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De Gasperi, Giulia
Giulia
De Gasperi
Giulia
Giulia De Gasperi was born in Italy and has lived in Canada, Scotland, and the USA. Her home is currently Dublin, Ireland. She reads almost exclusively Canadian literature, in particular, books by hyphenated writers and she collects picture books, also mainly by Canadian…
de Kergommeaux, Davin
de Lange, Deborah
Toronto
Deborah
de Lange
Toronto
Deborah E. de Lange is a professor of sustainable international business. After many years in industry, Dr. de Lange obtained her PhD at the University of Toronto and published her PhD dissertation as a book entitled, Power and Influence: The Embeddedness of Nations. She has a…
de Leeuw, Sarah
Lake Country
Sarah
de Leeuw
Lake Country
Author of seven literary books (creative non-fiction and poetry) and co-editor of five academic texts (including Determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ Health in Canada: Beyond the Social and Geopoetics in Practice), Dr. Sarah de Leeuw is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work …
de Meijer, Sadiqa
Sadiqa
de Meijer
Sadiqa de Meijer's poetry, essays and short stories have been published in Brick, Poetry Magazine, the Walrus, TNQ, and other journals, as well as in several anthologies, including The Next Wave (Palimpsest Press), Villanelles (Everyman's Library), and How To Expect What You're…
de Ronde, Paula
Burlington
Paula
de Ronde
Burlington
Paula
Paula de Ronde was born on the fabled island of Jamaica.  She completed her Master’s degree at the University of Toronto to become a librarian who would work with children, teenagers and adults for almost 30 years. In the process, she rose in the ranks to become a leader at…
De Sa, Anthony
Toronto
Anthony
De Sa
Toronto
Anthony De Sa grew up in Toronto’s Portuguese community. His short fiction has been published in several literary magazines. Anthony's first book, Barnacle Love, was critically acclaimed and became a finalist for the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the 2009 Toronto Book Award.…
De Santis, Delia
de Waard, Sara
Port Colborne
Sara
de Waard
Port Colborne
Born and raised on the wrong side of the tracks, teacher, author and screenwriter Sara de Waard uses her past to create present and future pieces that comfort, inspire and entertain a wide range of audiences. She hopes to always find ways to give back to her heritage,…
Dean, Leesa
KRESTOVA
Leesa
Dean
KRESTOVA
Leesa Dean is a graduate of the University of Guelph's Creative Writing MFA program and teaches Creative Writing at Selkirk College. Her previous publications include Waiting for the Cyclone, nominated for the 2017 Trillium and ReLit Awards, and the poetry chapbook The Desert of…
Deckha, Nitin
Toronto
Nitin
Deckha
Toronto
Nitin Deckha is the author of a collection of short stories, Shopping for Sabzi (2008) and has recently self-published his novel, The Real Estate of Things (2015). His fiction has been published in magazines, edited collections, and chapbooks and he has read his work across…
Decter, Ann
Ann
Decter
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ann Decter moved to Toronto to study, and after sojourns elsewhere--New York City, rural Nova Scotia--settled into Toronto's vibrant women's writing and publishing community. She has a B.A. in history and an M.Ed. in philosophy and over a…
Decter, Nora
Winnipeg
Nora
Decter
Winnipeg
Nora Decter is a writer and teacher living on Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her first novel, How Far We Go and How Fast, won the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Award. She loves the shapes of sentences. Nora is represented by Ron Eckel at Cooke McDermid.
Decter, Michael
Deed, Jaswant
Brampton
Jaswant
Deed
Brampton
Jaswant
AN INDIAN SAHIT AKEDEMI NATIONAL AWARD WINNING POET OF PANJABI LANGUAGE...2007 POET Lauriate Panjab Government..2009  AROUND 20 BOOKS AT WRITER'S CREDIT INCLUDING POETRY,PROSE AND TRANSLATIONS. IA KNOWN BROADCASTER OF PANJABI MEDIA. SERVED INDIAN BROADCASTING SERVICES (LIKE…
Deedrick-Mayne, Laurel
Deeth, Kelli
Toronto
Kelli
Deeth
Toronto
Kelli Deeth’s acclaimed second collection, The Other Side of Youth, published by Arsenal Press, was short-listed for a ReLit Award. Kelli Deeth’s acclaimed first story collection, The Girl Without Anyone, published by HarperCollins, was chosen as one of The Globe and Mail’s Best…
DeForge, Michael
Degler, Teri
Teri
Degler
Born in Idaho, Teri Degler received her M.A. from the University of New Mexico and is the author or co-author of eight non-fiction books. She has worked as a freelance writer for several years and her work has appeared in many diverse publications ranging from The Toronto Star…
DeGrass, Jan
Sechelt
Jan
DeGrass
Sechelt
Jan
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…
deGroot, Renny
Bewdley
Renny
deGroot
Bewdley
Renny
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…
DeKelver, Shirley
Sorrento
Shirley
DeKelver
Sorrento
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"…
Del Rizzo, Suzanne
DeLeskie, Jennifer
Montreal
Jennifer
DeLeskie
Montreal
Jennifer
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…
DeLuca, Marjorie (M.M.)
Winnipeg
Marjorie (M.M.)
DeLuca
Winnipeg
Marjorie (M.M.)
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…