Award-winning Author of Glitterature. Paul Coccia is the author of Cub, The Player, I Got You Babe, Leon Levels Up, and co-author of On The Line with Eric Walters. He has a Specialist in English from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from…

Devon Code is a fiction writer. He is the author of Involuntary Bliss, a novel; In A Mist, a collection of stories; and is co-author of Disintegration in Four Parts. In 2010, he was the recipient of the Writers' Trust Journey Prize. Originally from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, he…

Ian Colford’s stories, reviews, and commentary have appeared in Canadian literary publications and online in journals and book blogs. From 1995 to 1998 he was editor of the literary journal Pottersfield Portfolio. He has served on the Steering Committee of One Book Nova Scotia,…

Deryn Collier has dreamed of writing mysteries since reading her first Nancy Drew in the second grade. Her latest book, A Real Somebody, a historical novel set in post-World War II Montreal, will be published in the summer of 2023 by Lake Union Publishing. Her first novel,…

Bio – Gerard Collins Gerard Collins is a Newfoundland writer, now living in New Brunswick, whose first novel, Finton Moon, was nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award, Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, the Newfoundland and…

Stephen Colwell   Stephen Colwell is the author of Flying With Dragons – Notes, Practices, and Anecdotes from the Xiu Lian Purification Journey (Waterside Press, 2016). Stephen has traveled the spiritual path for over fifty years, meditating and studying with world-renowned…

Jan Conn was born in Asbestos Quebec and escaped to Montreal at 17. She completed a B.Sc. (cum laude) at Concordia University, a M.Sc. at Simon Fraser University and a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto. She did postdoctoral research in Caracas, Venezuela and in Gainesville…

Trained as a journalist, Heather Conn has worked as a professional writer for 40+ years, based in the Vancouver, BC region. She has published in 50+ magazines and newspapers, including The Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, Georgia Straight, and Canadian Geographic…

Author of eleven books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, Karen Connelly is a writer, educator and licensed psychotherapist in private practice. She has won national and international prizes for her books, which are published in a dozen countries. In her online…

Kevin Connery is a Writer and Illustrator.  Born in Scarborough, Connery has a BA from the University of Toronto and an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. He has worked as a freelance writer (in fiction, journalism, and creative nonfiction) and as an editor, and…

Vera is a poet and fiction writer with an interest in other genres as well. Enlightened by Defilement, An Almost Memoir in haibun was released April 2023 by Latitude 46 Publishing. During the two years of the Covid lockdown, Vera served as Greater Sudbury's sixth poet laureate.…

Gregory Cook was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and has worked variously as a newspaper reporter, university lecturer, freelance journalist and executive director of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. He served as writer-in-residence at the University of Waterloo (1990-92)…

Stephanie is an award-nominated writer based out of Toronto, Canada. Some of her graphic novels include ParaNorthern, Oh My Gods, and The Racc Pack. She’s an avid reader, gamer, movie watcher, and pun connoisseur. She can often be found curled up with her snuggly cat…that she…

Douglas Anthony Cooper’s first novel, Amnesia (Random House) was a national bestseller. It was shortlisted for the Books in Canada First Novel Award, and longlisted for the Commonwealth Prize. His most recent novel, The Strangler Fig, will be appearing in Italian translation (as…

Cheryl was born in Toronto and now lives in Muskoka with her husband, Randy, and her two sons, Evan and Brodie. She hold degrees in English and education from Queen's University, and her articles and stories have appeared in numerous Canadian periodicals. Cheryl makes her book…

John Corcelli was born and raised in Toronto. He’s a writer, broadcaster, musician and golfer. He considers music his “religion”, with a love for all its forms especially Jazz. He plays clarinet and soprano sax (but not at the same time.) He graduated from Ryerson University in…