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Pagé, Lucie
Toronto
Lucie
Pagé
Toronto
Lucie
After graduating from Theatre Performance at Humber, Lucie received top honours in English and French Literature at UofT and somehow ended up working in I.T.  She subsequently attended Norman Jewison’s Canadian Film Centre as a screenwriting resident. Since then, Lucie has…
Paisley, Erinne
Pal, Rajinderpal S.
Panati, Annalisa
Panton, Joanne
Papamarko, Sofi
Toronto
Sofi
Papamarko
Toronto
Sofi Papamarko is a former regular columnist for The Toronto Star, Sun Media Newspapers and Metro Canada. She’s also written for The Globe & Mail, Chatelaine, Flare, CBC, Reader’s Digest, Salon, Exclaim! and many other publications, both living and dead. Her short stories…
Parameswaran, Uma
Uma
Parameswaran
Born in Chennai, India, Uma Parameswaran (nee Ganesan) was educated at Jabalpur (B.A.), Nagpur (Dip journalism and M.A), Indiana University (M.A. creative writing), and Michigan State University (Ph.D). Married to a mathematician, she has lived in Winnipeg since 1966. She joined…
Parchewsky, Carol Ann
Calgary
Paré, Arleen
Parkin, Andrew
Parmar, Kamal
Parmar, Kalwant Singh
Kalwant Singh
Parmar
Kalwant Singh Parmar was born June 9, 1936, Chuck 138 in Lyalpur (Old India before 1947). He was given his writer's name ("Nadeem", which means 'friend' in Persian). He holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching from Punjab University and a diploma from the London Board of…
Parr, John
John
Parr
John Parr wass born in Chicago, June 18, 1928. He now lives in Winnipeg with his wife, Joan. He has two daughters, Kristin and Louise. He graduated from the University of Manitoba, and taught English for a number of years, most recently at Red River Community College. He is…
Partridge, Shawna
Sudbury
Shawna
Partridge
Sudbury
Shawna Diane Partridge was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. She now resides in Sudbury, Ontario, where she is an English professor. Her first book, Rule of Seconds, was published in 2016, by Latitude 46 Publishing and shortlisted for the Northern Lit Award: Fiction…
Passfield, John
Cayuga
John
Passfield
Cayuga
John Passfield was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, and continues to reside in Southern Ontario, near Cayuga, with his family. He is interested in exploring the development of the novel as an art-form, and has written many novels, planning notebooks and journals in his…
Patel, Nisha
Edmonton
Nisha
Patel
Edmonton
Nisha Patel is an award-winning queer poet & artist. She is the City of Edmonton’s Poet Laureate, and the 2019 Canadian Individual Slam Champion, and the 2021 Regional Writer in Residence with the Strathcona County Library. She is a recipient of the Edmonton Artists’ Trust…
Pateman, Annette
Thunder Bay
Annette
Pateman
Thunder Bay
I was born in south London, England  to Jamaican parents and into a large family I always enjoyed literature and poetry and was an avid reader growing up. I have lived in since 2012. My father was a great oral storyteller and would tell stories of life growing up in Jamaica…
Paterson, Pamela
Kingston
Pamela
Paterson
Kingston
Pamela
Pamela Paterson (pamthewriter.com) is a writer based in Kingston, Ontario. She has written many books about ants, plants, kids, business, and computers, including two international best-sellers. Her debut novel Take Me Back to Cairo was released recently. 
Patkau, Karen
Toronto
Karen
Patkau
Toronto
Karen
Karen Patkau was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her mother wrote a telling note on a photo of her at 10 months old, – “Here is Karen looking at a book. She enjoys books, especially those with animals in them.” Karen started drawing at the age of three. In public school she was…
Patterson, Ellis (Sara)
Ellis (Sara)
Patterson
Sara (Ellis)
Ellis Patterson is a Toronto writer who has spent time in Florida, North Carolina and California. Their work has appeared in publications such as YES Poetry, Minola Review, Plenitude Magazine, Sinking City Review, Humber Literary Review, South Florida Poetry Journal, and Coffin…
Patz, Deborah
Coquitlam
Deborah
Patz
Coquitlam
Author of the internationally successful books, Write! Shoot! Edit! (for teens), Film Production Management 101 and Surviving Production, Deborah (Deb) Patz has been a film and TV professional since the mid-80s and continues to conduct seminars and workshops for adults and youth…
Paul, Julie
Victoria
Julie
Paul
Victoria
Julie Paul's second poetry collection, Whiny Baby, will be published in April 2024 with MQUP. She has published three collections of short stories, The Jealousy Bone (2008), The Pull of the Moon (2014), which won the 2015 Victoria Book Prize, and Meteorites (2019), as well as…
Paul, Heather
Barrie
Heather
Paul
Barrie
Heather
     Heather Paul is a writer, an artist, a teacher, a mother, a partner, a seeker, a pilgrim, a friend, an adventurer, and a whole bunch of other labels that really don't express her essence of self.   Bloom where you're planted is a mantra Heather has tried to embrace and…
Pawelski, Ele
Toronto
Ele
Pawelski
Toronto
Ele Pawelski has lived in Afghanistan, South Sudan, Bosnia, Kenya, Uzbekistan and Kosovo. She has climbed in the Himalayas, walked the Camino and hiked in Newfoundland. Now living in urban Toronto with her husband, she’s always planning for her next travel adventure. Her stories…
Paylor, Loghan
Abbotsford
Loghan
Paylor
Abbotsford
LOGHAN PAYLOR is a queer, trans author who lives in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Their short fiction and essays have previously appeared in Room and Prairie Fire, among others. Paylor has a Master's in creative writing from the University of British Columbia, and a day job as a…