Jan DeGrass writes in Sechelt, British Columbia, where she is former editor of Sunshine Coast Life magazine. She assists other authors with editing their manuscripts and providing them with gentle critique (jandegrass.com.) She has received a national award for a business…

Renny deGroot was born in Nova Scotia, Canada; a first-generation Canadian of Dutch parents. Her debut novel, Family Business, was shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. She has two other Historical Fiction; with her novel Torn Asunder, published in 2019, receiving…

Shirley was born in Calgary, and as an "army brat" travelled and lived in many places.  She worked in Calgary as a Corporate Administrator and Estates and Wills paralegal for over forty years. She retired in 2007 and moved with her husband Don to their "cabin in the woods"…

John Delacourt is an Ottawa writer whose fiction has appeared in numerous publications in Canada and the U.S. . His criticism and commentary have appeared in the Literary Review of Canada, the Rover, the Ottawa Review of Books, Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Life. He studied at the…

Jennifer DeLeskie (she/her) is a fiction writer living in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). Her short fiction has been shortlisted for the Carter v. Cooper Exile Award (CVC10) and longlisted for the Fish Publishing Short Story Prize. Jennifer is a member of the Quebec Writers' Federation…

I was born in Durham City UK, then attended the University of London, and studied psychology before becoming a teacher and moving to Winnipeg I studied Advanced Creative writing with Pulitzer prizewinning author, Dr. Carol Shields, then became a professional novelist and…

"A master of bowel-loosening terror" (Globe & Mail), David Demchuk has been writing for stage, print and other media for more than forty years. His debut horror novel The Bone Mother, published in 2017, was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Amazon First Novel…

Kristen den Hartog is a novelist and non-fiction writer whose novels have won the Alberta Trade Fiction Book of the Year and been shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award and the Trillium Award. She is the co-author (with her sister Tracy Kasaboski) of two non-fiction books: The…

K.L. Denman began writing Young Adult fiction after reading the books of some talented authors and discovering the wonders of this fascinating genre. Her own children were teens at the time and between them, their friends, and her own memories, inspiration was plentiful.  She…

From Montreal,living in Edmonton since 1993, Dolly Dennis is a published author whose work has appeared on stage, in literary journals, newspapers, corporate newsletters, anthologies and the CBC. She has also been on the short-list for an Alberta literary Award. Her first novel…

Anne Denoon was born long ago in Toronto. She studied art history at the University of Toronto in the 1960s, and again in the late 1970s, finally completing her degree in 1980. In the 1960s she worked at a travel agency in London, England, as a gallerina at the Carmen Lamanna…

Brian d'Eon's writing pursuits have been forged largely in the fires of live theatre where, for thirty years, he has participated, as an actor, director and playwright. Four of his stage plays have been produced locally and one in St. John’s, Newfoundland. In recent years, Brian…

Born in Saskatchewan, Ingrid Deringer returned to her roots a few years ago and now lives in Katepwa Beach after having lived on the East Coast, West Coast and everywhere in between. Born into a large family with enough fire in her astrological chart to light up the night sky,…

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Sarah Castille has written over 20 books under two pen names. As Sarah Castille, she writes sizzling contemporary romance and romantic suspense. As Sara Desai, she writes romantic comedy and cozy mystery. Sarah's books have…

Bill Deverell was a journalist for seven years while working his way through university, graduating in law in 1963. As a trial lawyer he both defended and prosecuted and was counsel in over a thousand criminal trials including thirty murder cases. His fields of practice also…

Maggie de Vries is a writer for children and adults and a Lecturer in UBC's Creative Writing Program. She travels extensively, speaking at conferences and doing workshops and author readings for children and adults. Maggie was children's book editor at Orca Book Publishers from…

Olga M. Dey-Bergmoser Thompson was born in Holland, grew up in Germany and was a voracious reader with a keen interest in poetry, swimming, and languages. Trained as a multilingual translator, she did a lot of travelling and, in 1963, settled with her family in Toronto.…

Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal (she/her) is a critical race feminist, writer, former lawyer, educator and facilitator who grew up on the traditional, present and future territories of the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen, Qayqayt, Tsawwassen and Musqueam First Nations (also known…

ANGEL DI ZHANG is a Canadian author. She was educated in the joint BA-MIA program at Columbia University, and is a painter and an internationally exhibited fine art photographer. Her debut novel THE LIGHT OF ETERNAL SPRING published with Random House Canada on April 25, 2023.…

Doug Diaczuk is an author, journalist, and photographer living in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He has a master’s degree in English Literature from Lakehead University. His work has been published in Geist, Quill and Quire, and Subterrain. In 2015, Doug won the 38thannual 3-Day Novel…