audience: Schools (primary to young adult) Schools (grades one to 9)
Genre: Children's non-fiction, Adult non-fiction, Picture books.
Author: Marjerrison, Lara
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Elementary, High School, College
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Screenwriting
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Wallace, Jade
City: Windsor, Ontario
Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Poetry, fiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Gaston, Lise
City: Vancouver,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Cooke, Stephanie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Any, but best suited to middle grade audiences (8-12 years of age)
Genre: Fiction, fantasy, contemporary, acton/adventure, middle-grade, young adult, graphic novel
Author: Lundy, Randy
City: ,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Falk, Deborah
City: Winnipegosis, Manitoba
Intended Audience:
Genre: Metis Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Cross-Blanchard, Molly
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
BIPOC,
Author: Desforges, Jaclyn
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: McBride, Karen
City: ,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: M00re, Tom
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Nesbitt, Karen
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience: High school Grades 7-12
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Camlot, Heather
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 3+. Can present in English and French.
Genre: Fiction and nonfiction for children, middle-grade and YA. Historical fiction, contemporary fiction.
Author: MacIntyre, Roderick
City: Christina Lake, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Grades 4 and up
Genre: Fiction
Author: Kastner, Susan
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Mercer, George
City: North Saanich, British Columbia
Intended Audience: High school - Grades 9+
Genre: National Park Fiction
Author: Valiani, Salimah
City: Calgary, Alberta
Intended Audience: grades 6 to 12
Genre: poetry; research
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Silver, Eve
City: St. Catharines, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Blomer, Yvonne
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Memoir and Fiction
Author: Woodward, Caroline
City: New Denver , British Columbia
Intended Audience: 24 or less for K-3 and 4-7, 32 for Grades 8-12
Genre: short fiction, novels, memoir, essays, travel articles, adult literacy, chapter books 8-11 years, picture books, y/a
Author: Sibbald, Barbara
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, journalism
Author: Bustin, Pam
City: Chapleau, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, LGBTQI2S fiction, Drama, Non-Fiction
Author: Clayton, Conyer
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Story, CNF
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: O'Reilly, Gillian
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books (non-fiction and fiction)
Author: Love, K. Ann
City: King City, ON (short drive to Toronto, Peel, York), Ontario
Intended Audience: 8-14
Genre: Children's Non Fiction
Author: Kertes, Joseph
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: gill, lakshmi
City: , _none
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Scarsbrook, Richard
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Adult, Teen, Middle Grade
Genre:
Author: Gonzalez, Alyssa
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience: High school or older
Genre: Speculative fiction
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Edwards, Sophie
City: Kagawong, Ontario
Intended Audience: all grades
Genre: poetry, interdisciplinary writing
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Calderone, Andrew
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Beirne, Luke Francis
City: Saint John, New Brunswick
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: deGroot, Renny
City: Bewdley, Ontario
Intended Audience: 7 and up
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Author: Upjohn, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's
Author: Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja
City: Toronto,
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Fries, Matthew
City: Kitchener, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Comedy
Author: Hoffman, C.E.
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, #OwnVoices
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Iannacci, Elio
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Torres, Joseph
City: Whitby, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Aitken, Neil
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
BIPOC,
Author: Crowe, Cathy
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Leggett, Catharine
City: London, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary
Author: Gauer, Kathleen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: 5-8 years, grades K-3
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Wykes, Megan
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Dolman, AJ
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Rowntree, Lenore
City: Vancouver/Gibsons, British Columbia
Intended Audience: High school and upper elementary school
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Plays
Author: maviglia, joseph
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Highschool all levels
Genre: Poetry/Songwriting/Fiction/Non-Fiction/Libretto
Author: Fischer Guy, Christine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, essay, journalism
Author: Joudrey, Matthew
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Intended Audience: any
Genre:
Author: Schönmaier, Eleonore
City: , Nova Scotia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Essays
Author: Dalrymple, Lisa
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Readers
Author: Shields, Vanessa
City: Windsor, Ontario
Intended Audience: I can adapt my presentations to meet the age/reading level/grade needed, including shifting presentations to match curriculum.
Genre: Poetry, Memoir, Fiction, Children's Books
Author: Draper, Penny
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Elementary to high school students
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Author: Long, Angela
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction
Author: Rivera, Raquel
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's and Young Adult Literature
Author: McGill, Robert
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Freeman, Bill
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: grades 6 to 8
Genre: Young Adult novels, cities, democracy, people's history, police procedurals
Author: Gordon, Katherine Palmer
City: Gabriola, British Columbia
Intended Audience: high school, senior level
Genre:
Author: Aker, Don
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Dubé, Paulette
City: Jasper, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry and prose
Author: Vitalis, Jessica
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Intended Audience: 4th-8th grades
Genre:
Author: William, Eli K.P.
City: Kamakura, Japan, _none
Intended Audience: Adult
Genre: Science fiction, literary fiction, cyberpunk, dystopian literature, Japanese literature
Author: Burgess, Tony
City: Stayner, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: MacDonald, Andrew
City: ,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: McPherson, David
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Ulrich, Maureen
City: Lampman, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience: 12 and up
Genre: Young Adult, Plays, Poetry
Author: Velji, Aziz
City: Markham, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Self Help and Personal Development
Author: Christou, Theodore
City: Kingston, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: dawn, jimy
City: by the lake,
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetics performance position
Author: Hudson, Allan
City: Dieppe, New Brunswick
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Action/adventure. Mystery. Historical Fiction. Short Stories.
Living with a disability,
Author: Chrismas, Robert
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction and literary fiction
Author: Smolash, Naava
City: Vancouver and Montreal, _none
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Goodhand, Seyward
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Linehan Young, Ida
City: Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador
Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Heartfield, Kate
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience: I generally write for adults, but am happy to talk to teens or middle grade students about writing.
Genre: Speculative fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Marshall Flaherty, Kate
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Black, Lucy
City: Port Perry, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Narbonne, Andre
City: Windsor, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Champagne, Lyse
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Intended Audience: high school grades
Genre: Literary fiction (novels and short stories), memoir, plays
Author: Swan, Dane
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, spoken word, short fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Dowding, Philippa
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 3 and up, also dependent upon the book discussed
Genre: Middle-grade fiction, YA fiction, poetry
Author: Leslie, Alex
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Frizzell, Colin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: I'm comfortable with all ages. I am a guest who caters to their host.
Genre: Fiction
Author: Elza, Daniela
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry & Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Banyard, Antonia
City: Nelson, British Columbia
Intended Audience: 7-14 years, grades 2-8
Genre: fiction, children's non-fiction, children's fiction
Author: Backhouse, Frances
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Author: Porter, Anna
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction and non-fiction
Author: Madott, Darlene
City: Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: HIGH SCHOOL
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Endicott, Marina
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Schmidt, René
City: Trenton,, Ontario
Intended Audience: Junior, Intermediate or Senior Division
Genre:
Author: Sauve, Paulette-Marie
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience: all age groups
Genre:
Author: Hurdle, Crystal
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Minsos, Susan
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lute, Audrey
City: Gilbert Plaints, Manitoba
Intended Audience: Grades 2 to 9
Genre: Graphic Novel/Environment/ Climate/Society
Author: Byggdin, K.R.
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Pendgracs, Doreen
City: Matlock, Manitoba
Intended Audience: 10 years old and up
Genre: non-fiction
Author: Nickel, Barbara
City: Yarrow, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Adapted to K-12
Genre: Poetry/Children's Literature/Creative Nonfiction
Author: Tushabe, Iryn
City: REGINA, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, literary journalism
BIPOC,
Author: Frayne, Sharon
City: Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grades 6 - 12
Genre: Short Stories, Young Adult Fiction, Adult Speculative Fiction
Author: Donaldson, Ceilidh
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Fiction, Short Story
Author: Orchard, Treena
City: London, Ontario
Intended Audience: Elementary and High School, and also University students and administrators.
Genre: Memoir
Author: McIsaac, Meaghan
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle grade, Young adult, Fantasy, Graphic Novel
Author: Kent, Ian
City: Vancouver,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Heffernan, Virginia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Science & Business
Author: Marques, Irene
City: Toronto,
Intended Audience: University, College, High School
Genre:
Author: Farrell Holler, Sue
City: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Intended Audience: K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12
Genre: Children's/Young Adult
Author: Dickson, Barbara
City: Scarborough, Ontario
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Fiction, Non-fiction, Screenwriting, Magazine, Newspaper
Living with a disability,
Author: Decter, Nora
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Glenn-Copeland, Elizabeth
City: Grey Highlands, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grade 3 and up
Genre:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Lyall, Casey
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Henderson, Keith
City: Montreal West, Quebec
Intended Audience: age 16 and up
Genre:
Author: Das, Subrata
City: East York, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Oliver, Alexandra
City: Burlington, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Shaben, Carol
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience: middle to high school
Genre: Creative nonfiction, literary journalism
BIPOC,
Author: Conn, Heather
City: Vancouver/Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
Intended Audience: Kindergarten, grades 1-3; high school
Genre: Creative nonfiction; short and long prose; picture book fiction; screenwriting, short drama and documentary
Author: Enns, Karen
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Roy, Zoë
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Grade 11 and 12
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Laidlaw, Rob
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Cotter, Charis
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Intended Audience: Grades 4 to 6
Genre: Picture books, middle-grade fiction, non-fiction history, children's biography, middle-grade non-fiction
Author: Elcock, Michael
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Intended Audience: 6-18
Genre:
Author: Henighan, Stephen
City: ,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Zimmermann, H. Werner
City: Guelph, Ontario
Intended Audience: K - 8
Genre: children's picture books
Author: Moore, Christopher
City: Toronto, _none
Intended Audience: Middle school to high school
Genre:
Author: Watt, Kelly
City: Hamilton, Ontario, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, poetry
Author: Macaulay, Regan W. H.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: K-3
Genre: Children's literature, including middle-grade and picture books, as well as horror/fantasy-comedy mashups for adult readers
Author: Simpson, Leanne Toshiko
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Lafleche, Andrew
City: Eganville, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Author: Shepherd, Andrea
City: Montreal, Quebec
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction
Author: Williams (Adams/Alexander), Rebekkah
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: Paul, Heather
City: Barrie, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Bowes, Lisa
City: , Alberta
Intended Audience: Gr 1-3 but can adapt to include whole school
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Mohamed, Premee
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Gunraj, Andrea
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Walsh, Helen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Neville, Kim
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thapa, Manjushree
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, literary nonfiction, and literary translation.
BIPOC,
Author: Ramsingh, Priya
City: Etobicoke, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Sulaiman, Sonia
City: Windsor, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: speculative fiction, fantasy
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: McLeod, Darrel
City: Sooke, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Donahue, Anne
City: Cambridge, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: DyckFehderau, Ruth
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Radecki, Barbara
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Teens, Aspiring Writers, Book Clubs
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Goulden, Alban
City: New Westminster, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Gardiner, Elee
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, non fiction
Author: Miller, John
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Westcott, Frank
City: Alliston, Ontario
Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Many
Author: Lewis, Amanda West
City: Perth, Ontario
Intended Audience: grade 7 +
Genre: YA
Author: Hagen, Jamella
City: whitehorse, Yukon
Intended Audience: Adult, high school, or elementary school.
Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Author: Brenna, Beverley
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Intended Audience: PreK - Grade 12
Genre: Young Adult (novels; short stories); Middle Grade (novels); Poetry (juvenile); Picture Books
Author: Lakoseljac, Bianca
City: Tiny, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Novels, short stories, poetry, essays, book reviews
Author: Sol, Adam
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Nonfiction
Author: Lazarus, Eve
City: Vancouver, BC, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: non-fiction
Author: MORDECAI, PAMELA CLAIRE
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Intended Audience: all grades; all reading levels
Genre: Long and short fiction, poetry, plays
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Douglas, Ann
City: Golden Lake, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Staunton, Ted
City: Port Hope, Ontario
Intended Audience: as above, different presentations for all ages and grades
Genre: all genres for young readers: picture books, novels, YA, graphic novels, non-fiction
Author: Dumas, Jacqueline
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: DWYER, MAGGIE
City: 1526 Pilger's Road, Nipissing ON , P0H1W0, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: FICTION
Author: Wakelyn, Chelsea
City: Nanaimo, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Shi, Jane
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction, Essays
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Hahn, Dee
City: Calgary, Alberta
Intended Audience: Middle grade (grades 4 to 6)
Genre:
Author: Toews, Mitchell
City: Rennie , Manitoba
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction: Flash Fiction, Short Stories, Novel
Author: Azad, Nafiza
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: YA Fantasy
BIPOC,
Author: Yearington, Tim
City: Kingston and also Kitchizibi Metis Territory (Ottawa/Mattawa River), Ontario
Intended Audience: High school and up
Genre: Indigenous (Metis-Algonquin) Traditional Knowledge and Worldview
BIPOC,
Author: Curtis, Andrea
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience: Kindergarten to high school
Genre:
Author: Quon, Anna
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, literary fiction
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Norris, Daniela I.
City: Montreal, _none
Intended Audience: teens 12-17
Genre:
Author: Aire, Ekiuwa
City: Oakville, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: African History, Black History, History, Children
BIPOC,
Author: Guenther, Faye
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Potvin, Lorrie
City: Kingston, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Russell, Jason
City: London, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Turnbull, Bryn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Piudik, Jaclyn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Wickenden, David
City: Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Intended Audience: elementary, high school
Genre: Thriller
Author: Ramadan, Danny
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, memoir, children books
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Partridge, Shawna
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction; Historical Fiction; Nonfiction
Author: Frey, J.M.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Mook-Sang, Jennifer
City: Burlington, Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Picture Books, Middle Grade Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Graziani, Edy
City: , Ontario
Intended Audience:
Genre: Various
Author: Besel, Donna
City: Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba
Intended Audience: kindergarten to grade 12
Genre: fiction and creative nonfiction
Author, City,
Equity Initiative
Intended Audience, Genre
Author: Spencer, Oliver Dean
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Mystery and Speculative Fiction
Author: Drukker, Kelly Norah
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Adults; Young Learners
Genre: Poetry; Creative Nonfiction
Author: Wong, Rita
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Drache, Sharon
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades k-12
Genre: literary fiction and journalism
Author: Singh, Sonya
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: rom com
Author: Mawhiney, A-M
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Secondary and post secondary
Genre: Solar punk fantasy
Author: Butler, Jenna
City: Barrhead County, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction (memoir, researched nonfiction, travel writing, environmental writing), fiction
Author: Frankson, Greg
City: Whitby, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grades 4-12 (Junior/Intermediate/Senior)
Genre: Poetry, Spoken Word, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Jamieson, Audrey
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Dandapani, Arundati
City: Toronto/gta, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wilson, Kenny
City: Coniston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wiggins, K.A.
City: Abbotsford, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Upper elementary (roughly Grade 4+), Middle School, or High School can be accommodated
Genre: MG, YA & Adult/All-Ages Speculative, including: Contemporary Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Dystopian, Post Apocalyptic, Eco-Punk/Climate Fiction, Urban Fantasy/Paranormal, Science Fiction, Horror, Canadian Gothic, Gothic Dystopian; Mystery & Romance Subplots
Author: Payne, Jessica
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, autofiction, essays, short stories
Author: Mockler, Kathryn
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting
Author: Williams, E. M.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, fantasy action, superhero
Author: Thomas, PJ
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Gereaux, Tara
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Currie, Susan
City: Brampton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle Grade, YA
Author: Lockyer, Brooke
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Gillis, Susan
City: Lanark County, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Khelawan, Rajni Mala
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Fiction; Historical Fiction; Magic Realism
Author: Garvie, Maureen (McCallum)
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rivers, Robin
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Author: Hawkins, Vanessa
City: Pennfield, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Satire, Romance, Urban Fantasy
Author: Reyes, Cynthia
City: Clarington, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Dolan, Sean Patrick
City: Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Social Science/English
Genre: Fiction - Thriller (Terrorism), Historical
Author: Little, Catherine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: P/J
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Forler, Nan
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Early Years / Primary / Junior
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Butler, Paul
City: Lethbridge, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Darwin, Véronique
City: Rossland, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thapar, Mala
City: Barrie, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: 15+
Genre: Prose and Poetry
Author: Marttila, Melanie
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Speculative fiction and poetry
Author: Nguyen, Linh San
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: Elementary to middle-grade
Genre: Children's fantasy, creative non-fiction
Author: Beaumel, Laetitia
City: Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry - Novel
Author: Grant, Shauntay
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry; Playwriting; Writing for Children
Author: Wagner, Colleen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Drama, short fiction, fiction
Author: Cader, Fathima
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Savage, Candace
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, including children's literature
Author: Mezghanni, Samar Samir
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, non-fiction, academic research
Author: Kachala, Elaine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: children, middle grade (4-8), 9-12 years
Genre: Nonfiction, middle grade
Author: Rosen, Rachel
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: fantasy, sci-fi, eco-fiction, non-fiction
Author: Hilles, Robert
City: Nanaimo, _none
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and Fiction
Author: Subramanian Kanta, Sneha
City: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid
Author: Koop, Gregory
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Morton, Mark
City: Kitchener, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Creative non-fiction; dystopian fiction
Author: Jabara, Albert
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Brewster, Hugh
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Blunt, Giles
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Screenplay, Poetry
Author: De Sa, Anthony
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Raffan, James
City: Seeley's Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Tullson, Diane
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grade 7-12
Genre: Fiction
Author: Maitland, Colette
City: Gananoque, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Capilongo, Domenico
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Poetry, Prose
Author: Deckha, Nitin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Leveille, Kathy-Diane
City: Quispamsis, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Simmers, Bren
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and creative non-fiction
Author: Elder, R. Bruce
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High-school art students
Genre:
Author: Boughton, Noelle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Youth and young adults interested in Canadian literature.
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Davies, Lynn
City: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 1 to 12
Genre: poetry, essays, reviews, freelance pieces, also poems and stories for children
Author: Little, Melanie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Deen, Natasha
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: K-12
Genre:
Author: Kerbel, Deborah
City: Thornhill, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: de Leeuw, Sarah
City: Lake Country, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grade 7 and above
Genre: Poetry, Literary Non-Fiction, Academic/Research
Author: Cavanagh, Paul
City: London, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Zeman, Ludmila
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Colwell, Stephen
City: New Lowell, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High School /University Level
Genre: Spirituality, New Age, Historical Fiction
Author: Dionne, JoAnn
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction
Author: Toffanello, Paul
City: Vancouver, BC / New Liskeard, ON, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 4-8 & Grades 1-3
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction & Children's Illustrated Fiction/Picture Books
Author: Koller, Katherine
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Junior and high school: grades 7-12
Genre: novel, short story, drama, screenplay, nonfiction, poetry, essay
Author: Macpherson, Margaret
City: Deep River, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Junior/ senior high
Genre:
Author: Rouse Barbeau, Jennifer
City: North Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary fiction; general and young adult audiences
Author: Goldstone, Gabriele
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 9 and up
Genre: YA HIstorical Fiction
Author: Hodge, Deborah
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books
Author: Hussain, Amir
City: Los Angeles,
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Harlick, R.J.
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: high school students interested in becoming a writer
Genre: crime writing
Author: Sandiford, Robert Edison
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Gallander, Benj
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ito, Sally
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Elementary/Junior High/High School
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Poetry, Literary poetry translation
Author: McDonnell, Kathleen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: all ages
Genre:
Author: Li, Vivian (Xiao Wen)
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction (literary and speculative), poetry, plays, screenwriting, creative nonfiction, podcasting, comics, lyrics, TV writing, children's literature
Author: Graham, Mary
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: She/her
Author: Bowslaugh, Randi-Lee
City: Welland, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction, Horror, Children's
Author: Stewart, Robert Earl
City: Windsor, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Leslie, Rosella
City: Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry
Author: DeLuca, Marjorie (M.M.)
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: grades 10-12
Genre: Contemporary and historical suspense, YA science fiction
Author: Rosenblum, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Reaume, Marilyn
City: Stoney Creek, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: 8-14 years of age
Genre: Children's Poetry
Author: Giuliano, David
City: Marathon, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Students interested in writing
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir
Author: Ryan, Mike
City: Millbrook, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Bailey, Jen
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's fiction
Author: Barron, Joelle
City: Fort Frances, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry/Fiction
Author: Hussain, Salma
City: toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children and Adult Fiction
Author: Angelo, Lexie
City: , Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Crime/Mystery, Short Story, Non-Fiction - Food.
Author: Clark, Richard
City: Oakville, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's/chapter books/middle grade books
Author: Drobnies, Adrienne
City: Vancouver,
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: All grades
Genre:
Author: So, Vicki
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Johnston, Simon
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High School
Genre:
Author: MacLeod, Kirsteen
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Carmichael, L. E.
City: Trenton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 4-6
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Harris-Callway, Madeleine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Crime Fiction
Author: Barwin, Gary
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, poetry, children's literature, non-fiction
Author: Lazurko, Anne
City: Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Adult ages 16 to 100
Genre: Fiction; Poetry
Author: Tamberg, Urve
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical fiction, Kidlit
Author: Harris , Jane
City: Lethbridge, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grades 7 to 12
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry, Essay, Journalism
Author: Wagner, Bernadette
City: Treaty 4, Regina, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: K to 12
Genre: Poetry
Author: Barton, John
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Author: Douglas, Tom
City: Oakville, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: All
Genre:
Author: goodall, lian
City: ,
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, historical fiction.
Author: Jackson, Melanie
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: One hour to 1.5 hours, depending on the length of the class block
Genre: Mystery
Author: Sullivan, Rosemary
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Schwartz, Ellen
City: Burnaby, BC, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 2 through 8
Genre:
Author: Krossing, Karen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: Grades K to 12
Genre: Fiction and nonfiction for children and teens (picture books, novels, short stories)
Author: Walsh, Susan
City: Wakefield, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: grade three and up
Genre: Non-fiction and Fiction
Author: MacLean, Wendy Jean
City: Brockville, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: young adult, or children
Genre: Poetry
Author: Parchewsky, Carol Ann
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Carter, Kern
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: High school students at any reading level
Genre:
Author: Friedman, Kathy
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction
Author: Sara, Harpreet
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Duarte, Marilyn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir, and Screenwriting
Author: Diaczuk, Doug
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Johnson, Natalee Antoinette
City: Brampton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Kindergarten to College/University
Genre: Children, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction
Author: Hrab, Naseem
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades K and up / Ages 5 and up
Genre: Children's Writing; Comedy Writing; Personal Essays
Author: de Waard, Sara
City: Welland, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: 13+
Genre:
Author: Canon, Ian
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Collins, Cobra
City: Calgary , Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and Spoken Word
Author: Flanagan, Susan
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Junior high-high school
Genre: Fiction
Author: O'Cinneide, C.S.
City: Guelph, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: thriller, crime, horror
Author: Blackburn McBride, Robin
City: Gatineau, Quebec
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Poetry
Author: Körner, Miriam
City: Air Ronge, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: k-12
Genre: Young Adult, Children's Book, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: Promislow, Dawn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Perry, Daniel
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Rabbani, Waheed
City: Grimsby, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Paul, Julie
City: Victoria,
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Armstrong, Théodora
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Favro, Terri
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Senior high school (grade 11 and up)
Genre: Science fiction and popular science
Author: Furlong, Dayle
City: Toronto, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Phillips, Wendy
City: Gabriola Island, British Columbia
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Intended Audience: upper elementary and high school
Genre: Young adult novel in verse
Author: Grubisic, Katia
City: Montréal, Quebec
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Peterson, Lois
City: Nanaimo, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Polak, Monique
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: all age levels
Genre:
Author: Romanek, Trudee
City: Barrie, ON, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Junior (grade 4 to 6)
Genre: Non-fiction, YA Fiction, stage plays
Author: Freeman, Victoria
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction
Author: Oltmann, Vanessa
City: Nanaimo, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Barris, Ted
City: Uxbridge, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Attema, Martha
City: Powassan, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Kindergarten - grades 9
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade
Author: Wider, Tini
City: Burnaby, British Columbia
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Cunningham, Francine
City: Cree, Metis, Settler, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: all grades
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Creative non-fiction, Screen
Author: Butler Hallett, Michelle
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary-historical fiction. I write genre hybrids -- whatever I need to serve my story.
Author: Dunn, Claire Ross
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hoang, Jolie Phuong
City: Fonthill, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Nonfiction Memoir and Fiction
Author: Koops, Victoria
City: , Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Adult, Middle Years, Children's Fiction
Author: Maxymiw, Anna
City: ,
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hoque, shahanaz
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Jk to 12
Genre:
Author: Scharper, Hilary
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction/Non-fiction Nature writing/Multimodal Fiction and Non-fiction
Author: Gentile, Leslie
City: Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: middle grade fiction
Author: Weiser, Richard
City: Toronto,
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction, drama, fiction
Author: Macpherson Vukusic, Tamara
City: Kamloops, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Henderson, Doley
City: T'karonto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, creative nonfiction, flash, lyric essay
Author: Fisseha, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: High school.
Genre: Fiction. Non-fiction.
Author: McKenna, Emma
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry; N0n-Fiction; Memoir
Author: Cassie, Aidan
City: Victoria / Gulf Islands, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: either K-2, or grades 3-5
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Carley, Rod
City: North Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Crown, Bruce
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary, Drama, Neo-noir
Author: Prairie, Katherine
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: O'Connor, Heather
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books, picture books, young adult fiction, nonfiction, short stories, speculative fiction, historical fiction..
Author: Pinkney, Jeff
City: Haliburton and Baden, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 2-5
Genre: Children's Literature and Poetry
Author: Farnsworth, Vanessa
City: Creston, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Short Fiction, Journalism, Screenwriting
Author: Walker, Ruth
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Fiction (adult & young adult), poetry and creative nonfiction
Author: Kidd, Monica
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Author: Morgan, Dwayne
City: Ajax, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Spoken Word
Author: Zeman-Spaleny, Linda
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ross, Stuart
City: Will travel., Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Any level
Genre:
Author: Ohi, Ruth
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Picture Books
Author: Bradshaw, Mel
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: crime fiction
Author: Bertin, Johanna
City: Smithfield, New Brunswick
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Biography, Non-fiction
Author: Charles, Norma
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: grades 3-7
Genre: Picture books and Novels for Middle Grade readers.
Author: Young, Dianne
City: Martensville, Saskatchewan
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Intended Audience: Reading is tailored to the grade level. I have done Kindergarten to high school.
Genre: children's, adult non-fiction, poetry
Author: Grills, Barry
City: North Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: senior post secondary to post-secondary level
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: Goldstein, Dana
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir, Middle Grade Fiction, YA Fiction
Author: Mardero, Adam
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Botha, Danila
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hughes, Alison
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature, Short Fiction
Author: Roitman, Gina
City: St-Colomban, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction, short stories, memoir, biography
Author: Grace Stewart, Heather
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Nyoka, Gail
City: Slocan Park, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades 4 - 6
Genre: Children's and adult
Author: Rosner, Anna
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books, essays
Author: BEATTIE, ANNE-MARIE
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: FICTION/NON FICTION
Author: Thors, K.B.
City: Red Deer, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, creative non-fiction, screenwriting.
Author: Corr, John
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 5-12
Genre: Middle Grade fiction
Author: Hoff, Andrea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: comics, nonfction, speculative fiction, graphic memoir
Author: Grisenthwaite, Gord
City: Kingsville, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Luby, Brittany
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Nonfiction; Children's Picturebooks
Author: Thompson, Ron
City: Toronto, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction: satire, historical, contemporary
Author: Vo, Nancy
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Ages 7-10
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Younge-Ullman, Danielle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Middle grade and young adult
Genre: Adult, Young Adult
Author: Meneghetti, Monica
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: creative nonfiction/memoir, literary translation
Author: Everest, Beth
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: any
Genre:
Author: Rosenbaum, Bev Katz
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Middle schoolers, high schoolers, university students
Genre: Young adult
Author: Sabaye Moghaddam, Maria
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction
Author: Thompson, Kim
City: Salt Spring Island,
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kerrin, Jessica
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: grades P-6
Genre: Children's books: middle readers, chapter books, picture books
Author: Robertson, Patricia
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 8 to 12
Genre: Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Author: Grant, Joyce
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Illustrated non-fiction
Author: Zweig, Eric
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: My preference is to present to grades 4 to 6, but I’m comfortable with anything from grades 3 to 12.
Genre: Sports, Children, Y/A
Author: Pigeon, Marguerite
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Review
Author: Anderson-Dargatz, Gail
City: Salmon Arm, _none
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Middle school, high school, literacy learner groups
Genre: Fiction
Author: Mitchell, Orm
City: Otonabee, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: memoir
Author: Hale, Amanda
City: Hornby Island, BC, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: Teens
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir
Author: Sadler, Judy-Ann
City: London, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Books for children
Author: Haworth-Attard, Barbara
City: London, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: grades 5 to 12
Genre: YA and middle-grade
Author: Bowering, Marilyn
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Additional work in film and opera.
Author: Hannis, Alexia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Graham, Taylor Marie
City: Cambridge, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: John, Jeremy
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: grades 4-8
Genre: short stories / middle grade / young adult
Author: DeLeskie, Jennifer
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rigg, Brian
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Dickson, Alessia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grades 5-12 (12-18 year olds). My presentation can be modified to fit different grades and reading levels upon request.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Author: Malik, Tāriq
City: VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: All
Genre: Poetry / Literary & Creative Historical Fiction / BC / Vancouver / Punjab / Colonial India / Pakistan / History / 1947 Indian Partition / Research / Teach / Explore Culture & History & Literature
Author: Yin, Anna
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: grade 2-12
Genre: Poetry
Author: Babcock, Heather
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction, historical fiction
Author: Brewer, Nicole
City: Kitchener, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Fiction
Author: McDiarmid, Jessica
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kessaris, Andreas
City: Montreal, _none
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: D'Izzia, Guglielmo
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary - Mystery - Noir
Author: Somerville, Janet
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grade 6 and up
Genre: Literary nonfiction and fiction
Author: Diem, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: pre-teens & teens, engaged readers
Genre: speculative, slipstream, science fiction, fantasy, poetry
Author: Flather, /Patti
City: Whitehorse, Yukon
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Srigley, Ron
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Dagnino, Arianna
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, travel writing, reportage & feature stories, academic writing
Author: Kellogg, Paul
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction – political economy, social movements
Author: Jennings, Peter
City: Midland, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: any
Genre: Creative non-fiction
Author: Shreve, Craig
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Stemp, Heather
City: North Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Middle grades 4-6 for Amelia & Me YA grades 7-9 for Under Amelia's Wing
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Austen, Catherine
City: Gatineau, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: children's, YA, adult
Author: Callanan, Mark
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry
Author: Vlessides, Michael
City: Canmore, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Burtinshaw, Julie
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Young Adult, Adult, Fiction, creative fiction, non-fiction, historical
Author: Canton, Licia
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Author: Šobat, Gail Sidonie
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-12, adult
Genre: YA Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry; Literary Fiction, Poetry (adults)
Author: Itani, Frances
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: high school
Genre: Novels Poetry Stories Reviews Articles Children’s books
Author: Glickman, Susan
City: Toronto, ON, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Patkau, Karen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Books
Author: Gunnery, Sylvia
City: Crescent Beach, NS, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: various ages: 13+; 8 - 12; 5 - 7
Genre:
Author: Thomas, H. Nigel
City: Greenfield Park, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, poetry
Author: Beiser, Vince
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Nonfiction
Author: Chong, Kevin
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Broadbent, Laura
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Platana, Janette
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Warner, Andrea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Raab, Kelley
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: More, David
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: any
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Sorochinsky, Jo
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: secondary school
Genre: memoir
Author: Church, Dana L
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 2–6
Genre: Nonfiction
Author: Winter, Wendy
City: Squamish, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Preschool to Grade 12
Genre: Children's Picture Books
Author: Edgar, Patti
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Middle Grade
Genre:
Author: Liburd, Tonya
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: van Staalduinen, Brent
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 7-12
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Bennett, Carolyn
City: Brockville, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grade 11-12
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, plays, screenplays
Author: Coccia, Paul
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's and Young Adult
Author: Harmer, Liz
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sicherman, Claire
City: , British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction
Author: Wilson-Yang, Jiaqing
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Galat, Joan Marie
City: Greater Edmonton Region, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Presentations available for K-12, mixed age groups, and family audiences.
Genre:
Author: Stewart, Wendi
City: Vaughan, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: high school
Genre: literary fiction, creative non-fiction
Author: Challenger, Charlene
City: ,
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wayne, Joyce
City: Oakville, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lapointe, Annette
City: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: older teens
Genre: literary fiction, slipstream fiction
Author: Dunnion, Kristyn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: grade 9 and higher
Genre: Speculative Fiction, primarily
Author: Bursey, Jeff
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and non-fiction
Author: Bass, Karen
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 5 to 12.
Genre: Young Adult & Middle Grade novels
Author: Malone, Stephens Gerard
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Haynes, Diane
City: BURNABY, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: narrative fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, young adult
Author: Rothman, Claire
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: upper grade high school, college and CEGEP, university
Genre: fiction: novels, stories
Author: Stachniak, Eva
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Higher grades, history and humanities students
Genre: fiction, historical fiction
Author: Jarman, Mark Anthony
City: Fredericton, NB, _none
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Khan, Rukhsana
City: Toronto, ON,
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: grades 4 - 8
Genre: children's, young adult, adult
Author: Malik, Fareh
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades 9+
Genre: Poetry, Creative Non-fiction
Author: Moulton, donalee
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Tween or young adult
Genre:
Author: Silvie, Monica
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: K to Grade 4
Genre: Children's fiction and non-fiction
Author: De Gasperi, Giulia
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Mossallanejad, Ezat
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: flexible
Genre:
Author: da costa, paulo
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grade 6+
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry
Author: Wimsett, David
City: Kentville, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Junior High to High School
Genre: Womans Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
Author: Dangi, Jasveer
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Saeed, Jamal
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Bedell, Sean Paul
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Dyer, Hadley
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Warren, Jane Baird
City: Ayer's Cliff, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle grade historical
Author: Silver, Erin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: grades 5-7
Genre: middle grade fiction, middle grade nonfiction, picture books
Author: Albanese, Eleanor
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades JK to 12
Genre: Historical Fiction- Creative Non-Fiction- Poetry
Author: Browne, Christene
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction
Author: Gaughan, Laura Rock
City: Lakefield, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High school
Genre:
Author: Vincent, John Emil
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wheaton, Margo
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Cayley, Kate
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction/Drama/Poetry
Author: Henderson, Patricia
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sylvester, Kevin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: all ages, but primarily K-3 and 4-8
Genre:
Author: Rice, Waubgeshig
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction, Indigenous Fiction
Author: Legris, Sylvia
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Ruth, Elizabeth
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Bushkowsky, Aaron
City: Vancouver,
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Bloom, Ronna
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: 10 and up. Grade 3 and up.
Genre: Poetry
Author: Olding, Susan
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Greco, Heidi
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: My materials are best suited to high school or post-secondary settings.
Genre: poetry, critical writing, fiction
Author: Couture, Pauline
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: any
Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Business and Technical, Speechwriting, etc.
Author: Geddes, Gary
City: Thetis Island, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Freedom to Read Award (TWUC)
Author: McKay, Sharon
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Y/A
Author: Theis, Leona
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Fiction, Personal essay, Memoir
Author: Miskonoodinkwe Smith, Christine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: college, university
Genre: Memoir
Author: Hegele, Sydney
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grades 4-12
Genre: Literary fiction, creative nonfiction, personal essays, poetry
Author: Morrison , Geoffrey D.
City: Vancouver , British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Gordon, Ariel
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Kyle, Barbara
City: Guelph, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Historical
Author: Stevenson, Robin
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: K-12; max 3 grade level spread per session
Genre:
Author: Ramsay, Heather
City: Chilliwack, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Author: Crook, Christina
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kipp, Andrew
City: Wellesley, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Pre-teen to young adult (12-22)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction (science fiction/cyber & steampunk/historical fiction), Fantasy, Academic
Author: Byrne, Jake
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction, copy, editorial
Author: Kadarusman, Michelle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle-grade fiction, Picture books
Author: Barrett, Gavin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: All
Genre:
Author: Marshall, Yolanda T.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: All
Genre: PICTURE BOOKS
Author: Carmichael, Jacqueline
City: St. Albert, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, fiction
Author: Hamilton, Patti-Kay
City: Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: children to college
Genre:
Author: Saravia, Alejandro
City: Brossard, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lockhart, D.A.
City: Waawiiyaatanong/Moravian of the Thames, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Essays, Short Fiction, Novels
Author: Revelle, Richard
City: Napanee, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades Jk to 12
Genre: Young Adult and Adult
Author: Wolfe, Kym
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: high school, reading level grade 9 and up
Genre:
Author: Hohn, Nadia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books
Author: MacKay, Elly
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: K- 6
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Rice, Bruce
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grade 9 and up
Genre:
Author: Roberts, Clea
City: Whitehorse, Yukon
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hathaway, Luke
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, essays, libretti, plays
Author: Oron, Judie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: ages 14+
Genre:
Author: Graham, Monica
City: Sundridge, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: any, but not all at the same time
Genre: non-fiction... so far!
Author: Merrell, Mar'ce
City: Cochrane, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High School Students
Genre: Young Adult, Adult, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: Doctor, Farzana
City: Etobicoke, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction and poetry
Author: Skrypuch, Marsha
City: Brantford, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: all grades, plus adult, college and university
Genre: fiction, narrative non-fiction
Author: Boers, Arthur
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hale, Michael
City: Elora, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Smith, Michael
City: Kelowna, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction/memoir, screenwriting, comedy.
Author: Dean, Leesa
City: KRESTOVA, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction
Author: Sinclair, Michelle
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Waterfall, Rhonda
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: McLellan, Stephanie Simpson
City: Newmarket, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: K-3 (for picture books); Grade 5-8 (for mid grade novel)
Genre: Picture Books, Mid Grade
Author: Yuan-Innes (writing as Melissa Yi), Melissa
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Fahner, Kim
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Gr 3-12
Genre: poetry, plays, prose (creative non-fiction essays, short stories, novels)
Author: Blake, Becky
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Johnson, J. Ivanel (Julie)
City: New Denmark, New Brunswick, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: any age above Grade 4
Genre: mystery/suspense novels, poetry, plays/musicals, short stories
Author: Jain, Mahak
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Adult Fiction; Children's Fiction
Author: Reilly, Jim
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, Fiction
Author: Walker, Marcia
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thornhill Verma , Jenn
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: nonfiction (history, science, narrative, memoir) with experience in scriptwriting, book reviews and arts writing
Author: Grundy, Susan
City: Montreal and Bolton-ouest, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and narrative nonfiction
Author: Nawrocki, Monica
City: Mansons Landing, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: middle school
Genre: MG/YA
Author: Michaels, Sean
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction, historical fiction, interactive fiction, music criticism
Author: Hetherington, Victoria
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: science fiction, spec-fic, literary, Canadian
Author: Demchuk, David
City: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grade 10 +
Genre: Horror/Literary
Author: Kovala, Liisa
City: Naughton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: 9-12
Genre: Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Creative Non-fiction
Author: Smith, Kara Ghobhainn
City: Pain Court, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Paterson, Pamela
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction
Author: Powell, Marie
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: K to Adult (Grades 3-5; 8-10)
Genre: Historical Fantasy; Speculative Fiction
Author: Bolen, Dennis E
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, criticism, journailsm.
Author: Lendrum, Bonnie
City: Carlisle, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction; Literary Fiction
Author: McLeod, Heather
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: preschool to high school
Genre:
Author: Nuttall-Smith, Ben
City: White Rock, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 2 – 5
Genre:
Author: Fallis, Terry
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Students
Genre:
Author: Maruno, Jennifer
City: Burlington, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Hughes, Susan
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: children's books, YA
Author: Abbott, Elizabeth
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction, Historical fiction
Author: Tregebov, Rhea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Crook, Marion
City: Gibsons, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: teens or adults
Genre: memoir, cozy mysteries
Author: Kilbourne, Christina
City: Bracebridge, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ens, Sarah
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Alladin, Erin
City: Parry Sound region, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grades K-3 (can be adapted for older grades)
Genre: Children's Nonfiction
Author: Peck, Frances
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: secondary school
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Cottrill, Jeff
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Satire, humour, spoken word, mystery
Author: Rao-Robinson, Anitha
City: MILTON, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades K-12
Genre:
Author: VanSickle, Vikki
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 10
Genre:
Author: Taylor, Wanda
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: all age levels
Genre:
Author: Carranza, Leonarda
City: Brampton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Roy, Ian
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 3 to 6
Genre: Fiction, Poetry
Author: Wood Barrett, Rebecca
City: Whistler, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Age 9-12, Grades 4-6
Genre: fiction, children's, screenwriting
Author: Watson, Cristy
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ashton, Jenn
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Non Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Flash
Author: Rykov, Mary
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry
Author: Kelly, Anne Carmel
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 3-6 (ages 9-12)
Genre: Historical Fiction (Middle Readers)
Author: Bryant, Daniel
City: Toronto , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Young Adults who are generally disaffected.
Genre: Gothic Humour
Author: Huizinga Mills, Carolyn
City: Breslau, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Elementary Students
Genre: Picture Books and Literary Fiction
Author: Jones, Gordon K
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Tucker, Heather
City: Ajax,
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High school senior
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Groth, Darren
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 7-12
Genre: Literary Fiction, YA Fiction
Author: Pendziwol, Jean E.
City: THUNDER BAY, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Pre-K to High School
Genre: Adult Fiction, Children's Literature
Author: Brownlee, Maureen
City: ,
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Barker, Michelle
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Historical fiction: grades 9-12 Picture book: grades 1-3
Genre: Historical fiction, fantasy, YA, picture book, short fiction, non-fiction, poetry
Author: Gawthrop, Daniel
City: New Westminster, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Quattrocchi, Marina
City: Smiths Falls, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Winters, Kari-Lynn
City: St. Catharines, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Toddlers, Children, Parents, Teachers
Genre:
Author: Code, Devon
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction
Author: deMeulles, Richard
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High School, creative writing/literature students
Genre:
Author: Lee, David
City: HAMILTON, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: I specialize in YA - 10-18
Genre:
Author: McNicoll, Sylvia
City: Burlington, ON, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: grades 3-6, grades 6-9, High school writers' craft
Genre: Young adult and children's literature
Author: Scrimger, Richard
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Mid-school and YA novels, usually quirky.
Author: Mirolla, Michael
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, poetry, plays
Author: Hutsell-Manning, Linda
City: Cobourg, ON, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 3 - picture books and play creation Grade 4 to 6 or 7 - time-travel novels, play writing Grade 7 to 12 - short stories, novel, play writing Adult - Fiction, memoir, poetry, play writing, juvenile novels, picture books
Genre: Fiction, memoir, poetry, playwriting, juvenile novels, picture books
Author: Ahang-Mehdawi, Parastu
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Bell, Vanessa
City: Québec, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry + novel
Author: London, Erica
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Children ,JK-grade 8
Genre: Children
Author: McIlhone, Donnie
City: Port Hood, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High School and Post-Secondary levels.
Genre: Fiction and editorials
Author: Edwards, Frank B
City: Westport, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Schools (primary to young adult) Schools (grades one to 9)
Genre: Children's non-fiction, Adult non-fiction, Picture books.
Author: Marjerrison, Lara
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: Elementary, High School, College
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Screenwriting
Author: Wallace, Jade
City: Windsor, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Poetry, fiction
Author: Gaston, Lise
City: Vancouver,
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Cooke, Stephanie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Any, but best suited to middle grade audiences (8-12 years of age)
Genre: Fiction, fantasy, contemporary, acton/adventure, middle-grade, young adult, graphic novel
Author: Lundy, Randy
City: ,
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Falk, Deborah
City: Winnipegosis, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Metis Fiction
Author: Cross-Blanchard, Molly
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
Author: Desforges, Jaclyn
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: McBride, Karen
City: ,
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: M00re, Tom
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Nesbitt, Karen
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High school Grades 7-12
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Camlot, Heather
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 3+. Can present in English and French.
Genre: Fiction and nonfiction for children, middle-grade and YA. Historical fiction, contemporary fiction.
Author: MacIntyre, Roderick
City: Christina Lake, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Grades 4 and up
Genre: Fiction
Author: Kastner, Susan
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Mercer, George
City: North Saanich, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High school - Grades 9+
Genre: National Park Fiction
Author: Valiani, Salimah
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: grades 6 to 12
Genre: poetry; research
Author: Silver, Eve
City: St. Catharines, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Blomer, Yvonne
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Memoir and Fiction
Author: Woodward, Caroline
City: New Denver , British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: 24 or less for K-3 and 4-7, 32 for Grades 8-12
Genre: short fiction, novels, memoir, essays, travel articles, adult literacy, chapter books 8-11 years, picture books, y/a
Author: Sibbald, Barbara
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, journalism
Author: Bustin, Pam
City: Chapleau, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, LGBTQI2S fiction, Drama, Non-Fiction
Author: Clayton, Conyer
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Story, CNF
Author: O'Reilly, Gillian
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books (non-fiction and fiction)
Author: Love, K. Ann
City: King City, ON (short drive to Toronto, Peel, York), Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: 8-14
Genre: Children's Non Fiction
Author: Kertes, Joseph
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: gill, lakshmi
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Scarsbrook, Richard
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Adult, Teen, Middle Grade
Genre:
Author: Gonzalez, Alyssa
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High school or older
Genre: Speculative fiction
Author: Edwards, Sophie
City: Kagawong, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: all grades
Genre: poetry, interdisciplinary writing
Author: Calderone, Andrew
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Beirne, Luke Francis
City: Saint John, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: deGroot, Renny
City: Bewdley, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: 7 and up
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Author: Upjohn, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's
Author: Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja
City: Toronto,
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction
Author: Fries, Matthew
City: Kitchener, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Comedy
Author: Hoffman, C.E.
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, #OwnVoices
Author: Iannacci, Elio
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Torres, Joseph
City: Whitby, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Aitken, Neil
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Crowe, Cathy
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Leggett, Catharine
City: London, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary
Author: Gauer, Kathleen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: 5-8 years, grades K-3
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Wykes, Megan
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Dolman, AJ
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rowntree, Lenore
City: Vancouver/Gibsons, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: High school and upper elementary school
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Plays
Author: maviglia, joseph
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Highschool all levels
Genre: Poetry/Songwriting/Fiction/Non-Fiction/Libretto
Author: Fischer Guy, Christine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, essay, journalism
Author: Joudrey, Matthew
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: any
Genre:
Author: Schönmaier, Eleonore
City: , Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Essays
Author: Dalrymple, Lisa
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Readers
Author: Shields, Vanessa
City: Windsor, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: I can adapt my presentations to meet the age/reading level/grade needed, including shifting presentations to match curriculum.
Genre: Poetry, Memoir, Fiction, Children's Books
Author: Draper, Penny
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Elementary to high school students
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Author: Long, Angela
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction
Author: Rivera, Raquel
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's and Young Adult Literature
Author: McGill, Robert
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Freeman, Bill
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: grades 6 to 8
Genre: Young Adult novels, cities, democracy, people's history, police procedurals
Author: Gordon, Katherine Palmer
City: Gabriola, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: high school, senior level
Genre:
Author: Aker, Don
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Dubé, Paulette
City: Jasper, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry and prose
Author: Vitalis, Jessica
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: 4th-8th grades
Genre:
Author: William, Eli K.P.
City: Kamakura, Japan, _none
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Adult
Genre: Science fiction, literary fiction, cyberpunk, dystopian literature, Japanese literature
Author: Burgess, Tony
City: Stayner, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: MacDonald, Andrew
City: ,
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: McPherson, David
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Ulrich, Maureen
City: Lampman, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: 12 and up
Genre: Young Adult, Plays, Poetry
Author: Velji, Aziz
City: Markham, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Self Help and Personal Development
Author: Christou, Theodore
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: dawn, jimy
City: by the lake,
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetics performance position
Author: Hudson, Allan
City: Dieppe, New Brunswick
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Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Action/adventure. Mystery. Historical Fiction. Short Stories.
Author: Chrismas, Robert
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction and literary fiction
Author: Smolash, Naava
City: Vancouver and Montreal, _none
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Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Goodhand, Seyward
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
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LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Linehan Young, Ida
City: Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Heartfield, Kate
City: Ottawa, Ontario
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LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: I generally write for adults, but am happy to talk to teens or middle grade students about writing.
Genre: Speculative fiction
Author: Marshall Flaherty, Kate
City: Toronto, Ontario
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Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Black, Lucy
City: Port Perry, Ontario
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Genre:
Author: Narbonne, Andre
City: Windsor, Ontario
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Author: Champagne, Lyse
City: Ottawa, Ontario
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Intended Audience: high school grades
Genre: Literary fiction (novels and short stories), memoir, plays
Author: Swan, Dane
City: Toronto, Ontario
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BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, spoken word, short fiction
Author: Dowding, Philippa
City: Toronto, Ontario
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Intended Audience: Grades 3 and up, also dependent upon the book discussed
Genre: Middle-grade fiction, YA fiction, poetry
Author: Leslie, Alex
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
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LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Frizzell, Colin
City: Toronto, Ontario
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Intended Audience: I'm comfortable with all ages. I am a guest who caters to their host.
Genre: Fiction
Author: Elza, Daniela
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry & Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Banyard, Antonia
City: Nelson, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: 7-14 years, grades 2-8
Genre: fiction, children's non-fiction, children's fiction
Author: Backhouse, Frances
City: Victoria, British Columbia
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Author: Porter, Anna
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction and non-fiction
Author: Madott, Darlene
City: Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario
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Intended Audience: HIGH SCHOOL
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Endicott, Marina
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Schmidt, René
City: Trenton,, Ontario
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Intended Audience: Junior, Intermediate or Senior Division
Genre:
Author: Sauve, Paulette-Marie
City: Montreal, Quebec
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Intended Audience: all age groups
Genre:
Author: Hurdle, Crystal
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Minsos, Susan
City: Edmonton, Alberta
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lute, Audrey
City: Gilbert Plaints, Manitoba
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Intended Audience: Grades 2 to 9
Genre: Graphic Novel/Environment/ Climate/Society
Author: Byggdin, K.R.
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Pendgracs, Doreen
City: Matlock, Manitoba
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Intended Audience: 10 years old and up
Genre: non-fiction
Author: Nickel, Barbara
City: Yarrow, British Columbia
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Intended Audience: Adapted to K-12
Genre: Poetry/Children's Literature/Creative Nonfiction
Author: Tushabe, Iryn
City: REGINA, Saskatchewan
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BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, literary journalism
Author: Frayne, Sharon
City: Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
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Intended Audience: Grades 6 - 12
Genre: Short Stories, Young Adult Fiction, Adult Speculative Fiction
Author: Donaldson, Ceilidh
City: Montreal, Quebec
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Fiction, Short Story
Author: Orchard, Treena
City: London, Ontario
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Intended Audience: Elementary and High School, and also University students and administrators.
Genre: Memoir
Author: McIsaac, Meaghan
City: , Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle grade, Young adult, Fantasy, Graphic Novel
Author: Kent, Ian
City: Vancouver,
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Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Heffernan, Virginia
City: Toronto, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Science & Business
Author: Marques, Irene
City: Toronto,
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Intended Audience: University, College, High School
Genre:
Author: Farrell Holler, Sue
City: Grande Prairie, Alberta
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Intended Audience: K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12
Genre: Children's/Young Adult
Author: Dickson, Barbara
City: Scarborough, Ontario
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Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Fiction, Non-fiction, Screenwriting, Magazine, Newspaper
Author: Decter, Nora
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Glenn-Copeland, Elizabeth
City: Grey Highlands, Ontario
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LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grade 3 and up
Genre:
Author: Lyall, Casey
City: , Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Henderson, Keith
City: Montreal West, Quebec
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Intended Audience: age 16 and up
Genre:
Author: Das, Subrata
City: East York, Ontario
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BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Oliver, Alexandra
City: Burlington, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Shaben, Carol
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
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BIPOC,
Intended Audience: middle to high school
Genre: Creative nonfiction, literary journalism
Author: Conn, Heather
City: Vancouver/Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
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Intended Audience: Kindergarten, grades 1-3; high school
Genre: Creative nonfiction; short and long prose; picture book fiction; screenwriting, short drama and documentary
Author: Enns, Karen
City: Victoria, British Columbia
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Roy, Zoë
City: Toronto, Ontario
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BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grade 11 and 12
Genre:
Author: Laidlaw, Rob
City: Toronto, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Cotter, Charis
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Intended Audience: Grades 4 to 6
Genre: Picture books, middle-grade fiction, non-fiction history, children's biography, middle-grade non-fiction
Author: Elcock, Michael
City: Victoria, British Columbia
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Intended Audience: 6-18
Genre:
Author: Henighan, Stephen
City: ,
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Zimmermann, H. Werner
City: Guelph, Ontario
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Intended Audience: K - 8
Genre: children's picture books
Author: Moore, Christopher
City: Toronto, _none
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Intended Audience: Middle school to high school
Genre:
Author: Watt, Kelly
City: Hamilton, Ontario, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, poetry
Author: Macaulay, Regan W. H.
City: Toronto, Ontario
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Intended Audience: K-3
Genre: Children's literature, including middle-grade and picture books, as well as horror/fantasy-comedy mashups for adult readers
Author: Simpson, Leanne Toshiko
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
Author: Lafleche, Andrew
City: Eganville, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Author: Shepherd, Andrea
City: Montreal, Quebec
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction
Author: Williams (Adams/Alexander), Rebekkah
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: Paul, Heather
City: Barrie, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Bowes, Lisa
City: , Alberta
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Intended Audience: Gr 1-3 but can adapt to include whole school
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Mohamed, Premee
City: Edmonton, Alberta
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BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Gunraj, Andrea
City: Toronto, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Walsh, Helen
City: Toronto, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Neville, Kim
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thapa, Manjushree
City: Toronto, Ontario
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BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, literary nonfiction, and literary translation.
Author: Ramsingh, Priya
City: Etobicoke, Ontario
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BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sulaiman, Sonia
City: Windsor, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: speculative fiction, fantasy
Author: McLeod, Darrel
City: Sooke, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir
Author: Donahue, Anne
City: Cambridge, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: DyckFehderau, Ruth
City: Edmonton, Alberta
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LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
Author: Radecki, Barbara
City: Toronto, Ontario
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Intended Audience: Teens, Aspiring Writers, Book Clubs
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Goulden, Alban
City: New Westminster, British Columbia
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Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Gardiner, Elee
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
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Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, non fiction
Author: Miller, John
City: Toronto, Ontario
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LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Westcott, Frank
City: Alliston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Many
Author: Lewis, Amanda West
City: Perth, Ontario
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Intended Audience: grade 7 +
Genre: YA
Author: Hagen, Jamella
City: whitehorse, Yukon
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Intended Audience: Adult, high school, or elementary school.
Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Author: Brenna, Beverley
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Intended Audience: PreK - Grade 12
Genre: Young Adult (novels; short stories); Middle Grade (novels); Poetry (juvenile); Picture Books
Author: Lakoseljac, Bianca
City: Tiny, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Novels, short stories, poetry, essays, book reviews
Author: Sol, Adam
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Nonfiction
Author: Lazarus, Eve
City: Vancouver, BC, British Columbia
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Intended Audience:
Genre: non-fiction
Author: MORDECAI, PAMELA CLAIRE
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: all grades; all reading levels
Genre: Long and short fiction, poetry, plays
Author: Douglas, Ann
City: Golden Lake, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Staunton, Ted
City: Port Hope, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: as above, different presentations for all ages and grades
Genre: all genres for young readers: picture books, novels, YA, graphic novels, non-fiction
Author: Dumas, Jacqueline
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction
Author: DWYER, MAGGIE
City: 1526 Pilger's Road, Nipissing ON , P0H1W0, Ontario
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Intended Audience:
Genre: FICTION
Author: Wakelyn, Chelsea
City: Nanaimo, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Shi, Jane
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction, Essays
Author: Hahn, Dee
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Intended Audience: Middle grade (grades 4 to 6)
Genre:
Author: Toews, Mitchell
City: Rennie , Manitoba
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