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Halifax
Ian
Halifax
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,…
Nelson
Nelson
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,…
Belleisle Creek
Belleisle Creek
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…
New Lowell
New Lowell
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…
Vancouver/Sunshine Coast
Vancouver/Sunshine Coast
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…
Jan
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…
Toronto
Toronto
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…
Toronto
Toronto
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…
Copper Cliff
Copper Cliff
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.…
Ottawa
Ottawa
Jennifer Cook was born and educated in England and came to Canada with her husband and daughter in 1967. During her children's school years the family was constantly on the move living in Zambia, Laos, Iran, the United Kingdom, South Africa and South America - all backgrounds…
Saint John
Saint John
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)…
Toronto
Toronto
Stephanie Cooke is an award-nominated writer of graphic novels such as ParaNorthern and Oh My Gods! She’s an avid reader, gamer, movie watcher, and pun connoisseur. She’s based out of the City of Raccoons (aka Toronto, Canada) where she can often be found curled up with her…
Ottawa
Montreal
Montreal
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…
Toronto
Toronto
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…
Toronto
Toronto
Mary Corkery's first poetry collection, Simultaneous Windows, was published by Inanna in 2017. Her career has included various roles in social justice and international development organizations, most recently KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives where she was…
Claudia Cornwall is a freelance writer, the author of six books.  She has also been published in many Canadian magazines and newspapers including The Globe & Mail, Reader's Digest, (the Canadian, the international and the Mainland China editions), BC Business, as well as the…
Hamilton
Hamilton
John Corr (PhD) writes Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction. He is a professor in the Dept. of Communication and Global Studies at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. John has conducted writing workshops in elementary schools, high schools, undergraduate courses, and graduate…
London
London
Donna Costa writes both fiction and creative nonfiction. Her debut novel, YA fiction, Breathing With Trees, was released in 2020. Her CNF has appeared in Queen's Quarterly, Nurture Literary, and Prairie Fire (forthcoming). She acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for…