PARTICIPATING AUTHORS

This is a list of authors who have opted in to the Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. You can sort the list by clicking on the column headers or search by city/province, genre, intended audience, and/or Equity Initiative identifiers. Click the author's name to view their profile page and contact information.

Author City Genre Intended Audience Equity Initiative
Rakoff, Ruth Toronto, Ontario Fiction/Memoir/Creative Non-Fiction
Vermeer, Leslie Edmonton, Alberta
McGrath, Jerrold Toronto, Ontario literary non-fiction, literary fiction, speculative fiction 13+
Bentley, Dorothy Foothills, Alberta Preschool, Elementary, Junior High, High School, College, University
Clancy, Scott Cobourg, Ontario Non-fiction 13-18
Heilman, Jaymie Edmonton, Alberta Children's and Young Adult
Flanagan, Andy Belledune, New Brunswick Non fiction Historical and Fiction Middle to High School
Shelley, Casey Saint John, New Brunswick Poetry, thriller, mystery, horror, romance, flash fiction, fantasy
Taylor, Margie Port Moody, British Columbia Fiction
Taber, Nancy , Ontario Historical fiction, mystery, speculative fiction, non-fiction
Hartmann, Suzanne YORK, Ontario
BIPOC,
Huebert, David Halifax, Nova Scotia Fiction / Nonfiction / Poetry grade 9-12
Shiller, Ed , _none
Urquhart, Jane P O Box 310 Colborne, Ontario Fiction
Fradkin, Barbara Ottawa, Ontario Fiction
Smith, Douglas Markham, Ontario Urban fantasy, fantasy, science fiction, horror, young adult High school
Lane, Marcy Kingsville, Ontario Fiction (Women's Fiction, Book Club Fiction, Mysteries) High School
Higgins, Rebecca , _none Short fiction
Johnson, Elena Vancouver, British Columbia Poetry. (Also fiction, nonfiction, translation.)
Living with a disability,
Paylor, Loghan Abbotsford, British Columbia Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Weedon, Emily Toronto, Ontario Fiction Grade 9 and up
Living with a disability,
McLaughlin, Paul toronto, Ontario Non-fiction books, plays
Aujla, Jass Toronto, Ontario Suspense-Thriller-Mystery; Poetry
BIPOC,
Bishop, Andrea Vancouver, British Columbia Fiction
Godfrey, Hannah Winnipeg, Manitoba Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, experimental, essays, interdisciplinary 5-18
LGBTQI2S,
Nador, Sue Ottawa, Ontario Creative non-fiction
Hong, C.J. Ottawa, Ontario Picture Books - Fiction Ages 4-5
Hendley, Nate Toronto, Ontario True Crime and History
Maure, Melanie Nelson, British Columbia Historical Fiction
Blair, Melissa , _none
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Strauss, Rochelle Toronto, Ontario Chidlren's Literature, Non-fiction, STEM 4-6
LGBTQI2S,
McKinnon, Hannah Mary Oakville, Ontario High-school students
Peirce, Jon Gatineau, Quebec
Kaposy, Chris St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Academic / Creative Nonfiction
MacKinnon, Doris Jeanne Red Deer, Alberta History; Biography; Women's Studies; Indigenous Studies; High school, post-secondary under-graduate and graduate
Gaylie, Veronica Vancouver, British Columbia Environmental Writing; Creative Non-Fiction; Poetry; Fiction Writers; Students (age 10+); Teachers; Teachers of Writing
Lavoie, Chantel Kingston, Ontario poetry, criticism any
Mazigh, Monia Ottawa, Ontario Non-fiction and fiction youth 16-18
BIPOC,
Fazlul, Safia Toronto, Ontario
Stephens, Lorina Neustadt, Ontario magic realism, fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, fantastika Ages 14-17, secondary school
KARPINSKI, DANIEL Toronto, Ontario historiographic metafiction students
Richardson (Fay S Lapka), Faith Port Alberni, British Columbia fiction: YA, Children nonfiction: health and wellness K-12
Chang-Richardson, Ellen Ottawa, Ontario Poetry, Flash Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Hybrid
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Stratas, Deb Oshawa, Ontario WWII Historical Fiction
Ohi, Debbie Toronto, Ontario Picture Books, Middle Grade
BIPOC,
Dowdall, Anna Toronto, Ontario mixed genre literary mystery
Winters, Michelle Toronto, Ontario
Catania, Jeff Priceville, Ontario Non-fiction / Education / Wellness / Assessment Students and staff (Grades 7-12)
Newall, Carol Marie Rosseau, Ontario Canadian history course, grade 9/10
Best, Lauren Owen Sound, Ontario Poetry
Power , Sara Ottawa and St. John's, _none Fiction
Sawyer, Robert J. Mississauga, Ontario Science Fiction Grades 7 and up
Krawczyk, Jason toronto, Ontario Comedy, Noir, Horror, Sci-Fi Adults who are interested in starting out or seasoned in Literature, Screenwriting, Comics, Punch-Up, and Ghostwriting.
Waddle, Jason , _none Poetry and Suspence
Living with a disability,
Housty, Jess Heiltsuk Nation, Bella Bella, British Columbia Poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Rahman, Bahram Toronto, Ontario Picture Books
Du,ais, Sandra Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, Quebec Comics, MG, Graphic Novels, Picture Books 8years - 19 years
Chaiton, Sam Toronto, Ontario Non-fiction
Covell, Tim Halifax, Nova Scotia Romance
Mattern, Ashleigh Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Young adult fantasy Grades 8 and up
Moss, Peggy Toronto, Ontario Children's Books, Essays, fiction k-6
Edwards, Peter Toronto, Ontario Non-fiction
Beiko, Samantha Winnipeg, Manitoba Young Adult, Fantasy Age 12+
LGBTQI2S,
Harvey, Ken Toronto, Ontario Fiction and Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Fandrich, Meghan Lytton, British Columbia Poetry
Rathinappillai, Namitha Toronto, Ontario Poetry; spoken word; slam poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Austria-Bonifacio, Jennilee Toronto, Ontario Fiction All Ages
BIPOC,
Chang, Su , _none
BIPOC,
Scarfarotti, Lorie Toronto, Ontario Realistic fiction for readers 10-14 Ages 10-14, grades 4-8
Knaus, Maggie Toronto, Ontario Children's picture book 5-8 yrs olf, K-Grade 3,
McMillan, Amber , New Brunswick poetry, short fiction, memoir all levels
Living with a disability,
Varga, Andrew Oshawa, Ontario Young Adult Historical Fiction Grades 7 and up.
Wong, Sherry CALGARY, Alberta Literary fiction College and senior high students
Living with a disability,
Kuriata, Chris St. Catharines, Ontario
Dyet, Michael Hamilton, Ontario Literary Fiction
Zaman, Farida Toronto, Ontario PICTURE BOOK Primary school, young readers
BIPOC,
Fishburn, Alison Paris, Ontario Grade 9-12
Living with a disability,
Robertson, Dilys Cobourg, Ontario Historical memoir High school Students
Umadat, Nadia Devi Toronto, Ontario Children's Picture Book Fiction
BIPOC,
Lewis, Amanda Gabriola, British Columbia Environmental and nature writing
Martin, Geoff Kitchener, Ontario adult nonfiction, essays, creative nonfiction
Luscombe, Jeffrey Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Easton, Sharon Nanaimo, British Columbia grades 11 and 12/ maybe grade 10 depending
Beasley, David Richard Simcoe, Ontario history, biography, mystery, adventure, fine arts college educated, historical associations
Whelly, Emily Saint John, New Brunswick Fantasy, Women's Fiction All Grades
Honda, Keiko Vancouver, British Columbia creative non-fiction G5 and above
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Smith, Ron Nanoose Bay, British Columbia Poetry, non fiction, fiction, illustrated children's books K to 7
Living with a disability,
Rochon, Lisa Toronto, Ontario Kindergarten to Grade 12
Wallace, Max Toronto , Ontario High school students
Cassidy, Sara Victoria, British Columbia Poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, journalism, web
Evans, Caitlin Nicole Canada, _none Children's picture books, adult fiction Jk - grade 5. Ages 5-11 years, reading level 4-8years.
LGBTQI2S,
Kelloway, Karen Halifax, Nova Scotia Middle Grade fantasy from grades 4 up to junior high
Okihiro, Lara , _none
BIPOC,
Boulghourjian Simitian, Salpi Toronto, Ontario Children's
Thompson, Camilla Stellarton, Nova Scotia All ages and abilities.
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Justus, Rob Orleans, Ontario Picture Books, Middle Grade Graphic Novels, Early Reader Books
Pelaez, Abby Vancouver, British Columbia Fiction, Narrative Non-Fiction, Memoir, Food Writing, Songwriting, Magazine Articles, Website Copywriting with SEO
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Rule, Nancy Pickering, Ontario Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Picture Books, Chapter Books, Romantic Comedy, Dark Fiction,
Greene, Mark Allan Edmonton, Alberta Grade 4 and up
Dairywala, Tasneem Wasaga, Ontario Children books, picture books Highschool students
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Kress, Adrienne Toronto, Ontario Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Historical, Reluctant Reader Grade 4 - 12
Howse, Joseph Terence Bay, Nova Scotia literary fiction; computer programming (non-fiction) grades 10-12; college; university
Kakwinokasum , Joseph Sooke, British Columbia Fiction and memoir High school
BIPOC,
Golshan, Sahar Mississauga, Ontario Creative Non-Fiction and Children's Literature Ages 4-7, preschool to Grade 2
BIPOC,
Flanders, Judith Montreal , Quebec History, crime fiction high school
McCracken, Rosemary Toronto, Ontario Crime Fiction Ages 16-18. Grades 10, 11 and 12. Grade 10 reading level.
Sasagawa, Emi Vancouver, British Columbia
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Alexander, Chris Oakville, Ontario Film Studies
Tang, Liana , Ontario
Kozak, W. Ruth New Westminster BC, British Columbia mid to late teens. (grade 9s or older are best)
Von Paschen, Renée , _none Fiction, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction, Screenwriting, Story-telling age 12 - 19
Lim, Thea Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Detective Fiction
BIPOC,
Best , Ashley-Elizabeth , _none
Living with a disability,
Mendel, Charlotte Enfield, Nova Scotia Literary fiction and YA 12 and up
Kemp, Bruce Merrickville, Ontario Everything that catches my interest. Students in grade 9 and higher
Clendenan, Megan Vancouver, British Columbia Children's non-fiction and fiction Ages 7-15, Grades 3 to 9
Diezyn, Caroline London, Ontario Non-fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Kory, Kristin Hamilton , Ontario Poetry
Dhaliwal, Preeti Kaur Traditional and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations || Vancouver ||, British Columbia Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Sullivan, Michael Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Non-fiction Grades 9-12, university students
Ryan, Tim Calgary, Alberta Literary Fiction
Dillon , Pamela , Ontario
Baines, Christian Toronto, Ontario Thriller, Comedy, Speculative Fiction, LGBTQI2S+
LGBTQI2S,
Ng, Wayne Ottawa, Ontario Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adult Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction-Coming of Age, Crime, Mystery, Multicultural, Own Voices Any
BIPOC,
Turner, Neil Ottawa, Ontario Thriller
Kilpatrick, Nancy Montreal, Quebec 12 to 18, reading level grade 8
Johns, Jessica Edmonton, Alberta Fiction
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Smith, Sadé Mississauga, Ontario Children's Books Grades Kindergarten to grade 8
BIPOC,
Afenfia, Michael Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Fiction
BIPOC,
Spencer, Oliver Dean Montreal, Quebec Mystery and Speculative Fiction
Living with a disability,
Wood, TP Westville, Nova Scotia
Drukker, Kelly Norah Montreal, Quebec Poetry; Creative Nonfiction Adults; Young Learners
Wong, Rita Vancouver, British Columbia
Drache, Sharon Toronto, Ontario literary fiction and journalism Grades k-12
Singh, Sonya Toronto, Ontario rom com
BIPOC,
Mawhiney, A-M Sudbury, Ontario Speculative Fiction Secondary and post secondary
Living with a disability,
Butler, Jenna Barrhead County, Alberta Poetry, nonfiction (memoir, researched nonfiction, travel writing, environmental writing), fiction High school
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Frankson, Greg Whitby, Ontario Poetry, Spoken Word, Creative Nonfiction Grades 4-12 (Junior/Intermediate/Senior)
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Bourgeois, David C.C. Montreal, Quebec Fiction and Drama
Jamieson, Audrey Calgary, Alberta Speculative Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Dandapani, Arundati Toronto/gta, Ontario
BIPOC,
Wilson, Kenny Coniston, Ontario
Living with a disability,
Wiggins, K.A. Abbotsford, British Columbia MG, YA & Adult/All-Ages Speculative, including: Contemporary Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Dystopian, Post Apocalyptic, Eco-Punk/Climate Fiction, Urban Fantasy/Paranormal, Science Fiction, Horror, Canadian Gothic, Gothic Dystopian; Mystery & Romance Subplots Upper elementary (roughly Grade 4+), Middle School, or High School can be accommodated
Payne, Jessica Toronto, Ontario poetry, autofiction, essays, short stories
Craig, Kevin Toronto, Ontario Contemporary, Young Adult, Literary, Non-Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Beddia, Lea Joliette, Quebec Young Adult Fiction educators/librarians, students aged 9+, any reading level.
Di Zhang, Angel Toronto, Ontario Literary magic realism
BIPOC,
Mockler, Kathryn Victoria, British Columbia Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting
Williams, E. M. Toronto, Ontario contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, fantasy action, superhero High school
Living with a disability,
King, Peter Ottawa, Ontario
LGBTQI2S,
Thomas, PJ Peterborough, Ontario Poetry
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Gereaux, Tara Regina, Saskatchewan Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction
BIPOC,
Currie, Susan Brampton, Ontario Middle Grade, YA
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Graves, Judith Summerside, Prince Edward Island Grades 3 and up.
Lockyer, Brooke Toronto, Ontario Literary fiction
Gillis, Susan Lanark County, Ontario Poetry
McDonald, Anne Regina, Saskatchewan historical fiction and non-fiction age 10 to adult
Khelawan, Rajni Mala Toronto, Ontario Adult Fiction; Historical Fiction; Magic Realism; Children's Books High School; JK - Grade 6
BIPOC,
Garvie, Maureen (McCallum) Kingston, Ontario
Rivers, Robin Vancouver, British Columbia Historical Fantasy High School
Hawkins, Vanessa Pennfield, New Brunswick Horror, Fantasy, Satire, Romance, Urban Fantasy
BIPOC,
Reyes, Cynthia Clarington, Ontario
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Dolan, Sean Patrick Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario Fiction - Thriller (Terrorism), Historical Social Science/English
Little, Catherine Toronto, Ontario Picture Books P/J
BIPOC,
Forler, Nan Waterloo, Ontario Picture Books Early Years / Primary / Junior
Butler, Paul Lethbridge, Alberta
Darwin, Véronique Rossland, British Columbia
Koval, Anne Sackville, New Brunswick Biography, Art History, Poetry grades 6 and up
Thapar, Mala Barrie, Ontario Prose and Poetry 15+
BIPOC,
Nguyen, Linh San Toronto, Ontario Children's fantasy, creative non-fiction Elementary to middle-grade, junior grades preferred
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Beaumel, Laetitia Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec Poetry - Novel
Grant, Shauntay Halifax, Nova Scotia Poetry; Playwriting; Writing for Children
Smith, Jason Scarborough, Ontario
Wagner, Colleen Toronto, Ontario Drama, short fiction, fiction
Cader, Fathima Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC,
Savage, Candace Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Non-fiction, including children's literature
Garbutt, Loretta Toronto, Ontario Picture book
Mezghanni, Samar Samir Ottawa, Ontario fiction, non-fiction, academic research
BIPOC,
Kachala, Elaine Toronto, Ontario Nonfiction, middle grade children, middle grade (4-8), 9-12 years
Rosen, Rachel TORONTO, Ontario fantasy, sci-fi, eco-fiction, non-fiction
Living with a disability,
Hilles, Robert Nanaimo, _none Poetry and Fiction
Subramanian Kanta, Sneha Greater Toronto Area, Ontario Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid
BIPOC,
Koop, Gregory Edmonton, Alberta Literary Fiction
Living with a disability,
Morton, Mark Kitchener, Ontario Creative non-fiction; dystopian fiction High school
Powell, Shantell Kitchener, Ontario
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Jabara, Albert Ottawa, Ontario
Harwood-Jones, Markus Toronto, Ontario Young adult, romance, lgbtq, queer, trans, fiction Ages 12+
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Cook, Gregory M Saint John, Nova Scotia Grades: 6-12
Brewster, Hugh Toronto, Ontario
LGBTQI2S,
Sneyd, Lola Toronto, Ontario k-8
Slade, Arthur Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Young Adult Middle School/High School
Blunt, Giles Toronto, Ontario Fiction, Screenplay, Poetry
Luciuk, Lubomyr Kingston , Ontario
De Sa, Anthony Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction High School
Raffan, James Seeley's Bay, Ontario
Tullson, Diane , _none Fiction Grade 7-12
Maitland, Colette Gananoque, Ontario Fiction
Capilongo, Domenico Toronto, Ontario Poetry, Prose High School
Deckha, Nitin Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC,
Leveille, Kathy-Diane Quispamsis, New Brunswick
Simmers, Bren Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Poetry and creative non-fiction
Elder, R. Bruce Toronto, Ontario High-school art students
Boughton, Noelle Toronto, Ontario Non-fiction Youth and young adults interested in Canadian literature.
Davies, Lynn Fredericton, New Brunswick poetry, essays, reviews, freelance pieces, also poems and stories for children Grades 1 to 12
Little, Melanie Toronto, Ontario
Kerbel, Deborah Thornhill, Ontario Children's Literature
de Leeuw, Sarah Lake Country, British Columbia Poetry, Literary Non-Fiction, Academic/Research Grade 7 and above
Kirsch, Sharon Toronto, Ontario Creative non-fiction
Hudson, Noel Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia Fiction, Nonfiction, Travel
Cavanagh, Paul London, Ontario Literary fiction
Zeman, Ludmila Montreal, Quebec
Clark, Judith Calgary, Alberta
Colwell, Stephen New Lowell, Ontario Spirituality, New Age, Historical Fiction High School /University Level
Dionne, JoAnn Victoria, British Columbia Nonfiction
Trinh, Linda Winnipeg, Manitoba
BIPOC,
Beiser, Vince Vancouver, British Columbia Literary Nonfiction
Cunningham, Francine Cree, Metis, Settler, Alberta Fiction, Poetry, Creative non-fiction, Screen all grades
BIPOC,
Butler Hallett, Michelle St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Literary-historical fiction. I write genre hybrids -- whatever I need to serve my story.
Living with a disability,
Byggdin, K.R. Halifax, Nova Scotia Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Beirne, Luke Francis Saint John, New Brunswick Literary fiction
Rao-Robinson, Anitha MILTON, Ontario Picture book and Middle Grade Grades K-6
BIPOC,
Graham, Laurie D. Peterborough, Ontario Poetry
Nyoka, Gail Slocan Park, British Columbia Children's and adult Grades 4 - 6
BIPOC,
Zier-Vogel, Lindsay Toronto, Ontario fiction (adult), kidlit (picture books) grades jk-6
Johnson, J. Ivanel (Julie) New Denmark, New Brunswick, New Brunswick mystery/suspense novels, poetry, plays/musicals, short stories any age above Grade 4
Living with a disability,
Babcock, Heather Toronto, Ontario Literary fiction, historical fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir writing
LGBTQI2S,
Valencia, Jacqueline Toronto, Ontario Short Fiction, Essays, Poetry, Film Critique
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Prins, Marie Colborne, Ontario grades 4, 5, 6
Whitney-Brown, Carolyn Cowichan Bay, British Columbia
Chrismas, Robert Winnipeg, Manitoba Non-fiction and literary fiction
Boteju (she/her), Tanya Vancouver, British Columbia
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Hussain, Salma toronto, Ontario Children and Adult Fiction
Goodhand, Seyward Winnipeg, Manitoba
LGBTQI2S,
Farrell Holler, Sue Grande Prairie, Alberta Children's/Young Adult K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12
Hamilton, Patti-Kay Fort Smith, Northwest Territories children to college
Chiang, Sylv Pickering, Ontario Grade 3-8
So, Vicki Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC,
Black, Lucy Port Perry, Ontario
Tucker, Heather Ajax, Literary Fiction High school senior
Whitson, Audrey J Edmonton, Alberta Grades 5 and up.
Rabbani, Waheed Grimsby, Ontario Historical Fiction
Boyle, Frances Ottawa, Ontario Fiction and poetry
Bowie, Chuck Fredericton, New Brunswick
Syms, Shawn Toronto, Ontario Literary fiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Orford, Emily-Jane North Gower, Ontario Creative Nonfiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Young Adult 10 and up
Roberts, Clea Whitehorse, Yukon
Callanan, Mark St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador poetry
Vlessides, Michael Canmore, Alberta Non-Fiction
Lakoseljac, Bianca Tiny, Ontario Novels, short stories, poetry, essays, book reviews
Bustin, Pam Chapleau, Ontario Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, LGBTQI2S fiction, Drama, Non-Fiction
Carson, Edward Toronto, Ontario Poetry Readers
Douglas, Tom Oakville, Ontario All
den Hartog, Kristen Toronto, Ontario Fiction and Non Fiction
Gold, Nora Toronto, Ontario Fiction High school
Bertin, Johanna Smithfield, New Brunswick Biography, Non-fiction
Nattel, Lilian , Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Hale, Michael Elora, Ontario
Theis, Leona Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Fiction, Personal essay, Memoir High school students
Living with a disability,
Attema, Martha Powassan, Ontario Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade Kindergarten - grades 9
Malik, Fareh , Ontario Poetry, Creative Non-fiction Grades 9+
BIPOC,
Andersen, Lene Toronto, Ontario Non-fiction, Creative non-fiction
Living with a disability,
Fyvie, Erica Toronto, Ontario writing for children -Grades 3-8, all reading levels welcome, topics include environmental issues and media literacy
Shepherd, Andrea Montreal, Quebec Fiction, non-fiction
Messier, Mireille Toronto, Ontario Children's (picture books) Grades JK to 6
Edwards, Frank B Westport, Ontario Children's non-fiction, Adult non-fiction, Picture books. Schools (primary to young adult) Schools (grades one to 9)
da costa, paulo Calgary, Alberta Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry, Translator Grade 6+
Malik, Tāriq VANCOUVER, British Columbia Poetry / Literary & Creative Historical Fiction / BC / Vancouver / Punjab / Colonial India / Pakistan / History / 1947 Indian Partition / Research / Teach / Explore Culture & History & Literature All
BIPOC,
Frayne, Sharon Niagara on the Lake, Ontario Short Stories, Young Adult Fiction, Adult Speculative Fiction Grades 6 - 12
Carranza, Leonarda Brampton, Ontario
BIPOC,
Church, Dana L Waterloo, Ontario Nonfiction Grades 2–6
Walsh, Helen Toronto, Ontario
Sze, Gillian Montreal, Quebec
BIPOC,
Myers, Christina , British Columbia Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, Journalism
Rodgers, Margaret Oshawa, Ontario Creative non fiction and academic essays and art reviews high school
McLean, Maria Coletta Etobicoke, Ontario non-fiction
Collins, Cobra Calgary , Alberta Poetry and Spoken Word
BIPOC,
Marques, Irene Toronto, University, College, High School
Aitken, Stephen Ottawa, Ontario Middle Grade non-fiction, picture books, environmental fiction, early readers Grades 3-6
Michaels, Sean Montreal, Quebec literary fiction, historical fiction, interactive fiction, music criticism
Vo, Nancy Vancouver, British Columbia Picture Books Ages 7-10
Körner, Miriam Air Ronge, Saskatchewan Young Adult, Children's Book, Fiction, Non-Fiction k-12
Skidmore, Patricia Nanaimo, British Columbia
MacIntyre, Roderick Christina Lake, British Columbia Fiction Grades 4 and up
Kellogg, Paul Toronto, Ontario Non-Fiction – political economy, social movements
O'Connor, Heather M. Peterborough, Ontario Children's books, picture books, young adult fiction, nonfiction, short stories, speculative fiction, historical fiction.. Any grade
Das, Subrata East York, Ontario
BIPOC,
Siré, Cora Montréal, Quebec Fiction, essays, poetry
Thompson, Kim Salt Spring Island,
Levy, Joanne Clinton, Ontario Contemporary Middle Grade
Lendrum, Bonnie Carlisle, Ontario Fiction; Literary Fiction
Dunnion, Kristyn Toronto, Ontario Speculative Fiction, primarily grade 9 and higher
LGBTQI2S,
Bursey, Jeff Edmonton, Alberta Fiction and non-fiction
Goldstone, Gabriele Winnipeg, Manitoba YA HIstorical Fiction Grades 9 and up
Long, Angela , Ontario poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction
Stern, Reva Leah Toronto, Ontario Mystery/Thriller, "The Prescorr Journals." teens and older
BIPOC,
Polak, Monique Montreal, Quebec all age levels
McGill, Robert Hamilton, Ontario
Living with a disability,
MacDonald, J. Hugh Brudenell, PEI, Prince Edward Island Grades: k-12
Hale, Amanda Hornby Island, BC, British Columbia Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir Teens
LGBTQI2S,
Schmidt, René Trenton,, Ontario Junior, Intermediate or Senior Division
Crook, Marion Gibsons, British Columbia memoir, cozy mysteries teens or adults
Barton, Bob Toronto,, Ontario K to 8
Grills, Barry North Bay, Ontario Fiction, Non-Fiction senior post secondary to post-secondary level
Living with a disability,
Miskonoodinkwe Smith, Christine Toronto, Ontario Memoir college, university
BIPOC,
Siliente, R.E. Ottawa, Ontario Memoir young adults
BIPOC,
Botha, Danila Toronto, Ontario
Living with a disability,
Kakakaway, Robert Whitecap, Saskatchewan High school, Postsecondary and Adults
BIPOC,
Pendgracs, Doreen Matlock, Manitoba non-fiction 10 years old and up
deGroot, Renny Bewdley, Ontario Historical Fiction, Mystery 7 and up
Simpson, Bruce Hamilton, Ontario Children's Picture Book FDK, Grade One
Living with a disability,
More, David Kingston, Ontario Historical Fiction any
Carmichael, Curtis Scarborough , Ontario
BIPOC,
Gaston, Lise Vancouver,
LaPierre, Margo Ottawa, Ontario Literary Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Aire, Ekiuwa Oakville, Ontario African History, Black History, History, Children
BIPOC,
Wood Barrett, Rebecca Whistler, British Columbia fiction, children's, screenwriting Age 9-12, Grades 4-6
Corr, John Hamilton, Ontario Middle Grade fiction Grades 5-12
Sam, Eleanor P. Toronto, Ontario Fiction
BIPOC,
Aiello, KJ Toronto, Ontario Personal Essay, Nonfiction, Fiction
Living with a disability,
Henderson, Doley T'karonto, Ontario creative nonfiction
Turnbull, Bryn Toronto, Ontario Historical Fiction
McLeod, Darrel Sooke, British Columbia Memoir
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Bryant, Daniel Toronto , Ontario Gothic Humour Young Adults who are generally disaffected.
Flather, /Patti Whitehorse, Yukon
Carley, Rod North Bay, Ontario Literary Fiction
Glenn-Copeland, Elizabeth Hamilton, Ontario Grade 3 and up
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Rowntree, Lenore Vancouver/Gibsons, British Columbia Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Plays High school and upper elementary school
Galat, Joan Marie Greater Edmonton Region, Alberta Presentations available for K-12, mixed age groups, and family audiences.
Rosenbaum, Bev Katz Toronto, Ontario Young adult Middle schoolers, high schoolers, university students
Miller, John Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
davey, douglas GUELPH, Ontario Young adult teens
LGBTQI2S,
Stemp, Heather North Bay, Ontario Historical Fiction Middle grades 4-6 for Amelia & Me YA grades 7-9 for Under Amelia's Wing
Shaben, Carol Vancouver, British Columbia Creative nonfiction, literary journalism middle to high school
BIPOC,
Gawthrop, Daniel New Westminster, British Columbia
LGBTQI2S,
Ruth, Elizabeth Toronto, Ontario
LGBTQI2S,
Bushkowsky, Aaron Vancouver,
Wagner, Bernadette Treaty 4, Regina, Saskatchewan Poetry K to 12
Backhouse, Frances Victoria, British Columbia Creative Nonfiction
Olding, Susan Victoria, British Columbia
Ohi, Ruth Toronto, Ontario Children's Picture Books
BIPOC,
Madott, Darlene Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction HIGH SCHOOL
Abbott, Elizabeth Toronto, Ontario Nonfiction, Historical fiction
Glickman, Susan Toronto, ON, Ontario
Zimmermann, H. Werner Guelph, Ontario children's picture books K - 8
Mirolla, Michael Hamilton, Ontario Fiction, poetry, plays
Granek, Debbie Toronto, ON, Juvenile & Young Adult Fiction, and Picture books JK-12
Bowering, Marilyn Victoria, British Columbia Additional work in film and opera.
Dean, Leesa KRESTOVA, British Columbia Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction Any
Mardero, Adam , Ontario
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
John, Jeremy Sudbury, Ontario short stories / middle grade / young adult grades 4-8
Toews, Mitchell Rennie , Manitoba Literary Fiction: Flash Fiction, Short Stories, Novel Youth
Williams (Adams/Alexander), Rebekkah Owen Sound, Ontario Fiction, Non-Fiction
McPherson, David Waterloo, Ontario Non-Fiction
Stevenson, Robin , British Columbia K-12; adult
LGBTQI2S,
Reid, Aimee Hamilton, Ontario children's books JK-grade four for picture books readings; older for discussion of writing and publishing process
Mohamed, Premee Edmonton, Alberta
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Stevan, Diana Campbell River, British Columbia Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romantic Mystery
Saeed, Jamal Kingston, Ontario
Ryan, Mike Millbrook, Ontario
Zimmerman, Alex Victoria, British Columbia older chilren (14+)
Lax, Sharon Deux-Montagnes / Wendat, Abenakai, Anishaabeg and Kanien'kehá:ka , Quebec Literary: Prose and Poetry High School, 7th-12th; all reading levels
LGBTQI2S,
Thapa, Manjushree Toronto, Ontario Fiction, literary nonfiction, and literary translation.
BIPOC,
Ashton, Jenn North Vancouver, British Columbia Non Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Flash Any
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Grisenthwaite, Gord Kingsville, Ontario
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Nećakov, Lillian Toronto, Ontario Poetry High School
Hailemariam, Solomon Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC,
Ownman, Paul , Ontario Contemporary issues, insights & humour.
Harmer, Liz Hamilton, Ontario
Younge-Ullman, Danielle Toronto, Ontario Adult, Young Adult Middle grade and young adult
Radecki, Barbara Toronto, Ontario Young Adult Teens, Aspiring Writers, Book Clubs
Aitken, Kelley Kelley, Ontario middle school and high school
Cayley, Kate Toronto, Ontario Fiction/Drama/Poetry
LGBTQI2S,
Dunleavy, Deborah Brockville, Ontario Fiction high school
Graziani, E. (Edy) , Ontario Various
Brownlee, Maureen , Literary Fiction
Levy, Jerry Toronto, Ontario
Clark, Pam Calgary, Alberta Historical fiction, Social Justice, Poetry, Children's Literature Junior/ Senior high
Stewart, Sheila Toronto, Ontario poetry
Hathaway, Luke Halifax, Nova Scotia poetry, essays, libretti, plays
LGBTQI2S,
Oron, Judie Halifax, Nova Scotia ages 14+
Dunn , M.D. Sault Ste Marie, Ontario nonfiction music, poetry, fiction grade school, high school, post secondary
Laidlaw, Rob Toronto, Ontario
Maruno, Jennifer Burlington, Ontario Children's Literature
Anderson-Dargatz, Gail Salmon Arm, _none Fiction Middle school, high school, literacy learner groups
Giangrande, Carole Toronto, ON, Ontario fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children.
McNicoll, Sylvia Burlington, ON, Ontario Young adult and children's literature grades 3-6, grades 6-9, High school writers' craft
Stachniak, Eva TORONTO, Ontario fiction, historical fiction Higher grades, history and humanities students
Adderson, Caroline Vancouver, British Columbia Primary, Intermediate and Secondary
gill, lakshmi , _none
BIPOC,
Smith, Michael Kelowna, British Columbia fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction/memoir, screenwriting, comedy. High School
LGBTQI2S,
Gatenby, Greg Toronto, Ontario History
Living with a disability,
Ens, Sarah Winnipeg, Manitoba Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Graham, Taylor Marie Cambridge, Ontario
Silvie, Monica Vancouver, British Columbia Children's fiction and non-fiction K to Grade 4
Carr, Charlene Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Upmarket and Women's Fiction
BIPOC,
Ness Gordon, Laurie South Frontenac, Ontario Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, YA Grade 6-12
Nickel, Barbara Yarrow, British Columbia Poetry/Children's Literature/Creative Nonfiction Adapted to K-12
Fahner, Kim Sudbury , Ontario poetry, plays, prose (creative non-fiction essays, short stories, novels) Gr 3-12
Födi, Lee Edward Vancouver, British Columbia Childrens, Fantasy K-8
Hobson, Michael Cambridge, Ontario contemporary
Christou, Theodore Kingston, Ontario
Living with a disability,
Davy, Denise Burlington , Ontario Non fiction
Hrab, Naseem Toronto, Ontario Children's Writing; Comedy Writing; Personal Essays Grades K and up / Ages 5 and up
BIPOC,
Lundy, Randy ,
BIPOC,
McDiarmid, Jessica Toronto, Ontario
Thierry Llewellyn, Joy Pender Island, British Columbia Screenwriting, Young Adult, Travel Writing, Memoir All ages, from elementary to high school to college to university
Cross-Blanchard, Molly Vancouver, British Columbia Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
BIPOC,
van Staalduinen, Brent Hamilton, Ontario Fiction, Creative Nonfiction Grades 7-12
Angelo, Lexie , Alberta Crime/Mystery, Short Story, Non-Fiction - Food.
Piudik, Jaclyn Toronto, Ontario Poetry
M00re, Tom St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Gaughan, Laura Rock Lakefield, Ontario High school
Srigley, Ron Owen Sound, Ontario
Irwin, Sue , Ontario Nonfiction for children and teens Grades K-12
Narbonne, Andre Windsor, Ontario
Wolfe, Kym , Ontario high school, reading level grade 9 and up
Jennings, Peter Midland, Ontario Creative non-fiction any
Harris-Callway, Madeleine Toronto, Ontario Crime Fiction
Valiani, Salimah Calgary, Alberta poetry; research grades 6 to 12
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Wayne, Joyce Oakville, Ontario
Lewis, Amanda West Perth, Ontario YA grade 7 +
Blomer, Yvonne Victoria, British Columbia Poetry, Memoir and Fiction
McLeod, Heather Thunder Bay, Ontario preschool to high school
Nuttall-Smith, Ben White Rock, British Columbia Grades 2 – 5
Vasey, Paul , _none
Storms, Patricia Toronto, Ontario Children's books I can present from grades JK to college level
Kennedy, Fred , Ontario
BIPOC,
Cioni, Maria Toronto, Ontario Grade school, up
Elcock, Michael Victoria, British Columbia 6-18
Waltner-Toews, David Kitchener, ON, Ontario
Daher, Anita , _none
Staunton, Ted Port Hope, Ontario all genres for young readers: picture books, novels, YA, graphic novels, non-fiction as above, different presentations for all ages and grades
Aker, Don Halifax, Nova Scotia Young Adult
Kilbourne, Christina Bracebridge, Ontario
Soderstrom, Mary Montreal, Quebec Non-Fiction, novels, short stories
Macaulay, Regan W. H. Toronto, Ontario Children's literature, including middle-grade and picture books, as well as horror/fantasy-comedy mashups for adult readers K-3
Ahang-Mehdawi, Parastu , Ontario Non-Fiction
BIPOC,
Chong, Kevin Vancouver, British Columbia
BIPOC,
Morrison , Geoffrey D. Vancouver , British Columbia Literary fiction
Carter, Kern Toronto, Ontario High school students at any reading level
BIPOC,
Leslie, Rosella Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry
Paul, Heather Barrie, Ontario Literary Fiction
Narsimhan, Mahtab Vancouver, British Columbia Middle Grade fantasy and contemporary novels. Grades 4-6 (ages 9-12) and grades 7-8 (ages 12-14)
Wimsett, David Kentville, Nova Scotia Womans Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Junior High to High School
Chornenki, Genevieve ,
Donaldson, Ceilidh Montreal, Quebec Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Fiction, Short Story
Kipp, Andrew Wellesley, Ontario Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction (science fiction/cyber & steampunk/historical fiction), Fantasy, Academic Pre-teen to young adult (12-22)
Living with a disability,
Gentile, Leslie Brentwood Bay, British Columbia middle grade fiction ages 7-12
BIPOC,
Iannacci, Elio Toronto, Ontario
LGBTQI2S,
Edgar, Patti Calgary, Alberta Middle Grade
Potvin, Lorrie Kingston, Ontario
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Johnson, Jacqueline ,
Silver, Erin Toronto, Ontario middle grade fiction, middle grade nonfiction, picture books grades 5-7
Flanagan, Susan St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Fiction Junior high-high school
Halton, Phil Saint John, New Brunswick Historical Fiction, History
Gauer, Kathleen Toronto, Ontario Picture Books 5-8 years, grades K-3
Saravia, Alejandro Brossard, Quebec Prose & Poetry
BIPOC,
Richter, Lisa Toronto, Ontario
Partridge, Shawna Sudbury, Ontario Fiction; Historical Fiction; Nonfiction
Zwarenstein, Carlyn Toronto, Ontario
Living with a disability,
Smith, Kara Ghobhainn Pain Court, Ontario
Stewart, Wendi Vaughan, Nova Scotia literary fiction, creative non-fiction high school
BIPOC,
Paul, Julie Victoria, British Columbia poetry, fiction, CNF
Joudrey, M. C. Winnipeg, Manitoba any
Rice, Waubgeshig Sudbury, Ontario Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction, Indigenous Fiction
BIPOC,
Koller, Katherine Edmonton, Alberta novel, short story, drama, screenplay, nonfiction, poetry, essay Junior and high school: grades 7-12
Dalrymple, Lisa Victoria, British Columbia Young Readers
Quattrocchi, Marina Smiths Falls, Ontario
Winters, Kari-Lynn St. Catharines, Ontario Toddlers, Children, Parents, Teachers
Grubisic, Katia Montréal, Quebec
Sol, Adam Toronto, Ontario Poetry, Nonfiction
Haigh, Jerry Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Non-Fiction Grades one to twelve (and university), adults of any age.
Grant, Vicki Halifax, Nova Scotia Middle grade and young adult Grades 4 through 12
MORDECAI, PAMELA CLAIRE TORONTO, Ontario Long and short fiction, poetry, plays all grades; all reading levels
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Love, K. Ann King City, ON (short drive to Toronto, Peel, York), Ontario Children's Non Fiction 8-14
Geddes, Gary Thetis Island, British Columbia Freedom to Read Award (TWUC) High school students
Cowley, Christine Southern Ontario, Ontario
BIPOC,
Sauve, Paulette-Marie Montreal, Quebec all age groups
Hutsell-Manning, Linda Cobourg, ON, Ontario Fiction, memoir, poetry, playwriting, juvenile novels, picture books Kindergarten to Grade 3 - picture books and play creation Grade 4 to 6 or 7 - time-travel novels, play writing Grade 7 to 12 - short stories, novel, play writing Adult - Fiction, memoir, poetry, play writing, juvenile novels, picture books
Thomas, H. Nigel Greenfield Park, Quebec Fiction, poetry, literary criticism
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Wakelyn, Chelsea Nanaimo, British Columbia Literary fiction
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Ritchie, Rob Wiarton, Ontario
Moulton, donalee Halifax, Nova Scotia Tween or young adult
Prashaw, Rick Ottawa, Ontario High school, college/university
Living with a disability,
Dunn, Claire Ross TORONTO, Ontario
Friedman, Kathy Toronto, Ontario Fiction, creative nonfiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Deed, Jaswant Brampton, Ontario PANJABI AND ASIAN COMMUNITY
VanSickle, Vikki Toronto, Ontario Kindergarten to Grade 10
Ramsay, Heather Chilliwack, British Columbia Creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Dunkin, Jess Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction
Gunraj, Andrea Toronto, Ontario
Jain, Mahak , Ontario Adult Fiction; Children's Fiction
BIPOC,
Harris, Carla Regina, Saskatchewan Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Playwright
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Hudson, Allan Dieppe, New Brunswick Action/adventure. Mystery. Historical Fiction. Short Stories. High school
Living with a disability,
Dyer, Hadley Toronto, Ontario
Barron, Joelle Fort Frances, Ontario Poetry/Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Cusmano, Liana Montreal, Quebec fiction, poetry, spoken word
LGBTQI2S,
Marshall, Yolanda T. Toronto, Ontario PICTURE BOOKS All
BIPOC,
Luby, Brittany , _none Historical Nonfiction; Children's Picturebooks
Thompson, Cheryl Toronto, Ontario K-12
BIPOC,
White, Karen Lee Victoria, British Columbia Adult Fiction, Adult Suspense, Adult Humour, Indigenous. any
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Hetherington, Victoria Toronto, Ontario science fiction, spec-fic, literary, Canadian
LGBTQI2S,
Sicherman, Claire , British Columbia Memoir, Creative Nonfiction
Johnston, Simon Vancouver, British Columbia High School
Burakowski, Ella Toronto, Ontario
Groth, Darren Vancouver, British Columbia Literary Fiction, YA Fiction Grades 7-12
Henderson, Patricia Kingston , Ontario Fiction
Pinkney, Jeff Haliburton and Baden, Ontario Children's Literature and Poetry Grades 2-5
Dublin, Anne Toronto, Ontario
Rice, Bruce Regina, Saskatchewan Poetry, Creative Nonfiction Grade 9 and up
Lazurko, Anne Weyburn, Saskatchewan Fiction; Poetry Adult ages 16 to 100
Frizzell, Colin Toronto, Ontario Fiction I'm comfortable with all ages. I am a guest who caters to their host.
Woodward, Caroline New Denver , British Columbia short fiction, novels, memoir, essays, travel articles, adult literacy, chapter books 8-11 years, picture books, y/a 24 or less for K-3 and 4-7, 32 for Grades 8-12
Sibbald, Barbara Ottawa, Ontario Fiction, nonfiction, journalism
Zeman-Spaleny, Linda Toronto, Ontario
Lahey, Anita Ottawa, Ontario
deMeulles, Richard Sudbury, Ontario High School, creative writing/literature students
Šobat, Gail Sidonie Edmonton, Alberta YA Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry; Literary Fiction, Poetry (adults) Grades 4-6, Grades 7-12, adult
goodall, lian , Non-fiction, historical fiction.
Freeman, Bill Toronto, Ontario Young Adult novels, cities, democracy, people's history, police procedurals grades 6 to 8
Reineberg Holt, Faye Calgary, Alberta Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry Grades 6 and up
Gallander, Benj Toronto, Ontario
Moore, Christopher Toronto, _none Middle school to high school
Scarsbrook, Richard Toronto, Ontario Adult, Teen, Middle Grade
Homel, David Montreal, Quebec Fiction, non-fiction, literary translation
Hernández-Ramdwar, Camille Tkaronto, Ontario Literary fiction; creative non-fiction; short stories.
BIPOC,
Childs, Lucian Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Hegele, Sydney Toronto, Ontario Literary fiction, creative nonfiction, personal essays, poetry Grades 4-12
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Magro, Anthony , Ontario
Hughes, Alison Edmonton, Alberta Children's Literature, Short Fiction
Spenst, Kevin Vancouver, British Columbia high school students
Yearington, Tim Kingston and also Kitchizibi Metis Territory (Ottawa/Mattawa River), Ontario Indigenous (Metis-Algonquin) Traditional Knowledge and Worldview High school and up
BIPOC,
Marjerrison, Lara Toronto, Ontario Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Screenwriting Elementary, High School, College
LGBTQI2S,
Blake, Becky Toronto, Ontario
Quon, Anna Halifax, Nova Scotia poetry, literary fiction
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Kim, Michelle Surrey, _none
BIPOC,
Roy, Ian Ottawa, Ontario Fiction, Poetry Grades 3 to 6
Henman, Pat Bonnington, British Columbia Memoir 14 and over
Living with a disability,
Hosein, Jennifer Toronto, Ontario poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
BIPOC,
Kadarusman, Michelle Toronto, Ontario Middle-grade fiction, Picture books
Canon, Ian Edmonton, Alberta
BIPOC,
Hawtrey, Penelope , Ontario Fiction, Fantasy, Memoir
Grundy, Susan Montreal and Bolton-ouest, Quebec Fiction and narrative nonfiction
Somerville, Janet Toronto, Ontario Literary nonfiction and fiction Grade 6 and up
Clark, Richard Oakville, Ontario Children's/chapter books/middle grade books
Heartfield, Kate Ottawa, Ontario Speculative fiction I generally write for adults, but am happy to talk to teens or middle grade students about writing.
LGBTQI2S,
Mehta, Anubha MISSISSAUGA, Ontario
Principe, Cetta Toronto, Ontario Creative/ experimental non-fiction, poetry, memoir and personal essay, short short fiction
Living with a disability,
Promislow, Dawn Toronto, Ontario Literary fiction
de Lange, Deborah Toronto, Ontario
maviglia, joseph Toronto, Ontario Poetry/Songwriting/Fiction/Non-Fiction/Libretto Highschool all levels
Withers, Pam Vancouver, British Columbia adventure, survival, young adult 4th through 12th grade
Sabaye Moghaddam, Maria Ottawa, Ontario Fiction, nonfiction
BIPOC,
Dowding, Philippa Toronto, Ontario Middle-grade fiction, YA fiction, poetry Grades 3 and up
Fantetti, Eufemia Toronto, Ontario Teens
Living with a disability,
Favro, Terri Toronto, Ontario Science fiction and popular science Senior high school (grade 11 and up)
Conn, Heather Vancouver/Sunshine Coast, British Columbia Creative nonfiction; short and long prose; picture book fiction; screenwriting, short drama and documentary Kindergarten, grades 1-3; high school
Shields, Vanessa Windsor, Ontario Poetry, Memoir, Fiction, Children's Books I can adapt my presentations to meet the age/reading level/grade needed, including shifting presentations to match curriculum.
Coutu Radmore, Claudia Carleton Place, Ontario 11, 12
Zweig, Eric Owen Sound, Ontario Sports, Children, Y/A My preference is to present to grades 4 to 6, but I’m comfortable with anything from grades 3 to 12.
Brown, Edward Toronto, Ontario
Blackwood, Yvonne Richmond Hill, Ontario
BIPOC,
Haynes, Diane BURNABY, British Columbia narrative fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, young adult
Bradshaw, Mel Toronto, Ontario crime fiction
Munro, Jane VANCOUVER, British Columbia Poetry, Memoir grades 4 - 12
Kyi, Tanya Lloyd Vancouver, British Columbia Children's Literature Grades 4-12
Sullivan, Rosemary Toronto, Ontario Non-Fiction children aged 5 and 6
Dumas, Jacqueline Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Dubé, Paulette Jasper, Alberta poetry and prose
Li, Vivian (Xiao Wen) Toronto/ Vancouver, Ontario Fiction (literary and speculative), poetry, plays, screenwriting, creative nonfiction, podcasting, comics, lyrics, TV writing, children's literature
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Gonzalez, Alyssa Ottawa, Ontario Speculative fiction High school or older
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Sinclair, Michelle Ottawa, Ontario Literary Fiction
Londry, Jennifer Kingston, Ontario
Living with a disability,
DeLeskie, Jennifer Montreal, Quebec
LGBTQI2S,
Hoang, Jolie Phuong Fonthill, Ontario Creative Nonfiction Memoir and Fiction
Irving, Richard Mississauga, Ontario Non-Fiction
Upjohn, Rebecca Toronto, Ontario Children's
Wilson, K. R. (Kevin) Toronto, Ontario Literary fiction
Reaume, Marilyn Stoney Creek, Ontario Children's Poetry 8-14 years of age
Norris, Daniela I. Montreal, Quebec teens 12-17
Duarte, Isabel Toronto, Ontario
Thors, K.B. Red Deer, Alberta Poetry, creative non-fiction, screenwriting.
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Howald, Meg London , Ontario Psychological mystery thriller Senior High School/College Level Literature orWriting Students
Walker, Marcia Montreal, Quebec
Macpherson Vukusic, Tamara Kamloops, British Columbia
Smolash, Naava Vancouver and Montreal, _none
Living with a disability,
Dashtgard, Annahid Toronto, Ontario Non-fiction
BIPOC,
Bennett, Carolyn Brockville, Ontario Fiction, non-fiction, plays, screenplays Grade 11-12
McKenna, Emma Hamilton, Ontario Poetry; N0n-Fiction; Memoir; Fiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Dickson, Barbara Scarborough, Ontario Fiction, Non-fiction, Screenwriting, Magazine, Newspaper High School
Living with a disability,
Pellerin, Brigitte Ottawa, Ontario
LGBTQI2S,
Vincent, John Emil Montreal, Quebec
LGBTQI2S,
Crown, Bruce Toronto, Ontario Literary, Drama, Neo-noir
BIPOC,
Lyall, Casey , Ontario
Champagne, Lyse Ottawa, Ontario Literary fiction (novels and short stories), memoir, plays high school grades
Hohn, Nadia Toronto, Ontario Children's books
BIPOC,
Shreve, Craig Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC,
Okun Hill, Debbie , Ontario Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Blogs
Bolen, Dennis E Victoria, British Columbia Fiction, criticism, journailsm.
Walker, Ruth Oshawa, Ontario Fiction (adult & young adult), poetry and creative nonfiction High school students
Hagen, Jamella whitehorse, Yukon Poetry, fiction, nonfiction Adult, high school, or elementary school.
Elza, Daniela Vancouver, British Columbia Poetry & Creative Non-Fiction
Carolan, Trevor North Vancouver, British Columbia Nonfiction, Poetry, Spoken Word, Journalism
Wood, Heather Toronto, Ontario Fiction, YA fiction, poetry
Hodge, Deborah Vancouver, British Columbia Children's books
Clayton, Conyer Ottawa, Ontario Poetry, Short Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Essays
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Greco, Heidi Surrey, British Columbia poetry, critical writing, fiction My materials are best suited to high school or post-secondary settings.
Mills, Judith Christine Toronto, Ontario Children & Young Adult novels and picture books
Bush, Catherine , _none
Boers, Arthur Toronto, Ontario
Ruzesky, Jay North Cowichan, British Columbia
Ito, Sally Winnipeg, Manitoba Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Poetry, Literary poetry translation Elementary/Junior High/High School
BIPOC,
Fielding, Joy Toronto, Ontario The Golden Oak award for Home Invasion, a novella for adult learners teenagers or older
Hamilton, Bess Komoka, Ontario Fiction
Vitalis, Jessica Waterloo, Ontario 4th-8th grades
Alladin, Erin Parry Sound region, Ontario Children's Nonfiction Grades K-3 (can be adapted for older grades)
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Waterfall, Rhonda , Ontario Literary Fiction
Platana, Janette Peterborough, Ontario
Roitman, Gina St-Colomban, Quebec literary fiction, short stories, memoir, biography
DeLuca, Marjorie (M.M.) Winnipeg, Manitoba Contemporary and historical suspense, YA science fiction grades 10-12
Ulrich, Maureen Lampman, Saskatchewan Young Adult, Plays, Poetry 12 and up
Morris, Rebecca Montreal, Fiction
Diaczuk, Doug Thunder Bay, Ontario Fiction
Oughton, John John, Ontario Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Cooke, Stephanie Toronto, Ontario Fiction, fantasy, contemporary, acton/adventure, middle-grade, young adult, graphic novel Any, but best suited to middle grade audiences (8-12 years of age)
Brewer, Nicole Kitchener, Ontario Fiction High school
LGBTQI2S,
Kirton, Jónína New Westminster, British Columbia Poetry, Non-fiction Grades 10, 11 and 12. I also have presented and taught at a number of colleges and universities.
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Watson, Cristy Surrey, British Columbia
Hoff, Andrea Vancouver, British Columbia comics, nonfction, speculative fiction, graphic memoir
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Heffernan, Virginia Toronto, Ontario Science & Business
Rykov, Mary Toronto, Ontario poetry
Living with a disability,
Albanese, Eleanor Thunder Bay, Ontario Historical Fiction- Creative Non-Fiction- Poetry Grades JK to 12
Nicholson (Partridge), Lynda , Ontario Young adult childrens Grades 3 to 8 approximately
BIPOC,
Donahue, Anne Cambridge, Ontario
Huizinga Mills, Carolyn Breslau, Ontario Picture Books and Literary Fiction Elementary Students
Lockhart, D.A. Waawiiyaatanong/Moravian of the Thames, Ontario Poetry, Essays, Short Fiction, Novels
BIPOC,
Mills, Jean Guelph, Ontario Young Adult/Middle Grade Grades 7-12
Goulden, Alban New Westminster, British Columbia
Nash, Peta-Gaye Mississauga, Ontario Multi-genre (short fiction, poetry, children's literature) 4-7 years
BIPOC,
Paterson, Pamela Kingston, Ontario Fiction, non-fiction
Thomas, Nirmala Hamilton, Ontario Diasporic fiction
Oliver, Alexandra Burlington, Ontario Poetry
Barker, Michelle Vancouver, British Columbia Historical fiction, fantasy, YA, picture book, short fiction, non-fiction, poetry Historical fiction: grades 9-12 Picture book: grades 1-3
Eamer, Claire Gabriola Island, British Columbia
Macpherson, Margaret Deep River , Ontario Junior/ senior high
Enns, Karen Victoria, British Columbia
Draper, Penny Victoria, British Columbia Juvenile Fiction Elementary to high school students
Burtinshaw, Julie Vancouver, British Columbia Young Adult, Adult, Fiction, creative fiction, non-fiction, historical High school students
Rivera, Patria Toronto, Ontario Poetry
BIPOC,
Patz, Deborah Coquitlam, British Columbia Grades 6-12
Doctor, Farzana Etobicoke, Ontario literary fiction and poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Mitchell, Orm Otonabee, Ontario memoir High School
Henighan, Stephen ,
Tregebov, Rhea Vancouver, British Columbia
Charles, Norma Vancouver, British Columbia Picture books and Novels for Middle Grade readers. grades 3-7
Schwartz, Ellen Burnaby, BC, British Columbia Grades 2 through 8
Kessler, Deirdre Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island poetry, children's fiction, nonfiction, plays see above
Walsh, Susan Wakefield, Quebec Non-fiction and Fiction grade three and up
Gabriel, Maryanna Nelson, British Columbia Creative Nonfiction Promoting; adventure; outdoors; travel; history.
Edwards, Sophie Kagawong, Ontario poetry, interdisciplinary writing all grades
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Peck, Frances North Vancouver, British Columbia Literary fiction secondary school
De Gasperi, Giulia , _none
Living with a disability,
Rigg, Brian Toronto, Ontario Poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Sara, Harpreet Surrey, British Columbia Fiction
BIPOC,
Tushabe, Iryn REGINA, Saskatchewan Fiction, Nonfiction, literary journalism
BIPOC,
Doornink, Richard W. , _none
Cohen, Tziporah Toronto, Ontario
Stewart, Michael Ottawa, Ontario Middle Grade, Young Adult, Contemporary, Fantasy, Verse
Earl, Amanda Ottawa, Ontario poetry, fiction, visual poetry, nonfiction grades 9 -12; college; university
LGBTQI2S,
Cusmano, Domenic Montreal, Quebec Nonfiction, fiction, essay, satire
McIsaac, Meaghan , Ontario Middle grade, Young adult, Fantasy, Graphic Novel
Jones, Craig Kingston, Ontario non-fiction Any
Kessaris, Andreas Montreal, _none
Ramsingh, Priya Etobicoke, Ontario
BIPOC,
Desforges, Jaclyn Hamilton, Ontario
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Carmichael, Jacqueline St. Albert, Alberta Non-fiction, fiction
Thompson, Ron Toronto, Ontario Fiction: satire, historical, contemporary
Nag, Sabyasachi (Sachi) Mississauga, Ontario Poetry, Fiction
BIPOC,
Nesbitt, Karen Montreal, Quebec Young Adult High school Grades 7-12
Demchuk, David St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Horror/Literary Grade 10 +
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Meneghetti, Monica Vancouver, British Columbia creative nonfiction/memoir, literary translation
LGBTQI2S,
Frey, J.M. Toronto, Ontario
LGBTQI2S,
Henderson, Keith Montreal West, Quebec age 16 and up
Pendziwol, Jean E. THUNDER BAY, Ontario Adult Fiction, Children's Literature Pre-K to High School
Falkner, Jennifer Ottawa, Ontario
Westcott, Frank Alliston, Ontario Many Any
Silver, Eve St. Catharines, Ontario
Kerrin, Jessica Halifax, Nova Scotia Children's books: middle readers, chapter books, picture books grades P-6
Tamberg, Urve Toronto, Ontario Historical fiction, Kidlit
Brenna, Beverley Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Young Adult (novels; short stories); Middle Grade (novels); Poetry (juvenile); Picture Books PreK - Grade 12
Westerhof, Patricia Toronto, Ontario fiction and nonfiction teens
Bass, Karen Hamilton, Ontario Young Adult & Middle Grade novels Grades 5 to 12.
Barton, John Victoria , British Columbia Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Rivera, Raquel Montreal, Quebec Children's and Young Adult Literature
Arato, Rona North York, Ontario, Ontario Midgrade and YA fiction, biography and historical non-fiction 4th grade through high school grades
Itani, Frances Ottawa, Ontario Novels Poetry Stories Reviews Articles Children’s books high school
Douglas, Ann Golden Lake, Ontario Non-fiction
Scrimger, Richard Toronto, Ontario Mid-school and YA novels, usually quirky.
Sadler, Judy-Ann London, Ontario Books for children
Barris, Ted Uxbridge, Ontario
Hurdle, Crystal North Vancouver, British Columbia
Wider, Tini Burnaby, British Columbia
Simpson, Leanne Toshiko Toronto, Ontario Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
William, Eli K.P. Kamakura, Japan, _none Science fiction, literary fiction, cyberpunk, dystopian literature, Japanese literature Adult
London, Erica Oshawa, Ontario Children Children ,JK-grade 4
BIPOC,
Craig-Whytock, Suzanne Drumbo, Ontario Fiction Grades 9 to 12
Warner, Andrea Vancouver, British Columbia Non-fiction
Koops, Victoria Weyburn, Saskatchewan Young Adult, Middle Years, Children's Fiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Bowes, Lisa , Alberta Children's Literature Gr 1-3 but can adapt to include whole school
Wolf-Heffner, Lori Waterloo, Ontario sweet romance, young adult Gr 6-8 for The Importance of Editing, and high school for Writing as a Career
Living with a disability,
Hoque, shahanaz Mississauga, Ontario Jk to 12
BIPOC,
Brown, Yvonne Shorter Toronto, Ontario Creative Non Fiction
BIPOC,
dawn, jimy by the lake, _none poetics performance position All ages
Kurunc, Handan ,
Millar, Goldie , Ontario Children's Non-Fiction, Adult Fiction, Poetry
Falk, Deborah Winnipegosis, Manitoba Metis Fiction
BIPOC,
Liburd, Tonya Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Johnston, Liz Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction
Cichosz, Maria Toronto, Ontario Fiction and Non-Fiction High school, grades 9-12
LGBTQI2S,
Nawrocki, Monica Mansons Landing, British Columbia MG/YA middle school
LGBTQI2S,
Diem, Rebecca Sauble Beach, Ontario speculative, slipstream, science fiction, fantasy, poetry pre-teens & teens, engaged readers
LGBTQI2S,
Wickenden, David Greater Sudbury, Ontario Thriller elementary, high school
Wykes, Megan Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction
Duffy Cobb , Mo Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island nonfiction, children's lit Grades 4-6
Dagnino, Arianna Vancouver, British Columbia Fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, travel writing, reportage & feature stories, academic writing
MacLeod, Kirsteen , Ontario
Gardiner, Elee Vancouver, British Columbia poetry, non fiction
Mercer, George North Saanich, British Columbia National Park Fiction High school - Grades 9+
Challenger, Charlene , _none
Besel, Donna Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba fiction and creative nonfiction kindergarten to grade 12
Nicholls, Sandra Ottawa, Ontario Fiction and poetry
Clewes, Richard Guelph/ Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario Male
Furlong, Dayle Toronto, Ontario
Rouse Barbeau, Jennifer North Bay, Ontario Contemporary fiction; general and young adult audiences
Banyard, Antonia Nelson, British Columbia fiction, children's non-fiction, children's fiction 7-14 years, grades 2-8
Bloom, Ronna Toronto, Ontario Poetry 10 and up. Grade 3 and up.
Peterson, Lois Nanaimo, Ontario
Porter, Anna Toronto, Ontario fiction and non-fiction
Eriksson, Ann Thetis Island, British Columbia Adult Fiction and non-fiction ecological literacy books for younger readers
Rothman, Claire Montreal, Quebec fiction: novels, stories upper grade high school, college and CEGEP, university
Sandiford, Robert Edison , _none
BIPOC,
Walters, Eric Guelph, Ontario
Patkau, Karen Toronto, Ontario Nonfiction Picture Books
Young, Dianne Martensville, Saskatchewan children's, adult non-fiction, poetry Reading is tailored to the grade level. I have done Kindergarten to high school.
DWYER, MAGGIE 1526 Pilger's Road, Nipissing ON , P0H1W0, Ontario FICTION
Jaffer, Taslim Surrey, British Columbia Creative non-fiction
BIPOC,
McFarland, Allie Victoria, British Columbia Literary Fiction; Speculative Fiction; Poetry middleschool / highschool
LGBTQI2S,
Lute, Audrey Gilbert Plaints, Manitoba Graphic Novel/Environment/ Climate/Society Grades 2 to 9
Calderone, Andrew , Ontario
Gordon, Ariel Winnipeg, Manitoba Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction
Mossallanejad, Ezat Toronto, Ontario flexible
Living with a disability,
Grace Stewart, Heather , _none
Curtis, Andrea Toronto, Ontario Kindergarten to high school
Taylor, Wanda Toronto , Ontario middle grade fiction all age levels
BIPOC,
Rosner, Anna Toronto, Ontario Children's books, essays
Giuliano, David Marathon, Ontario Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir Students interested in writing
Pirani, Ayaz , Ontario Poetry & Fiction
BIPOC,
Winter, Wendy Squamish, British Columbia Children's Picture Books Preschool to Grade 12
Neville, Kim Vancouver, British Columbia
Matyas, Josephine Kingston, Ontario
Rich, Raquel , Ontario Thriller, Sci-fi
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Russell, Jason London, Ontario
Luft, Alastair Ottawa, Ontario Thrillers, Non-Fiction
Kelly, Anne Carmel Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Historical Fiction (Middle Readers) Grades 3-6 (ages 9-12)
Davison, Nicola Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Fiction
Drobnies, Adrienne Vancouver, All grades
Marshall Flaherty, Kate Toronto, Ontario
Living with a disability,
Jones, Gordon K Toronto, Ontario
Wilson-Yang, Jiaqing Toronto, Ontario
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Perry, Daniel Toronto, Ontario Fiction
Osborne, James Vernon, British Columbia Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Fischer Guy, Christine Toronto, Ontario fiction, essay, journalism
Sylvester, Kevin Toronto, Ontario all ages, but primarily K-3 and 4-8
Toffanello, Paul Vancouver, BC / New Liskeard, ON, British Columbia Middle Grade Fiction & Children's Illustrated Fiction/Picture Books Grades 4-8 & Grades 1-3
Schönmaier, Eleonore , Nova Scotia Poetry, Fiction, Essays
Austen, Catherine Gatineau, Quebec children's, YA, adult
Shimotakahara, Leslie Toronto, Ontario literary fiction
BIPOC,
Harris , Jane Lethbridge, Alberta Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry, Essay, Journalism Grades 7 to 12
Living with a disability,
Connelly, Karen Toronto, Ontario Nonfiction Poetry Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Graham, Monica Sundridge, Nova Scotia non-fiction... so far! any, but not all at the same time
Ross, Stuart Will travel., Ontario Fiction, Poetry, Memoir, Personal Essay/Rant Any level
Cotter, Charis St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Picture books, middle-grade fiction, non-fiction history, children's biography, middle-grade non-fiction Grades 4 to 6
Baxter, Jean Rae Kingston, Ontario Gold Medal. Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. YA Fiction-Historical/Cultural Nothing younger than Grade 6
Matas, Carol Winnipeg, Manitoba Kindergarten - grade 2; Grade 5-9
Jackson, Melanie Vancouver, British Columbia Mystery One hour to 1.5 hours, depending on the length of the class block
Kertes, Joseph , Ontario
Jarman, Mark Anthony Fredericton, NB, _none
Haworth-Attard, Barbara London, Ontario YA and middle-grade grades 5 to 12
Murphy, Colleen , _none
Henick, Mark ,
Faubert, Marsha Bayfield, Ontario Nonfiction
Lafleche, Andrew Eganville, Ontario Poetry, Fiction
BALTMAN, SHARON Toronto, Ontario
McLellan, Stephanie Simpson Newmarket, Ontario Picture Books, Mid Grade K-3 (for picture books); Grade 5-8 (for mid grade novel)
Kyle, Barbara Guelph, Ontario Thriller, Mystery, Historical
Dickson, Alessia Toronto, Ontario Young Adult Fantasy Grades 5-12 (12-18 year olds). My presentation can be modified to fit different grades and reading levels upon request.
Living with a disability,
Rosenblum, Rebecca Toronto, Ontario Fiction
Wallace, Jade Windsor, Ontario Poetry, fiction Any
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Yin, Anna Mississauga, Ontario Poetry grade 2-12
BIPOC,
Scharper, Hilary Toronto, Ontario Fiction/Non-fiction Nature writing/Multimodal Fiction and Non-fiction
Orchard, Treena London, Ontario Memoir Elementary and High School, and also University students and administrators.
Bedell, Sean Paul Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Guenther, Faye Toronto, Ontario
Torres, J. Whitby, Ontario Grades 3-6
BIPOC,
Warren, Jane Baird Ayer's Cliff, Quebec Middle grade historical
Cotrupi, Nella (Caterina) Richmond Hill, Ontario literary fiction, poetry, literary criticism
Crowe, Cathy Toronto, Ontario
McBride, Karen ,
BIPOC,
Coccia, Paul Toronto, Ontario Children's and Young Adult
LGBTQI2S,
Blackburn McBride, Robin Gatineau, Quebec Fiction, Poetry
Decter, Nora Winnipeg, Manitoba
Greenslade, Frances Penticton, British Columbia
Wheaton, Margo Halifax, Nova Scotia Poetry
Living with a disability,
Prairie, Katherine Kingston, Ontario
Living with a disability,
Mook-Sang, Jennifer Burlington, Ontario Picture Books, Middle Grade Fiction
BIPOC,
Swan, Dane Toronto, Ontario Poetry, spoken word, short fiction
BIPOC,
Tunney, Deborah-Anne , Literary Fiction, Poetry High school students
Barwin, Gary Hamilton, Ontario fiction, poetry, children's literature, non-fiction
Leslie, Alex Vancouver, British Columbia
LGBTQI2S,
Nelson, Colleen Winnipeg, Manitoba
Story, Kate Peterborough, Ontario Literary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, young adult, and theatre any
LGBTQI2S,
Phillips, Wendy Gabriola Island, British Columbia Young adult novel in verse upper elementary and high school
Leach, Sara Whistler, British Columbia Children's K-7
Fallis, Terry Toronto, Ontario Students
Alfano, Michelle Toronto, Ontario
Lazarus, Eve NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia non-fiction
Hughes, Susan Toronto, Ontario children's books, YA
Couture, Pauline Toronto, Ontario Documentary, Comedy, Business and Technical, Speechwriting, etc. any
Living with a disability,
Brodoff, Ami Montreal, Quebec Fiction
Gordon, Katherine Palmer Gabriola, British Columbia high school, senior level
Weiss, Allan Toronto, Ontario Fiction
Braid, Kathleen Victoria, BC, British Columbia Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction Grade 6 and up. Teachers, especially of English Literature and Poetry.
Living with a disability,
McDonnell, Kathleen Toronto, Ontario all ages
Goldstein, Dana Calgary, Alberta Memoir, Middle Grade Fiction, YA Fiction
Graham, Mary Calgary, Alberta She/her
Bowslaugh, Randi-Lee Welland, Ontario Non-Fiction, Horror, Children's
Living with a disability,
Hutchins, Hazel , _none K - Grade 6
Cottrill, Jeff Toronto, Ontario Satire, humour, spoken word, mystery
Yuan-Innes (writing as Melissa Yi), Melissa , Ontario
BIPOC,
Shipley, Jocelyn ,
Duarte, Marilyn Toronto, Ontario Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir, and Screenwriting
Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja Toronto, fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Dangi, Jasveer Singh Toronto, Ontario Kids of all ages and adults
BEATTIE, ANNE-MARIE Oshawa, Ontario FICTION/NON FICTION
Swan, Michael Toronto, Ontario Likely high school, but I would consider younger students.
Byrne, Jake , Ontario Poetry, nonfiction, copy, editorial
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Bailey, Jen Ottawa, Ontario Children's fiction
Meadows, Sally Martensville, Saskatchewan children's books, faith-based short stories, journalism, non-fictional short pieces
Barrett, Gavin Toronto, Ontario All
BIPOC,
Ells, Louise , Ontario
Sharp, Cynthia Vancouver, British Columbia
Leggett, Catharine London, Ontario Literary
Browne, Christene Toronto, Ontario Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction
BIPOC,
Shenher, Lorimer Burnaby, British Columbia
LGBTQI2S,
DyckFehderau, Ruth Edmonton, Alberta Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Camlot, Heather Toronto, Ontario Fiction and nonfiction for children, middle-grade and YA. Historical fiction, contemporary fiction. Grades 3+. Can present in English and French.
Revelle, Richard Napanee, Ontario Young Adult and Adult Grades Jk to 12
BIPOC,
McLean, Dirk Scarborough, Ontario Children's. Y/A.
BIPOC,
Carmichael, L. E. Trenton, Ontario Children's Literature Grades 4-6
Kleiber, Marilyn , Ontario Epic Fantasy Grades seven and eight and high school
MacKay, Elly Owen Sound, Ontario Picture Books K- 6
Armstrong, Théodora North Vancouver, British Columbia Fiction
Saikaley, Sonia Ottawa, Ontario
Lapointe, Annette Grande Prairie, Alberta literary fiction, short fiction, poetry Ages 10 and up
Kidd, Monica Calgary, Alberta non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Morgan, Dwayne Ajax, Ontario Spoken Word
BIPOC,
Roy, Zoë S. Toronto, Ontario Grade 11 and 12
BIPOC,
Moga, Irina Toronto, Ontario Poetry middle grade through high-school
Canton, Licia Montreal, Quebec fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Denman, KL Delta, British Columbia Grades 6 - 8
Lee, David HAMILTON, Ontario I specialize in YA - 10-18
Skrypuch, Marsha Brantford, Ontario fiction, narrative non-fiction all grades, plus adult, college and university
Freeman, Victoria Toronto, Ontario Creative non-fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Sawyer, Don St Catharines, Ontario Urban Fantasy I've worked with grades 2/3 through high school and ABE
McKay, Sharon Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Y/A
Gunnery, Sylvia Crescent Beach, NS, Nova Scotia various ages: 13+; 8 - 12; 5 - 7
Sarah, Robyn Montreal, Quebec
Hannis, Alexia Toronto, Ontario Non-fiction
MacLean, Wendy Jean Brockville, Ontario Poetry young adult, or children
Parchewsky, Carol Ann Calgary, Alberta
Ghan, Ben Berman Calgary, Alberta Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Surrealism, The New Weird, Speculative Literature
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
McIlhone, Donnie Port Hood, Nova Scotia Fiction and editorials High School and Post-Secondary levels.
Skene, Pat Lamondin Oakville, Ontario Memoir, Short Story, Fiction, Children Ages 4 - 9
BIPOC,
Raab, Kelley Ottawa, Ontario
Maxymiw, Anna ,
Velji, Aziz Markham, Ontario Self Help and Personal Development
Crook, Christina Toronto, Ontario
Shyback, Jade Oakville, Ontario Grade 8+
Thompson, Julie Toronto, Ontario Children's Picture Book Elementary up to grade four.
BIPOC,
Reilly, Jim Calgary, Alberta Non-Fiction, Biography, Fiction
de Waard, Sara Port Colborne, Ontario 13+
BIPOC,
Varnoos, Floria Richmond Hill, Ontario
Thornhill Verma , Jenn Ottawa, Ontario nonfiction (history, science, narrative, memoir) with experience in scriptwriting, book reviews and arts writing
Honeybourn, Jennifer Stratford, Ontario young adult, middle grade grades 5-8
Boon, Sonja Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia creative non-fiction, poetry, fiction
BIPOC,
Linehan Young, Ida Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador Historical Fiction
Methot, Suzanne Gabriola, British Columbia Non-Fiction, Fiction, Textbook, Classroom Resources Grades 4-12, Post-Secondary
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Cassie, Aidan Victoria / Gulf Islands, British Columbia Picture Books either K-2, or grades 3-5
Ramadan, Danny Vancouver, British Columbia Fiction, non-fiction, memoir, children books
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Dolman, AJ Ottawa, Ontario
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Kovala, Liisa Naughton, Ontario Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Creative Non-fiction 9-12
Everest, Beth Calgary, Alberta any
Calabro, John Toronto , Ontario Fiction Grade 12
Cascioli, Lucia Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
Powell, Marie Regina, Saskatchewan Historical Fantasy; Speculative Fiction K to Adult (Grades 3-5; 8-10)
Farnsworth, Vanessa Creston, British Columbia Fiction, Short Fiction, Journalism, Screenwriting
Lilley, Joanna Whitehorse, Yukon
Legris, Sylvia Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Poetry
Robertson, Patricia Winnipeg, Manitoba Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction Grades 8 to 12
Grant, Joyce Hamilton, Ontario Illustrated non-fiction
Rondina, Catherine Greater Toronto Area, Ontario Children's Non-Fiction, Children's Fiction, Children's Poetry, Adult Non-Fiction Grades 1-12
Code, Devon Peterborough, Ontario literary fiction
Malone, Stephens Gerard , _none
LGBTQI2S,
Hussain, Amir Los Angeles, _none
BIPOC,
O'Reilly, Gillian , Ontario Children's books (non-fiction and fiction)
Kalman, Judith Toronto, Ontario Memoir and autobiographical fiction
Barnes, Lilly , several 10 years old and up
Reid, Barbara Toronto, Ontario Children's picture books
Hunter, Bruce Thornhill , Ontario
Living with a disability,
Khan, Rukhsana Toronto, ON, children's, young adult, adult grades 4 - 8
BIPOC,
Krossing, Karen Toronto, Ontario Fiction and nonfiction for children and teens (picture books, novels, short stories) Grades K to 12
LGBTQI2S,
Author, City Intended Audience, Genre Equity Initiative
Author: Rakoff, Ruth
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction/Memoir/Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Vermeer, Leslie
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: McGrath, Jerrold
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 13+
Genre: literary non-fiction, literary fiction, speculative fiction
Author: Bentley, Dorothy
City: Foothills, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Preschool, Elementary, Junior High, High School, College, University
Genre:
Author: Clancy, Scott
City: Cobourg, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 13-18
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Heilman, Jaymie
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's and Young Adult
Author: Flanagan, Andy
City: Belledune, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience: Middle to High School
Genre: Non fiction Historical and Fiction
Author: Shelley, Casey
City: Saint John, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, thriller, mystery, horror, romance, flash fiction, fantasy
Author: Taylor, Margie
City: Port Moody, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Taber, Nancy
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical fiction, mystery, speculative fiction, non-fiction
Author: Hartmann, Suzanne
City: YORK, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Huebert, David
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: grade 9-12
Genre: Fiction / Nonfiction / Poetry
Author: Shiller, Ed
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Urquhart, Jane
City: P O Box 310 Colborne, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Fradkin, Barbara
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Smith, Douglas
City: Markham, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Urban fantasy, fantasy, science fiction, horror, young adult
Author: Lane, Marcy
City: Kingsville, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Fiction (Women's Fiction, Book Club Fiction, Mysteries)
Author: Higgins, Rebecca
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Short fiction
Author: Johnson, Elena
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry. (Also fiction, nonfiction, translation.)
Living with a disability,
Author: Paylor, Loghan
City: Abbotsford, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Weedon, Emily
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade 9 and up
Genre: Fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: McLaughlin, Paul
City: toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction books, plays
Author: Aujla, Jass
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Suspense-Thriller-Mystery; Poetry
BIPOC,
Author: Bishop, Andrea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Godfrey, Hannah
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience: 5-18
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, experimental, essays, interdisciplinary
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Nador, Sue
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction
Author: Hong, C.J.
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Ages 4-5
Genre: Picture Books - Fiction
Author: Hendley, Nate
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: True Crime and History
Author: Maure, Melanie
City: Nelson, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Blair, Melissa
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Strauss, Rochelle
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 4-6
Genre: Chidlren's Literature, Non-fiction, STEM
LGBTQI2S,
Author: McKinnon, Hannah Mary
City: Oakville, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High-school students
Genre:
Author: Peirce, Jon
City: Gatineau, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kaposy, Chris
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Academic / Creative Nonfiction
Author: MacKinnon, Doris Jeanne
City: Red Deer, Alberta 		Intended Audience: High school, post-secondary under-graduate and graduate
Genre: History; Biography; Women's Studies; Indigenous Studies;
Author: Gaylie, Veronica
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Writers; Students (age 10+); Teachers; Teachers of Writing
Genre: Environmental Writing; Creative Non-Fiction; Poetry; Fiction
Author: Lavoie, Chantel
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience: any
Genre: poetry, criticism
Author: Mazigh, Monia
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: youth 16-18
Genre: Non-fiction and fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Fazlul, Safia
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Stephens, Lorina
City: Neustadt, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Ages 14-17, secondary school
Genre: magic realism, fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, fantastika
Author: KARPINSKI, DANIEL
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: students
Genre: historiographic metafiction
Author: Richardson (Fay S Lapka), Faith
City: Port Alberni, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: K-12
Genre: fiction: YA, Children nonfiction: health and wellness
Author: Chang-Richardson, Ellen
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Flash Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Hybrid
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Stratas, Deb
City: Oshawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: WWII Historical Fiction
Author: Ohi, Debbie
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Picture Books, Middle Grade
BIPOC,
Author: Dowdall, Anna
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: mixed genre literary mystery
Author: Winters, Michelle
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Catania, Jeff
City: Priceville, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Students and staff (Grades 7-12)
Genre: Non-fiction / Education / Wellness / Assessment
Author: Newall, Carol Marie
City: Rosseau, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Canadian history course, grade 9/10
Genre:
Author: Best, Lauren
City: Owen Sound, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Power , Sara
City: Ottawa and St. John's, _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Sawyer, Robert J.
City: Mississauga, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 7 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
Author: Krawczyk, Jason
City: toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Adults who are interested in starting out or seasoned in Literature, Screenwriting, Comics, Punch-Up, and Ghostwriting.
Genre: Comedy, Noir, Horror, Sci-Fi
Author: Waddle, Jason
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and Suspence
Living with a disability,
Author: Housty, Jess
City: Heiltsuk Nation, Bella Bella, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Rahman, Bahram
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Du,ais, Sandra
City: Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience: 8years - 19 years
Genre: Comics, MG, Graphic Novels, Picture Books
Author: Chaiton, Sam
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Covell, Tim
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Romance
Author: Mattern, Ashleigh
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: Grades 8 and up
Genre: Young adult fantasy
Author: Moss, Peggy
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: k-6
Genre: Children's Books, Essays, fiction
Author: Edwards, Peter
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Beiko, Samantha
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience: Age 12+
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Harvey, Ken
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Fandrich, Meghan
City: Lytton, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Rathinappillai, Namitha
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry; spoken word; slam poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Austria-Bonifacio, Jennilee
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: All Ages
Genre: Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Chang, Su
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Scarfarotti, Lorie
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Ages 10-14, grades 4-8
Genre: Realistic fiction for readers 10-14
Author: Knaus, Maggie
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 5-8 yrs olf, K-Grade 3,
Genre: Children's picture book
Author: McMillan, Amber
City: , New Brunswick 		Intended Audience: all levels
Genre: poetry, short fiction, memoir
Living with a disability,
Author: Varga, Andrew
City: Oshawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 7 and up.
Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction
Author: Wong, Sherry
City: CALGARY, Alberta 		Intended Audience: College and senior high students
Genre: Literary fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Kuriata, Chris
City: St. Catharines, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Dyet, Michael
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Zaman, Farida
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Primary school, young readers
Genre: PICTURE BOOK
BIPOC,
Author: Fishburn, Alison
City: Paris, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade 9-12
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Robertson, Dilys
City: Cobourg, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school Students
Genre: Historical memoir
Author: Umadat, Nadia Devi
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Picture Book Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Lewis, Amanda
City: Gabriola, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Environmental and nature writing
Author: Martin, Geoff
City: Kitchener, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: adult nonfiction, essays, creative nonfiction
Author: Luscombe, Jeffrey
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Easton, Sharon
City: Nanaimo, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: grades 11 and 12/ maybe grade 10 depending
Genre:
Author: Beasley, David Richard
City: Simcoe, Ontario 		Intended Audience: college educated, historical associations
Genre: history, biography, mystery, adventure, fine arts
Author: Whelly, Emily
City: Saint John, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience: All Grades
Genre: Fantasy, Women's Fiction
Author: Honda, Keiko
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: G5 and above
Genre: creative non-fiction
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Smith, Ron
City: Nanoose Bay, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: K to 7
Genre: Poetry, non fiction, fiction, illustrated children's books
Living with a disability,
Author: Rochon, Lisa
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 12
Genre:
Author: Wallace, Max
City: Toronto , Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school students
Genre:
Author: Cassidy, Sara
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, journalism, web
Author: Evans, Caitlin Nicole
City: Canada, _none 		Intended Audience: Jk - grade 5. Ages 5-11 years, reading level 4-8years.
Genre: Children's picture books, adult fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Kelloway, Karen
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: from grades 4 up to junior high
Genre: Middle Grade fantasy
Author: Okihiro, Lara
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Boulghourjian Simitian, Salpi
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's
Author: Thompson, Camilla
City: Stellarton, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: All ages and abilities.
Genre:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Justus, Rob
City: Orleans, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Picture Books, Middle Grade Graphic Novels, Early Reader Books
Author: Pelaez, Abby
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Narrative Non-Fiction, Memoir, Food Writing, Songwriting, Magazine Articles, Website Copywriting with SEO
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Rule, Nancy
City: Pickering, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Picture Books, Chapter Books, Romantic Comedy, Dark Fiction,
Author: Greene, Mark Allan
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Grade 4 and up
Genre:
Author: Dairywala, Tasneem
City: Wasaga, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Highschool students
Genre: Children books, picture books
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Kress, Adrienne
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade 4 - 12
Genre: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Historical, Reluctant Reader
Author: Howse, Joseph
City: Terence Bay, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: grades 10-12; college; university
Genre: literary fiction; computer programming (non-fiction)
Author: Kakwinokasum , Joseph
City: Sooke, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Fiction and memoir
BIPOC,
Author: Golshan, Sahar
City: Mississauga, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Ages 4-7, preschool to Grade 2
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction and Children's Literature
BIPOC,
Author: Flanders, Judith
City: Montreal , Quebec 		Intended Audience: high school
Genre: History, crime fiction
Author: McCracken, Rosemary
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Ages 16-18. Grades 10, 11 and 12. Grade 10 reading level.
Genre: Crime Fiction
Author: Sasagawa, Emi
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Alexander, Chris
City: Oakville, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Film Studies
Author: Tang, Liana
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kozak, W. Ruth
City: New Westminster BC, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: mid to late teens. (grade 9s or older are best)
Genre:
Author: Von Paschen, Renée
City: , _none 		Intended Audience: age 12 - 19
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction, Screenwriting, Story-telling
Author: Lim, Thea
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Detective Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Best , Ashley-Elizabeth
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Mendel, Charlotte
City: Enfield, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: 12 and up
Genre: Literary fiction and YA
Author: Kemp, Bruce
City: Merrickville, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Students in grade 9 and higher
Genre: Everything that catches my interest.
Author: Clendenan, Megan
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Ages 7-15, Grades 3 to 9
Genre: Children's non-fiction and fiction
Author: Diezyn, Caroline
City: London, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Kory, Kristin
City: Hamilton , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Dhaliwal, Preeti Kaur
City: Traditional and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations || Vancouver ||, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Sullivan, Michael
City: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 9-12, university students
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Ryan, Tim
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Dillon , Pamela
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Baines, Christian
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Speculative Fiction, LGBTQI2S+
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Ng, Wayne
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adult Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction-Coming of Age, Crime, Mystery, Multicultural, Own Voices
BIPOC,
Author: Turner, Neil
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Thriller
Author: Kilpatrick, Nancy
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience: 12 to 18, reading level grade 8
Genre:
Author: Johns, Jessica
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Smith, Sadé
City: Mississauga, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades Kindergarten to grade 8
Genre: Children's Books
BIPOC,
Author: Afenfia, Michael
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Spencer, Oliver Dean
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Mystery and Speculative Fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Wood, TP
City: Westville, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Drukker, Kelly Norah
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience: Adults; Young Learners
Genre: Poetry; Creative Nonfiction
Author: Wong, Rita
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Drache, Sharon
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades k-12
Genre: literary fiction and journalism
Author: Singh, Sonya
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: rom com
BIPOC,
Author: Mawhiney, A-M
City: Sudbury, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Secondary and post secondary
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Butler, Jenna
City: Barrhead County, Alberta 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction (memoir, researched nonfiction, travel writing, environmental writing), fiction
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Frankson, Greg
City: Whitby, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-12 (Junior/Intermediate/Senior)
Genre: Poetry, Spoken Word, Creative Nonfiction
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Bourgeois, David C.C.
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and Drama
Author: Jamieson, Audrey
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Dandapani, Arundati
City: Toronto/gta, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Wilson, Kenny
City: Coniston, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Wiggins, K.A.
City: Abbotsford, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Upper elementary (roughly Grade 4+), Middle School, or High School can be accommodated
Genre: MG, YA & Adult/All-Ages Speculative, including: Contemporary Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Dystopian, Post Apocalyptic, Eco-Punk/Climate Fiction, Urban Fantasy/Paranormal, Science Fiction, Horror, Canadian Gothic, Gothic Dystopian; Mystery & Romance Subplots
Author: Payne, Jessica
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, autofiction, essays, short stories
Author: Craig, Kevin
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, Literary, Non-Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Beddia, Lea
City: Joliette, Quebec 		Intended Audience: educators/librarians, students aged 9+, any reading level.
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Author: Di Zhang, Angel
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary magic realism
BIPOC,
Author: Mockler, Kathryn
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting
Author: Williams, E. M.
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre: contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, fantasy action, superhero
Living with a disability,
Author: King, Peter
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Thomas, PJ
City: Peterborough, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Gereaux, Tara
City: Regina, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Currie, Susan
City: Brampton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle Grade, YA
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Graves, Judith
City: Summerside, Prince Edward Island 		Intended Audience: Grades 3 and up.
Genre:
Author: Lockyer, Brooke
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Gillis, Susan
City: Lanark County, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: McDonald, Anne
City: Regina, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: age 10 to adult
Genre: historical fiction and non-fiction
Author: Khelawan, Rajni Mala
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High School; JK - Grade 6
Genre: Adult Fiction; Historical Fiction; Magic Realism; Children's Books
BIPOC,
Author: Garvie, Maureen (McCallum)
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rivers, Robin
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Author: Hawkins, Vanessa
City: Pennfield, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Satire, Romance, Urban Fantasy
BIPOC,
Author: Reyes, Cynthia
City: Clarington, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Dolan, Sean Patrick
City: Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Social Science/English
Genre: Fiction - Thriller (Terrorism), Historical
Author: Little, Catherine
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: P/J
Genre: Picture Books
BIPOC,
Author: Forler, Nan
City: Waterloo, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Early Years / Primary / Junior
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Butler, Paul
City: Lethbridge, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Darwin, Véronique
City: Rossland, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Koval, Anne
City: Sackville, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience: grades 6 and up
Genre: Biography, Art History, Poetry
Author: Thapar, Mala
City: Barrie, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 15+
Genre: Prose and Poetry
BIPOC,
Author: Nguyen, Linh San
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Elementary to middle-grade, junior grades preferred
Genre: Children's fantasy, creative non-fiction
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Beaumel, Laetitia
City: Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry - Novel
Author: Grant, Shauntay
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry; Playwriting; Writing for Children
Author: Smith, Jason
City: Scarborough, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wagner, Colleen
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Drama, short fiction, fiction
Author: Cader, Fathima
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Savage, Candace
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, including children's literature
Author: Garbutt, Loretta
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Picture book
Author: Mezghanni, Samar Samir
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, non-fiction, academic research
BIPOC,
Author: Kachala, Elaine
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: children, middle grade (4-8), 9-12 years
Genre: Nonfiction, middle grade
Author: Rosen, Rachel
City: TORONTO, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fantasy, sci-fi, eco-fiction, non-fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Hilles, Robert
City: Nanaimo, _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and Fiction
Author: Subramanian Kanta, Sneha
City: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid
BIPOC,
Author: Koop, Gregory
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Morton, Mark
City: Kitchener, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Creative non-fiction; dystopian fiction
Author: Powell, Shantell
City: Kitchener, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Jabara, Albert
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Harwood-Jones, Markus
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Ages 12+
Genre: Young adult, romance, lgbtq, queer, trans, fiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Cook, Gregory M
City: Saint John, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: Grades: 6-12
Genre:
Author: Brewster, Hugh
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Sneyd, Lola
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: k-8
Genre:
Author: Slade, Arthur
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: Middle School/High School
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Blunt, Giles
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Screenplay, Poetry
Author: Luciuk, Lubomyr
City: Kingston , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: De Sa, Anthony
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Raffan, James
City: Seeley's Bay, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Tullson, Diane
City: , _none 		Intended Audience: Grade 7-12
Genre: Fiction
Author: Maitland, Colette
City: Gananoque, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Capilongo, Domenico
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Poetry, Prose
Author: Deckha, Nitin
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Leveille, Kathy-Diane
City: Quispamsis, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Simmers, Bren
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and creative non-fiction
Author: Elder, R. Bruce
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High-school art students
Genre:
Author: Boughton, Noelle
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Youth and young adults interested in Canadian literature.
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Davies, Lynn
City: Fredericton, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience: Grades 1 to 12
Genre: poetry, essays, reviews, freelance pieces, also poems and stories for children
Author: Little, Melanie
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kerbel, Deborah
City: Thornhill, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: de Leeuw, Sarah
City: Lake Country, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grade 7 and above
Genre: Poetry, Literary Non-Fiction, Academic/Research
Author: Kirsch, Sharon
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction
Author: Hudson, Noel
City: Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Travel
Author: Cavanagh, Paul
City: London, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Zeman, Ludmila
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Clark, Judith
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Colwell, Stephen
City: New Lowell, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High School /University Level
Genre: Spirituality, New Age, Historical Fiction
Author: Dionne, JoAnn
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction
Author: Trinh, Linda
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Beiser, Vince
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Nonfiction
Author: Cunningham, Francine
City: Cree, Metis, Settler, Alberta 		Intended Audience: all grades
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Creative non-fiction, Screen
BIPOC,
Author: Butler Hallett, Michelle
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary-historical fiction. I write genre hybrids -- whatever I need to serve my story.
Living with a disability,
Author: Byggdin, K.R.
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Beirne, Luke Francis
City: Saint John, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Rao-Robinson, Anitha
City: MILTON, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades K-6
Genre: Picture book and Middle Grade
BIPOC,
Author: Graham, Laurie D.
City: Peterborough, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Nyoka, Gail
City: Slocan Park, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 4 - 6
Genre: Children's and adult
BIPOC,
Author: Zier-Vogel, Lindsay
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grades jk-6
Genre: fiction (adult), kidlit (picture books)
Author: Johnson, J. Ivanel (Julie)
City: New Denmark, New Brunswick, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience: any age above Grade 4
Genre: mystery/suspense novels, poetry, plays/musicals, short stories
Living with a disability,
Author: Babcock, Heather
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction, historical fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir writing
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Valencia, Jacqueline
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Short Fiction, Essays, Poetry, Film Critique
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Prins, Marie
City: Colborne, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grades 4, 5, 6
Genre:
Author: Whitney-Brown, Carolyn
City: Cowichan Bay, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Chrismas, Robert
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction and literary fiction
Author: Boteju (she/her), Tanya
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Hussain, Salma
City: toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children and Adult Fiction
Author: Goodhand, Seyward
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Farrell Holler, Sue
City: Grande Prairie, Alberta 		Intended Audience: K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12
Genre: Children's/Young Adult
Author: Hamilton, Patti-Kay
City: Fort Smith, Northwest Territories 		Intended Audience: children to college
Genre:
Author: Chiang, Sylv
City: Pickering, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade 3-8
Genre:
Author: So, Vicki
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Black, Lucy
City: Port Perry, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Tucker, Heather
City: Ajax, 		Intended Audience: High school senior
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Whitson, Audrey J
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Grades 5 and up.
Genre:
Author: Rabbani, Waheed
City: Grimsby, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Boyle, Frances
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and poetry
Author: Bowie, Chuck
City: Fredericton, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Syms, Shawn
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Orford, Emily-Jane
City: North Gower, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 10 and up
Genre: Creative Nonfiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Young Adult
Author: Roberts, Clea
City: Whitehorse, Yukon 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Callanan, Mark
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry
Author: Vlessides, Michael
City: Canmore, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Lakoseljac, Bianca
City: Tiny, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Novels, short stories, poetry, essays, book reviews
Author: Bustin, Pam
City: Chapleau, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, LGBTQI2S fiction, Drama, Non-Fiction
Author: Carson, Edward
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Poetry Readers
Genre:
Author: Douglas, Tom
City: Oakville, Ontario 		Intended Audience: All
Genre:
Author: den Hartog, Kristen
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and Non Fiction
Author: Gold, Nora
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Fiction
Author: Bertin, Johanna
City: Smithfield, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Biography, Non-fiction
Author: Nattel, Lilian
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Author: Hale, Michael
City: Elora, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Theis, Leona
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Fiction, Personal essay, Memoir
Living with a disability,
Author: Attema, Martha
City: Powassan, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten - grades 9
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade
Author: Malik, Fareh
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 9+
Genre: Poetry, Creative Non-fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Andersen, Lene
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, Creative non-fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Fyvie, Erica
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: -Grades 3-8, all reading levels welcome, topics include environmental issues and media literacy
Genre: writing for children
Author: Shepherd, Andrea
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction
Author: Messier, Mireille
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades JK to 6
Genre: Children's (picture books)
Author: Edwards, Frank B
City: Westport, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Schools (primary to young adult) Schools (grades one to 9)
Genre: Children's non-fiction, Adult non-fiction, Picture books.
Author: da costa, paulo
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Grade 6+
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry, Translator
Author: Malik, Tāriq
City: VANCOUVER, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: All
Genre: Poetry / Literary & Creative Historical Fiction / BC / Vancouver / Punjab / Colonial India / Pakistan / History / 1947 Indian Partition / Research / Teach / Explore Culture & History & Literature
BIPOC,
Author: Frayne, Sharon
City: Niagara on the Lake, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 6 - 12
Genre: Short Stories, Young Adult Fiction, Adult Speculative Fiction
Author: Carranza, Leonarda
City: Brampton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Church, Dana L
City: Waterloo, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 2–6
Genre: Nonfiction
Author: Walsh, Helen
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sze, Gillian
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Myers, Christina
City: , British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, Journalism
Author: Rodgers, Margaret
City: Oshawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: high school
Genre: Creative non fiction and academic essays and art reviews
Author: McLean, Maria Coletta
City: Etobicoke, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: non-fiction
Author: Collins, Cobra
City: Calgary , Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and Spoken Word
BIPOC,
Author: Marques, Irene
City: Toronto, 		Intended Audience: University, College, High School
Genre:
Author: Aitken, Stephen
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 3-6
Genre: Middle Grade non-fiction, picture books, environmental fiction, early readers
Author: Michaels, Sean
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction, historical fiction, interactive fiction, music criticism
Author: Vo, Nancy
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Ages 7-10
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Körner, Miriam
City: Air Ronge, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: k-12
Genre: Young Adult, Children's Book, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: Skidmore, Patricia
City: Nanaimo, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: MacIntyre, Roderick
City: Christina Lake, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 4 and up
Genre: Fiction
Author: Kellogg, Paul
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction – political economy, social movements
Author: O'Connor, Heather M.
City: Peterborough, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Any grade
Genre: Children's books, picture books, young adult fiction, nonfiction, short stories, speculative fiction, historical fiction..
Author: Das, Subrata
City: East York, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Siré, Cora
City: Montréal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, essays, poetry
Author: Thompson, Kim
City: Salt Spring Island, 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Levy, Joanne
City: Clinton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary Middle Grade
Author: Lendrum, Bonnie
City: Carlisle, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction; Literary Fiction
Author: Dunnion, Kristyn
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grade 9 and higher
Genre: Speculative Fiction, primarily
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Bursey, Jeff
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and non-fiction
Author: Goldstone, Gabriele
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience: Grades 9 and up
Genre: YA HIstorical Fiction
Author: Long, Angela
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction
Author: Stern, Reva Leah
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: teens and older
Genre: Mystery/Thriller, "The Prescorr Journals."
BIPOC,
Author: Polak, Monique
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience: all age levels
Genre:
Author: McGill, Robert
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: MacDonald, J. Hugh
City: Brudenell, PEI, Prince Edward Island 		Intended Audience: Grades: k-12
Genre:
Author: Hale, Amanda
City: Hornby Island, BC, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Teens
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Schmidt, René
City: Trenton,, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Junior, Intermediate or Senior Division
Genre:
Author: Crook, Marion
City: Gibsons, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: teens or adults
Genre: memoir, cozy mysteries
Author: Barton, Bob
City: Toronto,, Ontario 		Intended Audience: K to 8
Genre:
Author: Grills, Barry
City: North Bay, Ontario 		Intended Audience: senior post secondary to post-secondary level
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Miskonoodinkwe Smith, Christine
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: college, university
Genre: Memoir
BIPOC,
Author: Siliente, R.E.
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: young adults
Genre: Memoir
BIPOC,
Author: Botha, Danila
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Kakakaway, Robert
City: Whitecap, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: High school, Postsecondary and Adults
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Pendgracs, Doreen
City: Matlock, Manitoba 		Intended Audience: 10 years old and up
Genre: non-fiction
Author: deGroot, Renny
City: Bewdley, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 7 and up
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Author: Simpson, Bruce
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience: FDK, Grade One
Genre: Children's Picture Book
Living with a disability,
Author: More, David
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience: any
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Carmichael, Curtis
City: Scarborough , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Gaston, Lise
City: Vancouver, 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: LaPierre, Margo
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Aire, Ekiuwa
City: Oakville, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: African History, Black History, History, Children
BIPOC,
Author: Wood Barrett, Rebecca
City: Whistler, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Age 9-12, Grades 4-6
Genre: fiction, children's, screenwriting
Author: Corr, John
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 5-12
Genre: Middle Grade fiction
Author: Sam, Eleanor P.
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Aiello, KJ
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Personal Essay, Nonfiction, Fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Henderson, Doley
City: T'karonto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: creative nonfiction
Author: Turnbull, Bryn
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: McLeod, Darrel
City: Sooke, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Bryant, Daniel
City: Toronto , Ontario 		Intended Audience: Young Adults who are generally disaffected.
Genre: Gothic Humour
Author: Flather, /Patti
City: Whitehorse, Yukon 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Carley, Rod
City: North Bay, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Glenn-Copeland, Elizabeth
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade 3 and up
Genre:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Rowntree, Lenore
City: Vancouver/Gibsons, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: High school and upper elementary school
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Plays
Author: Galat, Joan Marie
City: Greater Edmonton Region, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Presentations available for K-12, mixed age groups, and family audiences.
Genre:
Author: Rosenbaum, Bev Katz
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Middle schoolers, high schoolers, university students
Genre: Young adult
Author: Miller, John
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: davey, douglas
City: GUELPH, Ontario 		Intended Audience: teens
Genre: Young adult
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Stemp, Heather
City: North Bay, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Middle grades 4-6 for Amelia & Me YA grades 7-9 for Under Amelia's Wing
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Shaben, Carol
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: middle to high school
Genre: Creative nonfiction, literary journalism
BIPOC,
Author: Gawthrop, Daniel
City: New Westminster, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Ruth, Elizabeth
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Bushkowsky, Aaron
City: Vancouver, 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wagner, Bernadette
City: Treaty 4, Regina, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: K to 12
Genre: Poetry
Author: Backhouse, Frances
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Author: Olding, Susan
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ohi, Ruth
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Picture Books
BIPOC,
Author: Madott, Darlene
City: Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: HIGH SCHOOL
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Abbott, Elizabeth
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction, Historical fiction
Author: Glickman, Susan
City: Toronto, ON, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Zimmermann, H. Werner
City: Guelph, Ontario 		Intended Audience: K - 8
Genre: children's picture books
Author: Mirolla, Michael
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, poetry, plays
Author: Granek, Debbie
City: Toronto, ON, 		Intended Audience: JK-12
Genre: Juvenile & Young Adult Fiction, and Picture books
Author: Bowering, Marilyn
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Additional work in film and opera.
Author: Dean, Leesa
City: KRESTOVA, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction
Author: Mardero, Adam
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: John, Jeremy
City: Sudbury, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grades 4-8
Genre: short stories / middle grade / young adult
Author: Toews, Mitchell
City: Rennie , Manitoba 		Intended Audience: Youth
Genre: Literary Fiction: Flash Fiction, Short Stories, Novel
Author: Williams (Adams/Alexander), Rebekkah
City: Owen Sound, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: McPherson, David
City: Waterloo, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Stevenson, Robin
City: , British Columbia 		Intended Audience: K-12; adult
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Reid, Aimee
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience: JK-grade four for picture books readings; older for discussion of writing and publishing process
Genre: children's books
Author: Mohamed, Premee
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Stevan, Diana
City: Campbell River, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romantic Mystery
Author: Saeed, Jamal
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ryan, Mike
City: Millbrook, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Zimmerman, Alex
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: older chilren (14+)
Genre:
Author: Lax, Sharon
City: Deux-Montagnes / Wendat, Abenakai, Anishaabeg and Kanien'kehá:ka , Quebec 		Intended Audience: High School, 7th-12th; all reading levels
Genre: Literary: Prose and Poetry
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Thapa, Manjushree
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, literary nonfiction, and literary translation.
BIPOC,
Author: Ashton, Jenn
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Non Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Flash
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Grisenthwaite, Gord
City: Kingsville, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Nećakov, Lillian
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Poetry
Author: Hailemariam, Solomon
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Ownman, Paul
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary issues, insights & humour.
Author: Harmer, Liz
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Younge-Ullman, Danielle
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Middle grade and young adult
Genre: Adult, Young Adult
Author: Radecki, Barbara
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Teens, Aspiring Writers, Book Clubs
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Aitken, Kelley
City: Kelley, Ontario 		Intended Audience: middle school and high school
Genre:
Author: Cayley, Kate
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction/Drama/Poetry
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Dunleavy, Deborah
City: Brockville, Ontario 		Intended Audience: high school
Genre: Fiction
Author: Graziani, E. (Edy)
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Various
Author: Brownlee, Maureen
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Levy, Jerry
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Clark, Pam
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Junior/ Senior high
Genre: Historical fiction, Social Justice, Poetry, Children's Literature
Author: Stewart, Sheila
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry
Author: Hathaway, Luke
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, essays, libretti, plays
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Oron, Judie
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: ages 14+
Genre:
Author: Dunn , M.D.
City: Sault Ste Marie, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grade school, high school, post secondary
Genre: nonfiction music, poetry, fiction
Author: Laidlaw, Rob
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Maruno, Jennifer
City: Burlington, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Anderson-Dargatz, Gail
City: Salmon Arm, _none 		Intended Audience: Middle school, high school, literacy learner groups
Genre: Fiction
Author: Giangrande, Carole
City: Toronto, ON, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children.
Author: McNicoll, Sylvia
City: Burlington, ON, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grades 3-6, grades 6-9, High school writers' craft
Genre: Young adult and children's literature
Author: Stachniak, Eva
City: TORONTO, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Higher grades, history and humanities students
Genre: fiction, historical fiction
Author: Adderson, Caroline
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Primary, Intermediate and Secondary
Genre:
Author: gill, lakshmi
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Smith, Michael
City: Kelowna, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction/memoir, screenwriting, comedy.
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Gatenby, Greg
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: History
Living with a disability,
Author: Ens, Sarah
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Graham, Taylor Marie
City: Cambridge, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Silvie, Monica
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: K to Grade 4
Genre: Children's fiction and non-fiction
Author: Carr, Charlene
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Upmarket and Women's Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Ness Gordon, Laurie
City: South Frontenac, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade 6-12
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, YA
Author: Nickel, Barbara
City: Yarrow, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Adapted to K-12
Genre: Poetry/Children's Literature/Creative Nonfiction
Author: Fahner, Kim
City: Sudbury , Ontario 		Intended Audience: Gr 3-12
Genre: poetry, plays, prose (creative non-fiction essays, short stories, novels)
Author: Födi, Lee Edward
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: K-8
Genre: Childrens, Fantasy
Author: Hobson, Michael
City: Cambridge, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: contemporary
Author: Christou, Theodore
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Davy, Denise
City: Burlington , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non fiction
Author: Hrab, Naseem
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades K and up / Ages 5 and up
Genre: Children's Writing; Comedy Writing; Personal Essays
BIPOC,
Author: Lundy, Randy
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: McDiarmid, Jessica
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thierry Llewellyn, Joy
City: Pender Island, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: All ages, from elementary to high school to college to university
Genre: Screenwriting, Young Adult, Travel Writing, Memoir
Author: Cross-Blanchard, Molly
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
BIPOC,
Author: van Staalduinen, Brent
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 7-12
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Angelo, Lexie
City: , Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Crime/Mystery, Short Story, Non-Fiction - Food.
Author: Piudik, Jaclyn
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: M00re, Tom
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Gaughan, Laura Rock
City: Lakefield, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre:
Author: Srigley, Ron
City: Owen Sound, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Irwin, Sue
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades K-12
Genre: Nonfiction for children and teens
Author: Narbonne, Andre
City: Windsor, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wolfe, Kym
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience: high school, reading level grade 9 and up
Genre:
Author: Jennings, Peter
City: Midland, Ontario 		Intended Audience: any
Genre: Creative non-fiction
Author: Harris-Callway, Madeleine
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Crime Fiction
Author: Valiani, Salimah
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience: grades 6 to 12
Genre: poetry; research
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Wayne, Joyce
City: Oakville, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lewis, Amanda West
City: Perth, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grade 7 +
Genre: YA
Author: Blomer, Yvonne
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Memoir and Fiction
Author: McLeod, Heather
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario 		Intended Audience: preschool to high school
Genre:
Author: Nuttall-Smith, Ben
City: White Rock, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 2 – 5
Genre:
Author: Vasey, Paul
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Storms, Patricia
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: I can present from grades JK to college level
Genre: Children's books
Author: Kennedy, Fred
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Cioni, Maria
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade school, up
Genre:
Author: Elcock, Michael
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: 6-18
Genre:
Author: Waltner-Toews, David
City: Kitchener, ON, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Daher, Anita
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Staunton, Ted
City: Port Hope, Ontario 		Intended Audience: as above, different presentations for all ages and grades
Genre: all genres for young readers: picture books, novels, YA, graphic novels, non-fiction
Author: Aker, Don
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Kilbourne, Christina
City: Bracebridge, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Soderstrom, Mary
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction, novels, short stories
Author: Macaulay, Regan W. H.
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: K-3
Genre: Children's literature, including middle-grade and picture books, as well as horror/fantasy-comedy mashups for adult readers
Author: Ahang-Mehdawi, Parastu
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Chong, Kevin
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Morrison , Geoffrey D.
City: Vancouver , British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Carter, Kern
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school students at any reading level
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Leslie, Rosella
City: Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry
Author: Paul, Heather
City: Barrie, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Narsimhan, Mahtab
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-6 (ages 9-12) and grades 7-8 (ages 12-14)
Genre: Middle Grade fantasy and contemporary novels.
Author: Wimsett, David
City: Kentville, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: Junior High to High School
Genre: Womans Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
Author: Chornenki, Genevieve
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Donaldson, Ceilidh
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Fiction, Short Story
Author: Kipp, Andrew
City: Wellesley, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Pre-teen to young adult (12-22)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction (science fiction/cyber & steampunk/historical fiction), Fantasy, Academic
Living with a disability,
Author: Gentile, Leslie
City: Brentwood Bay, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: ages 7-12
Genre: middle grade fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Iannacci, Elio
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Edgar, Patti
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Middle Grade
Genre:
Author: Potvin, Lorrie
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Johnson, Jacqueline
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Silver, Erin
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grades 5-7
Genre: middle grade fiction, middle grade nonfiction, picture books
Author: Flanagan, Susan
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 		Intended Audience: Junior high-high school
Genre: Fiction
Author: Halton, Phil
City: Saint John, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction, History
Author: Gauer, Kathleen
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 5-8 years, grades K-3
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Saravia, Alejandro
City: Brossard, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Prose & Poetry
BIPOC,
Author: Richter, Lisa
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Partridge, Shawna
City: Sudbury, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction; Historical Fiction; Nonfiction
Author: Zwarenstein, Carlyn
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Smith, Kara Ghobhainn
City: Pain Court, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Stewart, Wendi
City: Vaughan, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: high school
Genre: literary fiction, creative non-fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Paul, Julie
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, fiction, CNF
Author: Joudrey, M. C.
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience: any
Genre:
Author: Rice, Waubgeshig
City: Sudbury, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction, Indigenous Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Koller, Katherine
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Junior and high school: grades 7-12
Genre: novel, short story, drama, screenplay, nonfiction, poetry, essay
Author: Dalrymple, Lisa
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Readers
Author: Quattrocchi, Marina
City: Smiths Falls, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Winters, Kari-Lynn
City: St. Catharines, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Toddlers, Children, Parents, Teachers
Genre:
Author: Grubisic, Katia
City: Montréal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sol, Adam
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Nonfiction
Author: Haigh, Jerry
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: Grades one to twelve (and university), adults of any age.
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Grant, Vicki
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: Grades 4 through 12
Genre: Middle grade and young adult
Author: MORDECAI, PAMELA CLAIRE
City: TORONTO, Ontario 		Intended Audience: all grades; all reading levels
Genre: Long and short fiction, poetry, plays
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Love, K. Ann
City: King City, ON (short drive to Toronto, Peel, York), Ontario 		Intended Audience: 8-14
Genre: Children's Non Fiction
Author: Geddes, Gary
City: Thetis Island, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Freedom to Read Award (TWUC)
Author: Cowley, Christine
City: Southern Ontario, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Sauve, Paulette-Marie
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience: all age groups
Genre:
Author: Hutsell-Manning, Linda
City: Cobourg, ON, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 3 - picture books and play creation Grade 4 to 6 or 7 - time-travel novels, play writing Grade 7 to 12 - short stories, novel, play writing Adult - Fiction, memoir, poetry, play writing, juvenile novels, picture books
Genre: Fiction, memoir, poetry, playwriting, juvenile novels, picture books
Author: Thomas, H. Nigel
City: Greenfield Park, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, poetry, literary criticism
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Wakelyn, Chelsea
City: Nanaimo, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Ritchie, Rob
City: Wiarton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Moulton, donalee
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: Tween or young adult
Genre:
Author: Prashaw, Rick
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school, college/university
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Dunn, Claire Ross
City: TORONTO, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Friedman, Kathy
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Deed, Jaswant
City: Brampton, Ontario 		Intended Audience: PANJABI AND ASIAN COMMUNITY
Genre:
Author: VanSickle, Vikki
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 10
Genre:
Author: Ramsay, Heather
City: Chilliwack, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Author: Dunkin, Jess
City: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Gunraj, Andrea
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Jain, Mahak
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Adult Fiction; Children's Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Harris, Carla
City: Regina, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Playwright
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Hudson, Allan
City: Dieppe, New Brunswick 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Action/adventure. Mystery. Historical Fiction. Short Stories.
Living with a disability,
Author: Dyer, Hadley
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Barron, Joelle
City: Fort Frances, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry/Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Cusmano, Liana
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, poetry, spoken word
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Marshall, Yolanda T.
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: All
Genre: PICTURE BOOKS
BIPOC,
Author: Luby, Brittany
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Nonfiction; Children's Picturebooks
Author: Thompson, Cheryl
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: K-12
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: White, Karen Lee
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: any
Genre: Adult Fiction, Adult Suspense, Adult Humour, Indigenous.
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Hetherington, Victoria
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: science fiction, spec-fic, literary, Canadian
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Sicherman, Claire
City: , British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Johnston, Simon
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre:
Author: Burakowski, Ella
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Groth, Darren
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 7-12
Genre: Literary Fiction, YA Fiction
Author: Henderson, Patricia
City: Kingston , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Pinkney, Jeff
City: Haliburton and Baden, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 2-5
Genre: Children's Literature and Poetry
Author: Dublin, Anne
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rice, Bruce
City: Regina, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: Grade 9 and up
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Lazurko, Anne
City: Weyburn, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: Adult ages 16 to 100
Genre: Fiction; Poetry
Author: Frizzell, Colin
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: I'm comfortable with all ages. I am a guest who caters to their host.
Genre: Fiction
Author: Woodward, Caroline
City: New Denver , British Columbia 		Intended Audience: 24 or less for K-3 and 4-7, 32 for Grades 8-12
Genre: short fiction, novels, memoir, essays, travel articles, adult literacy, chapter books 8-11 years, picture books, y/a
Author: Sibbald, Barbara
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, journalism
Author: Zeman-Spaleny, Linda
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lahey, Anita
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: deMeulles, Richard
City: Sudbury, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High School, creative writing/literature students
Genre:
Author: Šobat, Gail Sidonie
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-12, adult
Genre: YA Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry; Literary Fiction, Poetry (adults)
Author: goodall, lian
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, historical fiction.
Author: Freeman, Bill
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grades 6 to 8
Genre: Young Adult novels, cities, democracy, people's history, police procedurals
Author: Reineberg Holt, Faye
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Grades 6 and up
Genre: Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry
Author: Gallander, Benj
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Moore, Christopher
City: Toronto, _none 		Intended Audience: Middle school to high school
Genre:
Author: Scarsbrook, Richard
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Adult, Teen, Middle Grade
Genre:
Author: Homel, David
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, literary translation
Author: Hernández-Ramdwar, Camille
City: Tkaronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction; creative non-fiction; short stories.
BIPOC,
Author: Childs, Lucian
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Hegele, Sydney
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-12
Genre: Literary fiction, creative nonfiction, personal essays, poetry
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Magro, Anthony
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hughes, Alison
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature, Short Fiction
Author: Spenst, Kevin
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: high school students
Genre:
Author: Yearington, Tim
City: Kingston and also Kitchizibi Metis Territory (Ottawa/Mattawa River), Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school and up
Genre: Indigenous (Metis-Algonquin) Traditional Knowledge and Worldview
BIPOC,
Author: Marjerrison, Lara
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Elementary, High School, College
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Screenwriting
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Blake, Becky
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Quon, Anna
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, literary fiction
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Kim, Michelle
City: Surrey, _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Roy, Ian
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 3 to 6
Genre: Fiction, Poetry
Author: Henman, Pat
City: Bonnington, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: 14 and over
Genre: Memoir
Living with a disability,
Author: Hosein, Jennifer
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
BIPOC,
Author: Kadarusman, Michelle
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle-grade fiction, Picture books
Author: Canon, Ian
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Hawtrey, Penelope
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Memoir
Author: Grundy, Susan
City: Montreal and Bolton-ouest, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and narrative nonfiction
Author: Somerville, Janet
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade 6 and up
Genre: Literary nonfiction and fiction
Author: Clark, Richard
City: Oakville, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's/chapter books/middle grade books
Author: Heartfield, Kate
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: I generally write for adults, but am happy to talk to teens or middle grade students about writing.
Genre: Speculative fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Mehta, Anubha
City: MISSISSAUGA, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Principe, Cetta
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative/ experimental non-fiction, poetry, memoir and personal essay, short short fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: Promislow, Dawn
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: de Lange, Deborah
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: maviglia, joseph
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Highschool all levels
Genre: Poetry/Songwriting/Fiction/Non-Fiction/Libretto
Author: Withers, Pam
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: 4th through 12th grade
Genre: adventure, survival, young adult
Author: Sabaye Moghaddam, Maria
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction
BIPOC,
Author: Dowding, Philippa
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 3 and up
Genre: Middle-grade fiction, YA fiction, poetry
Author: Fantetti, Eufemia
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Teens
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Favro, Terri
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Senior high school (grade 11 and up)
Genre: Science fiction and popular science
Author: Conn, Heather
City: Vancouver/Sunshine Coast, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten, grades 1-3; high school
Genre: Creative nonfiction; short and long prose; picture book fiction; screenwriting, short drama and documentary
Author: Shields, Vanessa
City: Windsor, Ontario 		Intended Audience: I can adapt my presentations to meet the age/reading level/grade needed, including shifting presentations to match curriculum.
Genre: Poetry, Memoir, Fiction, Children's Books
Author: Coutu Radmore, Claudia
City: Carleton Place, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 11, 12
Genre:
Author: Zweig, Eric
City: Owen Sound, Ontario 		Intended Audience: My preference is to present to grades 4 to 6, but I’m comfortable with anything from grades 3 to 12.
Genre: Sports, Children, Y/A
Author: Brown, Edward
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Blackwood, Yvonne
City: Richmond Hill, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Haynes, Diane
City: BURNABY, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: narrative fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, young adult
Author: Bradshaw, Mel
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: crime fiction
Author: Munro, Jane
City: VANCOUVER, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: grades 4 - 12
Genre: Poetry, Memoir
Author: Kyi, Tanya Lloyd
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-12
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Sullivan, Rosemary
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: children aged 5 and 6
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Dumas, Jacqueline
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Dubé, Paulette
City: Jasper, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry and prose
Author: Li, Vivian (Xiao Wen)
City: Toronto/ Vancouver, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction (literary and speculative), poetry, plays, screenwriting, creative nonfiction, podcasting, comics, lyrics, TV writing, children's literature
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Gonzalez, Alyssa
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school or older
Genre: Speculative fiction
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Sinclair, Michelle
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Londry, Jennifer
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: DeLeskie, Jennifer
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Hoang, Jolie Phuong
City: Fonthill, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Nonfiction Memoir and Fiction
Author: Irving, Richard
City: Mississauga, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Upjohn, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's
Author: Wilson, K. R. (Kevin)
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Reaume, Marilyn
City: Stoney Creek, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 8-14 years of age
Genre: Children's Poetry
Author: Norris, Daniela I.
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience: teens 12-17
Genre:
Author: Duarte, Isabel
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thors, K.B.
City: Red Deer, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, creative non-fiction, screenwriting.
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Howald, Meg
City: London , Ontario 		Intended Audience: Senior High School/College Level Literature orWriting Students
Genre: Psychological mystery thriller
Author: Walker, Marcia
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Macpherson Vukusic, Tamara
City: Kamloops, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Smolash, Naava
City: Vancouver and Montreal, _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Dashtgard, Annahid
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Bennett, Carolyn
City: Brockville, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade 11-12
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, plays, screenplays
Author: McKenna, Emma
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry; N0n-Fiction; Memoir; Fiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Dickson, Barbara
City: Scarborough, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Fiction, Non-fiction, Screenwriting, Magazine, Newspaper
Living with a disability,
Author: Pellerin, Brigitte
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Vincent, John Emil
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Crown, Bruce
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary, Drama, Neo-noir
BIPOC,
Author: Lyall, Casey
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Champagne, Lyse
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: high school grades
Genre: Literary fiction (novels and short stories), memoir, plays
Author: Hohn, Nadia
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books
BIPOC,
Author: Shreve, Craig
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Okun Hill, Debbie
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Blogs
Author: Bolen, Dennis E
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, criticism, journailsm.
Author: Walker, Ruth
City: Oshawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Fiction (adult & young adult), poetry and creative nonfiction
Author: Hagen, Jamella
City: whitehorse, Yukon 		Intended Audience: Adult, high school, or elementary school.
Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Author: Elza, Daniela
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry & Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Carolan, Trevor
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction, Poetry, Spoken Word, Journalism
Author: Wood, Heather
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, YA fiction, poetry
Author: Hodge, Deborah
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books
Author: Clayton, Conyer
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Short Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Essays
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Greco, Heidi
City: Surrey, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: My materials are best suited to high school or post-secondary settings.
Genre: poetry, critical writing, fiction
Author: Mills, Judith Christine
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children & Young Adult novels and picture books
Author: Bush, Catherine
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Boers, Arthur
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ruzesky, Jay
City: North Cowichan, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ito, Sally
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience: Elementary/Junior High/High School
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Poetry, Literary poetry translation
BIPOC,
Author: Fielding, Joy
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: teenagers or older
Genre: The Golden Oak award for Home Invasion, a novella for adult learners
Author: Hamilton, Bess
City: Komoka, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Vitalis, Jessica
City: Waterloo, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 4th-8th grades
Genre:
Author: Alladin, Erin
City: Parry Sound region, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades K-3 (can be adapted for older grades)
Genre: Children's Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Waterfall, Rhonda
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Platana, Janette
City: Peterborough, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Roitman, Gina
City: St-Colomban, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction, short stories, memoir, biography
Author: DeLuca, Marjorie (M.M.)
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience: grades 10-12
Genre: Contemporary and historical suspense, YA science fiction
Author: Ulrich, Maureen
City: Lampman, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: 12 and up
Genre: Young Adult, Plays, Poetry
Author: Morris, Rebecca
City: Montreal, 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Diaczuk, Doug
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Oughton, John
City: John, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Author: Cooke, Stephanie
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Any, but best suited to middle grade audiences (8-12 years of age)
Genre: Fiction, fantasy, contemporary, acton/adventure, middle-grade, young adult, graphic novel
Author: Brewer, Nicole
City: Kitchener, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Kirton, Jónína
City: New Westminster, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11 and 12. I also have presented and taught at a number of colleges and universities.
Genre: Poetry, Non-fiction
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Watson, Cristy
City: Surrey, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hoff, Andrea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: comics, nonfction, speculative fiction, graphic memoir
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Heffernan, Virginia
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Science & Business
Author: Rykov, Mary
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry
Living with a disability,
Author: Albanese, Eleanor
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades JK to 12
Genre: Historical Fiction- Creative Non-Fiction- Poetry
Author: Nicholson (Partridge), Lynda
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 3 to 8 approximately
Genre: Young adult childrens
BIPOC,
Author: Donahue, Anne
City: Cambridge, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Huizinga Mills, Carolyn
City: Breslau, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Elementary Students
Genre: Picture Books and Literary Fiction
Author: Lockhart, D.A.
City: Waawiiyaatanong/Moravian of the Thames, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Essays, Short Fiction, Novels
BIPOC,
Author: Mills, Jean
City: Guelph, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 7-12
Genre: Young Adult/Middle Grade
Author: Goulden, Alban
City: New Westminster, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Nash, Peta-Gaye
City: Mississauga, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 4-7 years
Genre: Multi-genre (short fiction, poetry, children's literature)
BIPOC,
Author: Paterson, Pamela
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction
Author: Thomas, Nirmala
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Diasporic fiction
Author: Oliver, Alexandra
City: Burlington, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Barker, Michelle
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Historical fiction: grades 9-12 Picture book: grades 1-3
Genre: Historical fiction, fantasy, YA, picture book, short fiction, non-fiction, poetry
Author: Eamer, Claire
City: Gabriola Island, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Macpherson, Margaret
City: Deep River , Ontario 		Intended Audience: Junior/ senior high
Genre:
Author: Enns, Karen
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Draper, Penny
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Elementary to high school students
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Author: Burtinshaw, Julie
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Young Adult, Adult, Fiction, creative fiction, non-fiction, historical
Author: Rivera, Patria
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
BIPOC,
Author: Patz, Deborah
City: Coquitlam, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 6-12
Genre:
Author: Doctor, Farzana
City: Etobicoke, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction and poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Mitchell, Orm
City: Otonabee, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: memoir
Author: Henighan, Stephen
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Tregebov, Rhea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Charles, Norma
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: grades 3-7
Genre: Picture books and Novels for Middle Grade readers.
Author: Schwartz, Ellen
City: Burnaby, BC, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 2 through 8
Genre:
Author: Kessler, Deirdre
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 		Intended Audience: see above
Genre: poetry, children's fiction, nonfiction, plays
Author: Walsh, Susan
City: Wakefield, Quebec 		Intended Audience: grade three and up
Genre: Non-fiction and Fiction
Author: Gabriel, Maryanna
City: Nelson, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Promoting; adventure; outdoors; travel; history.
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Author: Edwards, Sophie
City: Kagawong, Ontario 		Intended Audience: all grades
Genre: poetry, interdisciplinary writing
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Peck, Frances
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: secondary school
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: De Gasperi, Giulia
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Rigg, Brian
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Sara, Harpreet
City: Surrey, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Tushabe, Iryn
City: REGINA, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, literary journalism
BIPOC,
Author: Doornink, Richard W.
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Cohen, Tziporah
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Stewart, Michael
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Contemporary, Fantasy, Verse
Author: Earl, Amanda
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grades 9 -12; college; university
Genre: poetry, fiction, visual poetry, nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Cusmano, Domenic
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction, fiction, essay, satire
Author: McIsaac, Meaghan
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle grade, Young adult, Fantasy, Graphic Novel
Author: Jones, Craig
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Any
Genre: non-fiction
Author: Kessaris, Andreas
City: Montreal, _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ramsingh, Priya
City: Etobicoke, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Desforges, Jaclyn
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Carmichael, Jacqueline
City: St. Albert, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, fiction
Author: Thompson, Ron
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction: satire, historical, contemporary
Author: Nag, Sabyasachi (Sachi)
City: Mississauga, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Nesbitt, Karen
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience: High school Grades 7-12
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Demchuk, David
City: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador 		Intended Audience: Grade 10 +
Genre: Horror/Literary
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Meneghetti, Monica
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: creative nonfiction/memoir, literary translation
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Frey, J.M.
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Henderson, Keith
City: Montreal West, Quebec 		Intended Audience: age 16 and up
Genre:
Author: Pendziwol, Jean E.
City: THUNDER BAY, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Pre-K to High School
Genre: Adult Fiction, Children's Literature
Author: Falkner, Jennifer
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Westcott, Frank
City: Alliston, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Many
Author: Silver, Eve
City: St. Catharines, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kerrin, Jessica
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: grades P-6
Genre: Children's books: middle readers, chapter books, picture books
Author: Tamberg, Urve
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical fiction, Kidlit
Author: Brenna, Beverley
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: PreK - Grade 12
Genre: Young Adult (novels; short stories); Middle Grade (novels); Poetry (juvenile); Picture Books
Author: Westerhof, Patricia
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: teens
Genre: fiction and nonfiction
Author: Bass, Karen
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 5 to 12.
Genre: Young Adult & Middle Grade novels
Author: Barton, John
City: Victoria , British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Rivera, Raquel
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's and Young Adult Literature
Author: Arato, Rona
City: North York, Ontario, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 4th grade through high school grades
Genre: Midgrade and YA fiction, biography and historical non-fiction
Author: Itani, Frances
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: high school
Genre: Novels Poetry Stories Reviews Articles Children’s books
Author: Douglas, Ann
City: Golden Lake, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Scrimger, Richard
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Mid-school and YA novels, usually quirky.
Author: Sadler, Judy-Ann
City: London, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Books for children
Author: Barris, Ted
City: Uxbridge, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hurdle, Crystal
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wider, Tini
City: Burnaby, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Simpson, Leanne Toshiko
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: William, Eli K.P.
City: Kamakura, Japan, _none 		Intended Audience: Adult
Genre: Science fiction, literary fiction, cyberpunk, dystopian literature, Japanese literature
Author: London, Erica
City: Oshawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Children ,JK-grade 4
Genre: Children
BIPOC,
Author: Craig-Whytock, Suzanne
City: Drumbo, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 9 to 12
Genre: Fiction
Author: Warner, Andrea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Koops, Victoria
City: Weyburn, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Adult, Middle Years, Children's Fiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Bowes, Lisa
City: , Alberta 		Intended Audience: Gr 1-3 but can adapt to include whole school
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Wolf-Heffner, Lori
City: Waterloo, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Gr 6-8 for The Importance of Editing, and high school for Writing as a Career
Genre: sweet romance, young adult
Living with a disability,
Author: Hoque, shahanaz
City: Mississauga, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Jk to 12
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Brown, Yvonne Shorter
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: dawn, jimy
City: by the lake, _none 		Intended Audience: All ages
Genre: poetics performance position
Author: Kurunc, Handan
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Millar, Goldie
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Non-Fiction, Adult Fiction, Poetry
Author: Falk, Deborah
City: Winnipegosis, Manitoba 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Metis Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Liburd, Tonya
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Johnston, Liz
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Cichosz, Maria
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: High school, grades 9-12
Genre: Fiction and Non-Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Nawrocki, Monica
City: Mansons Landing, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: middle school
Genre: MG/YA
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Diem, Rebecca
City: Sauble Beach, Ontario 		Intended Audience: pre-teens & teens, engaged readers
Genre: speculative, slipstream, science fiction, fantasy, poetry
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Wickenden, David
City: Greater Sudbury, Ontario 		Intended Audience: elementary, high school
Genre: Thriller
Author: Wykes, Megan
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Duffy Cobb , Mo
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-6
Genre: nonfiction, children's lit
Author: Dagnino, Arianna
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, travel writing, reportage & feature stories, academic writing
Author: MacLeod, Kirsteen
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Gardiner, Elee
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, non fiction
Author: Mercer, George
City: North Saanich, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: High school - Grades 9+
Genre: National Park Fiction
Author: Challenger, Charlene
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Besel, Donna
City: Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba 		Intended Audience: kindergarten to grade 12
Genre: fiction and creative nonfiction
Author: Nicholls, Sandra
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and poetry
Author: Clewes, Richard
City: Guelph/ Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Male
Author: Furlong, Dayle
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rouse Barbeau, Jennifer
City: North Bay, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary fiction; general and young adult audiences
Author: Banyard, Antonia
City: Nelson, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: 7-14 years, grades 2-8
Genre: fiction, children's non-fiction, children's fiction
Author: Bloom, Ronna
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 10 and up. Grade 3 and up.
Genre: Poetry
Author: Peterson, Lois
City: Nanaimo, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Porter, Anna
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction and non-fiction
Author: Eriksson, Ann
City: Thetis Island, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Adult Fiction and non-fiction ecological literacy books for younger readers
Author: Rothman, Claire
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience: upper grade high school, college and CEGEP, university
Genre: fiction: novels, stories
Author: Sandiford, Robert Edison
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Walters, Eric
City: Guelph, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Patkau, Karen
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Books
Author: Young, Dianne
City: Martensville, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: Reading is tailored to the grade level. I have done Kindergarten to high school.
Genre: children's, adult non-fiction, poetry
Author: DWYER, MAGGIE
City: 1526 Pilger's Road, Nipissing ON , P0H1W0, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: FICTION
Author: Jaffer, Taslim
City: Surrey, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction
BIPOC,
Author: McFarland, Allie
City: Victoria, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: middleschool / highschool
Genre: Literary Fiction; Speculative Fiction; Poetry
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Lute, Audrey
City: Gilbert Plaints, Manitoba 		Intended Audience: Grades 2 to 9
Genre: Graphic Novel/Environment/ Climate/Society
Author: Calderone, Andrew
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Gordon, Ariel
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Mossallanejad, Ezat
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: flexible
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Grace Stewart, Heather
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Curtis, Andrea
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten to high school
Genre:
Author: Taylor, Wanda
City: Toronto , Ontario 		Intended Audience: all age levels
Genre: middle grade fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Rosner, Anna
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books, essays
Author: Giuliano, David
City: Marathon, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Students interested in writing
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir
Author: Pirani, Ayaz
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry & Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Winter, Wendy
City: Squamish, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Preschool to Grade 12
Genre: Children's Picture Books
Author: Neville, Kim
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Matyas, Josephine
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rich, Raquel
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Thriller, Sci-fi
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Author: Russell, Jason
City: London, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Luft, Alastair
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Thrillers, Non-Fiction
Author: Kelly, Anne Carmel
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: Grades 3-6 (ages 9-12)
Genre: Historical Fiction (Middle Readers)
Author: Davison, Nicola
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Drobnies, Adrienne
City: Vancouver, 		Intended Audience: All grades
Genre:
Author: Marshall Flaherty, Kate
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Jones, Gordon K
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wilson-Yang, Jiaqing
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Perry, Daniel
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Osborne, James
City: Vernon, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Author: Fischer Guy, Christine
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, essay, journalism
Author: Sylvester, Kevin
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: all ages, but primarily K-3 and 4-8
Genre:
Author: Toffanello, Paul
City: Vancouver, BC / New Liskeard, ON, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-8 & Grades 1-3
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction & Children's Illustrated Fiction/Picture Books
Author: Schönmaier, Eleonore
City: , Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Essays
Author: Austen, Catherine
City: Gatineau, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: children's, YA, adult
Author: Shimotakahara, Leslie
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Harris , Jane
City: Lethbridge, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Grades 7 to 12
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry, Essay, Journalism
Living with a disability,
Author: Connelly, Karen
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction Poetry Fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Graham, Monica
City: Sundridge, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: any, but not all at the same time
Genre: non-fiction... so far!
Author: Ross, Stuart
City: Will travel., Ontario 		Intended Audience: Any level
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Memoir, Personal Essay/Rant
Author: Cotter, Charis
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 		Intended Audience: Grades 4 to 6
Genre: Picture books, middle-grade fiction, non-fiction history, children's biography, middle-grade non-fiction
Author: Baxter, Jean Rae
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Nothing younger than Grade 6
Genre: Gold Medal. Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. YA Fiction-Historical/Cultural
Author: Matas, Carol
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten - grade 2; Grade 5-9
Genre:
Author: Jackson, Melanie
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: One hour to 1.5 hours, depending on the length of the class block
Genre: Mystery
Author: Kertes, Joseph
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Jarman, Mark Anthony
City: Fredericton, NB, _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Haworth-Attard, Barbara
City: London, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grades 5 to 12
Genre: YA and middle-grade
Author: Murphy, Colleen
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Henick, Mark
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Faubert, Marsha
City: Bayfield, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction
Author: Lafleche, Andrew
City: Eganville, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Author: BALTMAN, SHARON
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: McLellan, Stephanie Simpson
City: Newmarket, Ontario 		Intended Audience: K-3 (for picture books); Grade 5-8 (for mid grade novel)
Genre: Picture Books, Mid Grade
Author: Kyle, Barbara
City: Guelph, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Historical
Author: Dickson, Alessia
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 5-12 (12-18 year olds). My presentation can be modified to fit different grades and reading levels upon request.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Living with a disability,
Author: Rosenblum, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Wallace, Jade
City: Windsor, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Poetry, fiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Yin, Anna
City: Mississauga, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grade 2-12
Genre: Poetry
BIPOC,
Author: Scharper, Hilary
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction/Non-fiction Nature writing/Multimodal Fiction and Non-fiction
Author: Orchard, Treena
City: London, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Elementary and High School, and also University students and administrators.
Genre: Memoir
Author: Bedell, Sean Paul
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Guenther, Faye
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Torres, J.
City: Whitby, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 3-6
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Warren, Jane Baird
City: Ayer's Cliff, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle grade historical
Author: Cotrupi, Nella (Caterina)
City: Richmond Hill, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction, poetry, literary criticism
Author: Crowe, Cathy
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: McBride, Karen
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Coccia, Paul
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's and Young Adult
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Blackburn McBride, Robin
City: Gatineau, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Poetry
Author: Decter, Nora
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Greenslade, Frances
City: Penticton, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wheaton, Margo
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Living with a disability,
Author: Prairie, Katherine
City: Kingston, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Mook-Sang, Jennifer
City: Burlington, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Picture Books, Middle Grade Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Swan, Dane
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, spoken word, short fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Tunney, Deborah-Anne
City: , 		Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Literary Fiction, Poetry
Author: Barwin, Gary
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, poetry, children's literature, non-fiction
Author: Leslie, Alex
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Nelson, Colleen
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Story, Kate
City: Peterborough, Ontario 		Intended Audience: any
Genre: Literary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, young adult, and theatre
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Phillips, Wendy
City: Gabriola Island, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: upper elementary and high school
Genre: Young adult novel in verse
Author: Leach, Sara
City: Whistler, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: K-7
Genre: Children's
Author: Fallis, Terry
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Students
Genre:
Author: Alfano, Michelle
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lazarus, Eve
City: NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: non-fiction
Author: Hughes, Susan
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: children's books, YA
Author: Couture, Pauline
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: any
Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Business and Technical, Speechwriting, etc.
Living with a disability,
Author: Brodoff, Ami
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Gordon, Katherine Palmer
City: Gabriola, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: high school, senior level
Genre:
Author: Weiss, Allan
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Braid, Kathleen
City: Victoria, BC, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grade 6 and up. Teachers, especially of English Literature and Poetry.
Genre: Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction
Living with a disability,
Author: McDonnell, Kathleen
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: all ages
Genre:
Author: Goldstein, Dana
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir, Middle Grade Fiction, YA Fiction
Author: Graham, Mary
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: She/her
Author: Bowslaugh, Randi-Lee
City: Welland, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction, Horror, Children's
Living with a disability,
Author: Hutchins, Hazel
City: , _none 		Intended Audience: K - Grade 6
Genre:
Author: Cottrill, Jeff
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Satire, humour, spoken word, mystery
Author: Yuan-Innes (writing as Melissa Yi), Melissa
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Shipley, Jocelyn
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Duarte, Marilyn
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir, and Screenwriting
Author: Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja
City: Toronto, 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Dangi, Jasveer Singh
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Kids of all ages and adults
Genre:
Author: BEATTIE, ANNE-MARIE
City: Oshawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: FICTION/NON FICTION
Author: Swan, Michael
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Likely high school, but I would consider younger students.
Genre:
Author: Byrne, Jake
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction, copy, editorial
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Bailey, Jen
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's fiction
Author: Meadows, Sally
City: Martensville, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience:
Genre: children's books, faith-based short stories, journalism, non-fictional short pieces
Author: Barrett, Gavin
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: All
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Ells, Louise
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sharp, Cynthia
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Leggett, Catharine
City: London, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary
Author: Browne, Christene
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Shenher, Lorimer
City: Burnaby, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: DyckFehderau, Ruth
City: Edmonton, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Camlot, Heather
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 3+. Can present in English and French.
Genre: Fiction and nonfiction for children, middle-grade and YA. Historical fiction, contemporary fiction.
Author: Revelle, Richard
City: Napanee, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades Jk to 12
Genre: Young Adult and Adult
BIPOC,
Author: McLean, Dirk
City: Scarborough, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's. Y/A.
BIPOC,
Author: Carmichael, L. E.
City: Trenton, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-6
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Kleiber, Marilyn
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades seven and eight and high school
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Author: MacKay, Elly
City: Owen Sound, Ontario 		Intended Audience: K- 6
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Armstrong, Théodora
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Saikaley, Sonia
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lapointe, Annette
City: Grande Prairie, Alberta 		Intended Audience: Ages 10 and up
Genre: literary fiction, short fiction, poetry
Author: Kidd, Monica
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Author: Morgan, Dwayne
City: Ajax, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Spoken Word
BIPOC,
Author: Roy, Zoë S.
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade 11 and 12
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Moga, Irina
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: middle grade through high-school
Genre: Poetry
Author: Canton, Licia
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Author: Denman, KL
City: Delta, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 6 - 8
Genre:
Author: Lee, David
City: HAMILTON, Ontario 		Intended Audience: I specialize in YA - 10-18
Genre:
Author: Skrypuch, Marsha
City: Brantford, Ontario 		Intended Audience: all grades, plus adult, college and university
Genre: fiction, narrative non-fiction
Author: Freeman, Victoria
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Sawyer, Don
City: St Catharines, Ontario 		Intended Audience: I've worked with grades 2/3 through high school and ABE
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Author: McKay, Sharon
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Y/A
Author: Gunnery, Sylvia
City: Crescent Beach, NS, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: various ages: 13+; 8 - 12; 5 - 7
Genre:
Author: Sarah, Robyn
City: Montreal, Quebec 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hannis, Alexia
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: MacLean, Wendy Jean
City: Brockville, Ontario 		Intended Audience: young adult, or children
Genre: Poetry
Author: Parchewsky, Carol Ann
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ghan, Ben Berman
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Surrealism, The New Weird, Speculative Literature
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: McIlhone, Donnie
City: Port Hood, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience: High School and Post-Secondary levels.
Genre: Fiction and editorials
Author: Skene, Pat Lamondin
City: Oakville, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Ages 4 - 9
Genre: Memoir, Short Story, Fiction, Children
BIPOC,
Author: Raab, Kelley
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Maxymiw, Anna
City: , 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Velji, Aziz
City: Markham, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Self Help and Personal Development
Author: Crook, Christina
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Shyback, Jade
City: Oakville, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade 8+
Genre:
Author: Thompson, Julie
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Elementary up to grade four.
Genre: Children's Picture Book
BIPOC,
Author: Reilly, Jim
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, Fiction
Author: de Waard, Sara
City: Port Colborne, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 13+
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: Varnoos, Floria
City: Richmond Hill, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thornhill Verma , Jenn
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: nonfiction (history, science, narrative, memoir) with experience in scriptwriting, book reviews and arts writing
Author: Honeybourn, Jennifer
City: Stratford, Ontario 		Intended Audience: grades 5-8
Genre: young adult, middle grade
Author: Boon, Sonja
City: Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: creative non-fiction, poetry, fiction
BIPOC,
Author: Linehan Young, Ida
City: Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Methot, Suzanne
City: Gabriola, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-12, Post-Secondary
Genre: Non-Fiction, Fiction, Textbook, Classroom Resources
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Cassie, Aidan
City: Victoria / Gulf Islands, British Columbia 		Intended Audience: either K-2, or grades 3-5
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Ramadan, Danny
City: Vancouver, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, memoir, children books
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Author: Dolman, AJ
City: Ottawa, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Author: Kovala, Liisa
City: Naughton, Ontario 		Intended Audience: 9-12
Genre: Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Creative Non-fiction
Author: Everest, Beth
City: Calgary, Alberta 		Intended Audience: any
Genre:
Author: Calabro, John
City: Toronto , Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grade 12
Genre: Fiction
Author: Cascioli, Lucia
City: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Powell, Marie
City: Regina, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience: K to Adult (Grades 3-5; 8-10)
Genre: Historical Fantasy; Speculative Fiction
Author: Farnsworth, Vanessa
City: Creston, British Columbia 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Short Fiction, Journalism, Screenwriting
Author: Lilley, Joanna
City: Whitehorse, Yukon 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Legris, Sylvia
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Robertson, Patricia
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba 		Intended Audience: Grades 8 to 12
Genre: Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Author: Grant, Joyce
City: Hamilton, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Illustrated non-fiction
Author: Rondina, Catherine
City: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades 1-12
Genre: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's Fiction, Children's Poetry, Adult Non-Fiction
Author: Code, Devon
City: Peterborough, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction
Author: Malone, Stephens Gerard
City: , _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
LGBTQI2S,
Author: Hussain, Amir
City: Los Angeles, _none 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
BIPOC,
Author: O'Reilly, Gillian
City: , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books (non-fiction and fiction)
Author: Kalman, Judith
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir and autobiographical fiction
Author: Barnes, Lilly
City: , 		Intended Audience: 10 years old and up
Genre: several
Author: Reid, Barbara
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's picture books
Author: Hunter, Bruce
City: Thornhill , Ontario 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Living with a disability,
Author: Khan, Rukhsana
City: Toronto, ON, 		Intended Audience: grades 4 - 8
Genre: children's, young adult, adult
BIPOC,
Author: Krossing, Karen
City: Toronto, Ontario 		Intended Audience: Grades K to 12
Genre: Fiction and nonfiction for children and teens (picture books, novels, short stories)
LGBTQI2S,
Author, City,
Equity Initiative		 Intended Audience, Genre
Author: Rakoff, Ruth
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction/Memoir/Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Vermeer, Leslie
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: McGrath, Jerrold
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 13+
Genre: literary non-fiction, literary fiction, speculative fiction
Author: Bentley, Dorothy
City: Foothills, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Preschool, Elementary, Junior High, High School, College, University
Genre:
Author: Clancy, Scott
City: Cobourg, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 13-18
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Heilman, Jaymie
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's and Young Adult
Author: Flanagan, Andy
City: Belledune, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Middle to High School
Genre: Non fiction Historical and Fiction
Author: Shelley, Casey
City: Saint John, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, thriller, mystery, horror, romance, flash fiction, fantasy
Author: Taylor, Margie
City: Port Moody, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Taber, Nancy
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical fiction, mystery, speculative fiction, non-fiction
Author: Hartmann, Suzanne
City: YORK, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Huebert, David
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grade 9-12
Genre: Fiction / Nonfiction / Poetry
Author: Shiller, Ed
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Urquhart, Jane
City: P O Box 310 Colborne, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Fradkin, Barbara
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Smith, Douglas
City: Markham, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Urban fantasy, fantasy, science fiction, horror, young adult
Author: Lane, Marcy
City: Kingsville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Fiction (Women's Fiction, Book Club Fiction, Mysteries)
Author: Higgins, Rebecca
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Short fiction
Author: Johnson, Elena
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry. (Also fiction, nonfiction, translation.)
Author: Paylor, Loghan
City: Abbotsford, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Weedon, Emily
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grade 9 and up
Genre: Fiction
Author: McLaughlin, Paul
City: toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction books, plays
Author: Aujla, Jass
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Suspense-Thriller-Mystery; Poetry
Author: Bishop, Andrea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Godfrey, Hannah
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: 5-18
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, experimental, essays, interdisciplinary
Author: Nador, Sue
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction
Author: Hong, C.J.
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Ages 4-5
Genre: Picture Books - Fiction
Author: Hendley, Nate
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: True Crime and History
Author: Maure, Melanie
City: Nelson, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Blair, Melissa
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Strauss, Rochelle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: 4-6
Genre: Chidlren's Literature, Non-fiction, STEM
Author: McKinnon, Hannah Mary
City: Oakville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High-school students
Genre:
Author: Peirce, Jon
City: Gatineau, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kaposy, Chris
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Academic / Creative Nonfiction
Author: MacKinnon, Doris Jeanne
City: Red Deer, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school, post-secondary under-graduate and graduate
Genre: History; Biography; Women's Studies; Indigenous Studies;
Author: Gaylie, Veronica
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Writers; Students (age 10+); Teachers; Teachers of Writing
Genre: Environmental Writing; Creative Non-Fiction; Poetry; Fiction
Author: Lavoie, Chantel
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: any
Genre: poetry, criticism
Author: Mazigh, Monia
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: youth 16-18
Genre: Non-fiction and fiction
Author: Fazlul, Safia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Stephens, Lorina
City: Neustadt, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Ages 14-17, secondary school
Genre: magic realism, fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, fantastika
Author: KARPINSKI, DANIEL
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: students
Genre: historiographic metafiction
Author: Richardson (Fay S Lapka), Faith
City: Port Alberni, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K-12
Genre: fiction: YA, Children nonfiction: health and wellness
Author: Chang-Richardson, Ellen
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Flash Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Hybrid
Author: Stratas, Deb
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: WWII Historical Fiction
Author: Ohi, Debbie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Picture Books, Middle Grade
Author: Dowdall, Anna
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: mixed genre literary mystery
Author: Winters, Michelle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Catania, Jeff
City: Priceville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Students and staff (Grades 7-12)
Genre: Non-fiction / Education / Wellness / Assessment
Author: Newall, Carol Marie
City: Rosseau, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Canadian history course, grade 9/10
Genre:
Author: Best, Lauren
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Power , Sara
City: Ottawa and St. John's, _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Sawyer, Robert J.
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 7 and up
Genre: Science Fiction
Author: Krawczyk, Jason
City: toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Adults who are interested in starting out or seasoned in Literature, Screenwriting, Comics, Punch-Up, and Ghostwriting.
Genre: Comedy, Noir, Horror, Sci-Fi
Author: Waddle, Jason
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and Suspence
Author: Housty, Jess
City: Heiltsuk Nation, Bella Bella, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Rahman, Bahram
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Du,ais, Sandra
City: Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 8years - 19 years
Genre: Comics, MG, Graphic Novels, Picture Books
Author: Chaiton, Sam
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Covell, Tim
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Romance
Author: Mattern, Ashleigh
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 8 and up
Genre: Young adult fantasy
Author: Moss, Peggy
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: k-6
Genre: Children's Books, Essays, fiction
Author: Edwards, Peter
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Beiko, Samantha
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: Age 12+
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Author: Harvey, Ken
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and Nonfiction
Author: Fandrich, Meghan
City: Lytton, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Rathinappillai, Namitha
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry; spoken word; slam poetry
Author: Austria-Bonifacio, Jennilee
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: All Ages
Genre: Fiction
Author: Chang, Su
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Scarfarotti, Lorie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Ages 10-14, grades 4-8
Genre: Realistic fiction for readers 10-14
Author: Knaus, Maggie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 5-8 yrs olf, K-Grade 3,
Genre: Children's picture book
Author: McMillan, Amber
City: , New Brunswick
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: all levels
Genre: poetry, short fiction, memoir
Author: Varga, Andrew
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 7 and up.
Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction
Author: Wong, Sherry
City: CALGARY, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: College and senior high students
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Kuriata, Chris
City: St. Catharines, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Dyet, Michael
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Zaman, Farida
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Primary school, young readers
Genre: PICTURE BOOK
Author: Fishburn, Alison
City: Paris, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grade 9-12
Genre:
Author: Robertson, Dilys
City: Cobourg, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school Students
Genre: Historical memoir
Author: Umadat, Nadia Devi
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Picture Book Fiction
Author: Lewis, Amanda
City: Gabriola, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Environmental and nature writing
Author: Martin, Geoff
City: Kitchener, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: adult nonfiction, essays, creative nonfiction
Author: Luscombe, Jeffrey
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Easton, Sharon
City: Nanaimo, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 11 and 12/ maybe grade 10 depending
Genre:
Author: Beasley, David Richard
City: Simcoe, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: college educated, historical associations
Genre: history, biography, mystery, adventure, fine arts
Author: Whelly, Emily
City: Saint John, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: All Grades
Genre: Fantasy, Women's Fiction
Author: Honda, Keiko
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: G5 and above
Genre: creative non-fiction
Author: Smith, Ron
City: Nanoose Bay, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: K to 7
Genre: Poetry, non fiction, fiction, illustrated children's books
Author: Rochon, Lisa
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 12
Genre:
Author: Wallace, Max
City: Toronto , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school students
Genre:
Author: Cassidy, Sara
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, journalism, web
Author: Evans, Caitlin Nicole
City: Canada, _none
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: Jk - grade 5. Ages 5-11 years, reading level 4-8years.
Genre: Children's picture books, adult fiction
Author: Kelloway, Karen
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: from grades 4 up to junior high
Genre: Middle Grade fantasy
Author: Okihiro, Lara
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Boulghourjian Simitian, Salpi
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's
Author: Thompson, Camilla
City: Stellarton, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: All ages and abilities.
Genre:
Author: Justus, Rob
City: Orleans, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Picture Books, Middle Grade Graphic Novels, Early Reader Books
Author: Pelaez, Abby
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Narrative Non-Fiction, Memoir, Food Writing, Songwriting, Magazine Articles, Website Copywriting with SEO
Author: Rule, Nancy
City: Pickering, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Picture Books, Chapter Books, Romantic Comedy, Dark Fiction,
Author: Greene, Mark Allan
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 4 and up
Genre:
Author: Dairywala, Tasneem
City: Wasaga, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Highschool students
Genre: Children books, picture books
Author: Kress, Adrienne
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 4 - 12
Genre: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Historical, Reluctant Reader
Author: Howse, Joseph
City: Terence Bay, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 10-12; college; university
Genre: literary fiction; computer programming (non-fiction)
Author: Kakwinokasum , Joseph
City: Sooke, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Fiction and memoir
Author: Golshan, Sahar
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Ages 4-7, preschool to Grade 2
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction and Children's Literature
Author: Flanders, Judith
City: Montreal , Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: high school
Genre: History, crime fiction
Author: McCracken, Rosemary
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Ages 16-18. Grades 10, 11 and 12. Grade 10 reading level.
Genre: Crime Fiction
Author: Sasagawa, Emi
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Alexander, Chris
City: Oakville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Film Studies
Author: Tang, Liana
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kozak, W. Ruth
City: New Westminster BC, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: mid to late teens. (grade 9s or older are best)
Genre:
Author: Von Paschen, Renée
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: age 12 - 19
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction, Screenwriting, Story-telling
Author: Lim, Thea
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Detective Fiction
Author: Best , Ashley-Elizabeth
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Mendel, Charlotte
City: Enfield, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 12 and up
Genre: Literary fiction and YA
Author: Kemp, Bruce
City: Merrickville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Students in grade 9 and higher
Genre: Everything that catches my interest.
Author: Clendenan, Megan
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Ages 7-15, Grades 3 to 9
Genre: Children's non-fiction and fiction
Author: Diezyn, Caroline
City: London, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Kory, Kristin
City: Hamilton , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Dhaliwal, Preeti Kaur
City: Traditional and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations || Vancouver ||, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid
Author: Sullivan, Michael
City: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 9-12, university students
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Ryan, Tim
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Dillon , Pamela
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Baines, Christian
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Speculative Fiction, LGBTQI2S+
Author: Ng, Wayne
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adult Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction-Coming of Age, Crime, Mystery, Multicultural, Own Voices
Author: Turner, Neil
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Thriller
Author: Kilpatrick, Nancy
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 12 to 18, reading level grade 8
Genre:
Author: Johns, Jessica
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Smith, Sadé
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades Kindergarten to grade 8
Genre: Children's Books
Author: Afenfia, Michael
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Spencer, Oliver Dean
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Mystery and Speculative Fiction
Author: Wood, TP
City: Westville, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Drukker, Kelly Norah
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Adults; Young Learners
Genre: Poetry; Creative Nonfiction
Author: Wong, Rita
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Drache, Sharon
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades k-12
Genre: literary fiction and journalism
Author: Singh, Sonya
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: rom com
Author: Mawhiney, A-M
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Secondary and post secondary
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Author: Butler, Jenna
City: Barrhead County, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction (memoir, researched nonfiction, travel writing, environmental writing), fiction
Author: Frankson, Greg
City: Whitby, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grades 4-12 (Junior/Intermediate/Senior)
Genre: Poetry, Spoken Word, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Bourgeois, David C.C.
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and Drama
Author: Jamieson, Audrey
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Dandapani, Arundati
City: Toronto/gta, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wilson, Kenny
City: Coniston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wiggins, K.A.
City: Abbotsford, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Upper elementary (roughly Grade 4+), Middle School, or High School can be accommodated
Genre: MG, YA & Adult/All-Ages Speculative, including: Contemporary Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Dystopian, Post Apocalyptic, Eco-Punk/Climate Fiction, Urban Fantasy/Paranormal, Science Fiction, Horror, Canadian Gothic, Gothic Dystopian; Mystery & Romance Subplots
Author: Payne, Jessica
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, autofiction, essays, short stories
Author: Craig, Kevin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary, Young Adult, Literary, Non-Fiction
Author: Beddia, Lea
City: Joliette, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: educators/librarians, students aged 9+, any reading level.
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Author: Di Zhang, Angel
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary magic realism
Author: Mockler, Kathryn
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting
Author: Williams, E. M.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, fantasy action, superhero
Author: King, Peter
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thomas, PJ
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Gereaux, Tara
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Currie, Susan
City: Brampton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle Grade, YA
Author: Graves, Judith
City: Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 3 and up.
Genre:
Author: Lockyer, Brooke
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Gillis, Susan
City: Lanark County, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: McDonald, Anne
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: age 10 to adult
Genre: historical fiction and non-fiction
Author: Khelawan, Rajni Mala
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: High School; JK - Grade 6
Genre: Adult Fiction; Historical Fiction; Magic Realism; Children's Books
Author: Garvie, Maureen (McCallum)
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rivers, Robin
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Author: Hawkins, Vanessa
City: Pennfield, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Satire, Romance, Urban Fantasy
Author: Reyes, Cynthia
City: Clarington, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Dolan, Sean Patrick
City: Town of the Blue Mountains, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Social Science/English
Genre: Fiction - Thriller (Terrorism), Historical
Author: Little, Catherine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: P/J
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Forler, Nan
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Early Years / Primary / Junior
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Butler, Paul
City: Lethbridge, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Darwin, Véronique
City: Rossland, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Koval, Anne
City: Sackville, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 6 and up
Genre: Biography, Art History, Poetry
Author: Thapar, Mala
City: Barrie, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: 15+
Genre: Prose and Poetry
Author: Nguyen, Linh San
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: Elementary to middle-grade, junior grades preferred
Genre: Children's fantasy, creative non-fiction
Author: Beaumel, Laetitia
City: Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry - Novel
Author: Grant, Shauntay
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry; Playwriting; Writing for Children
Author: Smith, Jason
City: Scarborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wagner, Colleen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Drama, short fiction, fiction
Author: Cader, Fathima
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Savage, Candace
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, including children's literature
Author: Garbutt, Loretta
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Picture book
Author: Mezghanni, Samar Samir
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, non-fiction, academic research
Author: Kachala, Elaine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: children, middle grade (4-8), 9-12 years
Genre: Nonfiction, middle grade
Author: Rosen, Rachel
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: fantasy, sci-fi, eco-fiction, non-fiction
Author: Hilles, Robert
City: Nanaimo, _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and Fiction
Author: Subramanian Kanta, Sneha
City: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid
Author: Koop, Gregory
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Morton, Mark
City: Kitchener, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Creative non-fiction; dystopian fiction
Author: Powell, Shantell
City: Kitchener, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Jabara, Albert
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Harwood-Jones, Markus
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Ages 12+
Genre: Young adult, romance, lgbtq, queer, trans, fiction
Author: Cook, Gregory M
City: Saint John, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades: 6-12
Genre:
Author: Brewster, Hugh
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sneyd, Lola
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: k-8
Genre:
Author: Slade, Arthur
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Middle School/High School
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Blunt, Giles
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Screenplay, Poetry
Author: Luciuk, Lubomyr
City: Kingston , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: De Sa, Anthony
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Raffan, James
City: Seeley's Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Tullson, Diane
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 7-12
Genre: Fiction
Author: Maitland, Colette
City: Gananoque, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Capilongo, Domenico
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Poetry, Prose
Author: Deckha, Nitin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Leveille, Kathy-Diane
City: Quispamsis, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Simmers, Bren
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and creative non-fiction
Author: Elder, R. Bruce
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High-school art students
Genre:
Author: Boughton, Noelle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Youth and young adults interested in Canadian literature.
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Davies, Lynn
City: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 1 to 12
Genre: poetry, essays, reviews, freelance pieces, also poems and stories for children
Author: Little, Melanie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kerbel, Deborah
City: Thornhill, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: de Leeuw, Sarah
City: Lake Country, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 7 and above
Genre: Poetry, Literary Non-Fiction, Academic/Research
Author: Kirsch, Sharon
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction
Author: Hudson, Noel
City: Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Travel
Author: Cavanagh, Paul
City: London, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Zeman, Ludmila
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Clark, Judith
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Colwell, Stephen
City: New Lowell, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High School /University Level
Genre: Spirituality, New Age, Historical Fiction
Author: Dionne, JoAnn
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction
Author: Trinh, Linda
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Beiser, Vince
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Nonfiction
Author: Cunningham, Francine
City: Cree, Metis, Settler, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: all grades
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Creative non-fiction, Screen
Author: Butler Hallett, Michelle
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary-historical fiction. I write genre hybrids -- whatever I need to serve my story.
Author: Byggdin, K.R.
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Beirne, Luke Francis
City: Saint John, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Rao-Robinson, Anitha
City: MILTON, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades K-6
Genre: Picture book and Middle Grade
Author: Graham, Laurie D.
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Nyoka, Gail
City: Slocan Park, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades 4 - 6
Genre: Children's and adult
Author: Zier-Vogel, Lindsay
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades jk-6
Genre: fiction (adult), kidlit (picture books)
Author: Johnson, J. Ivanel (Julie)
City: New Denmark, New Brunswick, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: any age above Grade 4
Genre: mystery/suspense novels, poetry, plays/musicals, short stories
Author: Babcock, Heather
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction, historical fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir writing
Author: Valencia, Jacqueline
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Short Fiction, Essays, Poetry, Film Critique
Author: Prins, Marie
City: Colborne, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 4, 5, 6
Genre:
Author: Whitney-Brown, Carolyn
City: Cowichan Bay, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Chrismas, Robert
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction and literary fiction
Author: Boteju (she/her), Tanya
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hussain, Salma
City: toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children and Adult Fiction
Author: Goodhand, Seyward
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Farrell Holler, Sue
City: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12
Genre: Children's/Young Adult
Author: Hamilton, Patti-Kay
City: Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: children to college
Genre:
Author: Chiang, Sylv
City: Pickering, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 3-8
Genre:
Author: So, Vicki
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Black, Lucy
City: Port Perry, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Tucker, Heather
City: Ajax,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school senior
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Whitson, Audrey J
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 5 and up.
Genre:
Author: Rabbani, Waheed
City: Grimsby, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Boyle, Frances
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and poetry
Author: Bowie, Chuck
City: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Syms, Shawn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Orford, Emily-Jane
City: North Gower, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 10 and up
Genre: Creative Nonfiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Young Adult
Author: Roberts, Clea
City: Whitehorse, Yukon
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Callanan, Mark
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry
Author: Vlessides, Michael
City: Canmore, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Lakoseljac, Bianca
City: Tiny, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Novels, short stories, poetry, essays, book reviews
Author: Bustin, Pam
City: Chapleau, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, LGBTQI2S fiction, Drama, Non-Fiction
Author: Carson, Edward
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Poetry Readers
Genre:
Author: Douglas, Tom
City: Oakville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: All
Genre:
Author: den Hartog, Kristen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and Non Fiction
Author: Gold, Nora
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Fiction
Author: Bertin, Johanna
City: Smithfield, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Biography, Non-fiction
Author: Nattel, Lilian
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Author: Hale, Michael
City: Elora, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Theis, Leona
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Fiction, Personal essay, Memoir
Author: Attema, Martha
City: Powassan, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten - grades 9
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade
Author: Malik, Fareh
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades 9+
Genre: Poetry, Creative Non-fiction
Author: Andersen, Lene
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, Creative non-fiction
Author: Fyvie, Erica
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: -Grades 3-8, all reading levels welcome, topics include environmental issues and media literacy
Genre: writing for children
Author: Shepherd, Andrea
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction
Author: Messier, Mireille
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades JK to 6
Genre: Children's (picture books)
Author: Edwards, Frank B
City: Westport, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Schools (primary to young adult) Schools (grades one to 9)
Genre: Children's non-fiction, Adult non-fiction, Picture books.
Author: da costa, paulo
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 6+
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry, Translator
Author: Malik, Tāriq
City: VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: All
Genre: Poetry / Literary & Creative Historical Fiction / BC / Vancouver / Punjab / Colonial India / Pakistan / History / 1947 Indian Partition / Research / Teach / Explore Culture & History & Literature
Author: Frayne, Sharon
City: Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 6 - 12
Genre: Short Stories, Young Adult Fiction, Adult Speculative Fiction
Author: Carranza, Leonarda
City: Brampton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Church, Dana L
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 2–6
Genre: Nonfiction
Author: Walsh, Helen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sze, Gillian
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Myers, Christina
City: , British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, Journalism
Author: Rodgers, Margaret
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: high school
Genre: Creative non fiction and academic essays and art reviews
Author: McLean, Maria Coletta
City: Etobicoke, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: non-fiction
Author: Collins, Cobra
City: Calgary , Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry and Spoken Word
Author: Marques, Irene
City: Toronto,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: University, College, High School
Genre:
Author: Aitken, Stephen
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 3-6
Genre: Middle Grade non-fiction, picture books, environmental fiction, early readers
Author: Michaels, Sean
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction, historical fiction, interactive fiction, music criticism
Author: Vo, Nancy
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Ages 7-10
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Körner, Miriam
City: Air Ronge, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: k-12
Genre: Young Adult, Children's Book, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: Skidmore, Patricia
City: Nanaimo, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: MacIntyre, Roderick
City: Christina Lake, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 4 and up
Genre: Fiction
Author: Kellogg, Paul
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction – political economy, social movements
Author: O'Connor, Heather M.
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Any grade
Genre: Children's books, picture books, young adult fiction, nonfiction, short stories, speculative fiction, historical fiction..
Author: Das, Subrata
City: East York, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Siré, Cora
City: Montréal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, essays, poetry
Author: Thompson, Kim
City: Salt Spring Island,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Levy, Joanne
City: Clinton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary Middle Grade
Author: Lendrum, Bonnie
City: Carlisle, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction; Literary Fiction
Author: Dunnion, Kristyn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: grade 9 and higher
Genre: Speculative Fiction, primarily
Author: Bursey, Jeff
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and non-fiction
Author: Goldstone, Gabriele
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 9 and up
Genre: YA HIstorical Fiction
Author: Long, Angela
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction
Author: Stern, Reva Leah
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: teens and older
Genre: Mystery/Thriller, "The Prescorr Journals."
Author: Polak, Monique
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: all age levels
Genre:
Author: McGill, Robert
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: MacDonald, J. Hugh
City: Brudenell, PEI, Prince Edward Island
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades: k-12
Genre:
Author: Hale, Amanda
City: Hornby Island, BC, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: Teens
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir
Author: Schmidt, René
City: Trenton,, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Junior, Intermediate or Senior Division
Genre:
Author: Crook, Marion
City: Gibsons, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: teens or adults
Genre: memoir, cozy mysteries
Author: Barton, Bob
City: Toronto,, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K to 8
Genre:
Author: Grills, Barry
City: North Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: senior post secondary to post-secondary level
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: Miskonoodinkwe Smith, Christine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: college, university
Genre: Memoir
Author: Siliente, R.E.
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: young adults
Genre: Memoir
Author: Botha, Danila
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kakakaway, Robert
City: Whitecap, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: High school, Postsecondary and Adults
Genre:
Author: Pendgracs, Doreen
City: Matlock, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 10 years old and up
Genre: non-fiction
Author: deGroot, Renny
City: Bewdley, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 7 and up
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Author: Simpson, Bruce
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: FDK, Grade One
Genre: Children's Picture Book
Author: More, David
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: any
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Carmichael, Curtis
City: Scarborough , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Gaston, Lise
City: Vancouver,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: LaPierre, Margo
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
Author: Aire, Ekiuwa
City: Oakville, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: African History, Black History, History, Children
Author: Wood Barrett, Rebecca
City: Whistler, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Age 9-12, Grades 4-6
Genre: fiction, children's, screenwriting
Author: Corr, John
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 5-12
Genre: Middle Grade fiction
Author: Sam, Eleanor P.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Aiello, KJ
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Personal Essay, Nonfiction, Fiction
Author: Henderson, Doley
City: T'karonto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: creative nonfiction
Author: Turnbull, Bryn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: McLeod, Darrel
City: Sooke, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir
Author: Bryant, Daniel
City: Toronto , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Young Adults who are generally disaffected.
Genre: Gothic Humour
Author: Flather, /Patti
City: Whitehorse, Yukon
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Carley, Rod
City: North Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Glenn-Copeland, Elizabeth
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grade 3 and up
Genre:
Author: Rowntree, Lenore
City: Vancouver/Gibsons, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school and upper elementary school
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Plays
Author: Galat, Joan Marie
City: Greater Edmonton Region, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Presentations available for K-12, mixed age groups, and family audiences.
Genre:
Author: Rosenbaum, Bev Katz
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Middle schoolers, high schoolers, university students
Genre: Young adult
Author: Miller, John
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: davey, douglas
City: GUELPH, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: teens
Genre: Young adult
Author: Stemp, Heather
City: North Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Middle grades 4-6 for Amelia & Me YA grades 7-9 for Under Amelia's Wing
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Shaben, Carol
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: middle to high school
Genre: Creative nonfiction, literary journalism
Author: Gawthrop, Daniel
City: New Westminster, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ruth, Elizabeth
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Bushkowsky, Aaron
City: Vancouver,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wagner, Bernadette
City: Treaty 4, Regina, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K to 12
Genre: Poetry
Author: Backhouse, Frances
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Author: Olding, Susan
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ohi, Ruth
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Picture Books
Author: Madott, Darlene
City: Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: HIGH SCHOOL
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Abbott, Elizabeth
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction, Historical fiction
Author: Glickman, Susan
City: Toronto, ON, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Zimmermann, H. Werner
City: Guelph, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K - 8
Genre: children's picture books
Author: Mirolla, Michael
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, poetry, plays
Author: Granek, Debbie
City: Toronto, ON,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: JK-12
Genre: Juvenile & Young Adult Fiction, and Picture books
Author: Bowering, Marilyn
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Additional work in film and opera.
Author: Dean, Leesa
City: KRESTOVA, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction
Author: Mardero, Adam
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: John, Jeremy
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 4-8
Genre: short stories / middle grade / young adult
Author: Toews, Mitchell
City: Rennie , Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Youth
Genre: Literary Fiction: Flash Fiction, Short Stories, Novel
Author: Williams (Adams/Alexander), Rebekkah
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Non-Fiction
Author: McPherson, David
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Stevenson, Robin
City: , British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: K-12; adult
Genre:
Author: Reid, Aimee
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: JK-grade four for picture books readings; older for discussion of writing and publishing process
Genre: children's books
Author: Mohamed, Premee
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Stevan, Diana
City: Campbell River, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Women's Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romantic Mystery
Author: Saeed, Jamal
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ryan, Mike
City: Millbrook, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Zimmerman, Alex
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: older chilren (14+)
Genre:
Author: Lax, Sharon
City: Deux-Montagnes / Wendat, Abenakai, Anishaabeg and Kanien'kehá:ka , Quebec
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: High School, 7th-12th; all reading levels
Genre: Literary: Prose and Poetry
Author: Thapa, Manjushree
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, literary nonfiction, and literary translation.
Author: Ashton, Jenn
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Non Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Flash
Author: Grisenthwaite, Gord
City: Kingsville, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Nećakov, Lillian
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Poetry
Author: Hailemariam, Solomon
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ownman, Paul
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary issues, insights & humour.
Author: Harmer, Liz
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Younge-Ullman, Danielle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Middle grade and young adult
Genre: Adult, Young Adult
Author: Radecki, Barbara
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Teens, Aspiring Writers, Book Clubs
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Aitken, Kelley
City: Kelley, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: middle school and high school
Genre:
Author: Cayley, Kate
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction/Drama/Poetry
Author: Dunleavy, Deborah
City: Brockville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: high school
Genre: Fiction
Author: Graziani, E. (Edy)
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Various
Author: Brownlee, Maureen
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Levy, Jerry
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Clark, Pam
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Junior/ Senior high
Genre: Historical fiction, Social Justice, Poetry, Children's Literature
Author: Stewart, Sheila
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry
Author: Hathaway, Luke
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, essays, libretti, plays
Author: Oron, Judie
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: ages 14+
Genre:
Author: Dunn , M.D.
City: Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grade school, high school, post secondary
Genre: nonfiction music, poetry, fiction
Author: Laidlaw, Rob
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Maruno, Jennifer
City: Burlington, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Anderson-Dargatz, Gail
City: Salmon Arm, _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Middle school, high school, literacy learner groups
Genre: Fiction
Author: Giangrande, Carole
City: Toronto, ON, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children.
Author: McNicoll, Sylvia
City: Burlington, ON, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 3-6, grades 6-9, High school writers' craft
Genre: Young adult and children's literature
Author: Stachniak, Eva
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Higher grades, history and humanities students
Genre: fiction, historical fiction
Author: Adderson, Caroline
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Primary, Intermediate and Secondary
Genre:
Author: gill, lakshmi
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Smith, Michael
City: Kelowna, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction/memoir, screenwriting, comedy.
Author: Gatenby, Greg
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: History
Author: Ens, Sarah
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Graham, Taylor Marie
City: Cambridge, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Silvie, Monica
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K to Grade 4
Genre: Children's fiction and non-fiction
Author: Carr, Charlene
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Upmarket and Women's Fiction
Author: Ness Gordon, Laurie
City: South Frontenac, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 6-12
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, YA
Author: Nickel, Barbara
City: Yarrow, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Adapted to K-12
Genre: Poetry/Children's Literature/Creative Nonfiction
Author: Fahner, Kim
City: Sudbury , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Gr 3-12
Genre: poetry, plays, prose (creative non-fiction essays, short stories, novels)
Author: Födi, Lee Edward
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K-8
Genre: Childrens, Fantasy
Author: Hobson, Michael
City: Cambridge, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: contemporary
Author: Christou, Theodore
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Davy, Denise
City: Burlington , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non fiction
Author: Hrab, Naseem
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades K and up / Ages 5 and up
Genre: Children's Writing; Comedy Writing; Personal Essays
Author: Lundy, Randy
City: ,
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: McDiarmid, Jessica
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thierry Llewellyn, Joy
City: Pender Island, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: All ages, from elementary to high school to college to university
Genre: Screenwriting, Young Adult, Travel Writing, Memoir
Author: Cross-Blanchard, Molly
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
Author: van Staalduinen, Brent
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 7-12
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Angelo, Lexie
City: , Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Crime/Mystery, Short Story, Non-Fiction - Food.
Author: Piudik, Jaclyn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: M00re, Tom
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Gaughan, Laura Rock
City: Lakefield, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school
Genre:
Author: Srigley, Ron
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Irwin, Sue
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades K-12
Genre: Nonfiction for children and teens
Author: Narbonne, Andre
City: Windsor, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wolfe, Kym
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: high school, reading level grade 9 and up
Genre:
Author: Jennings, Peter
City: Midland, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: any
Genre: Creative non-fiction
Author: Harris-Callway, Madeleine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Crime Fiction
Author: Valiani, Salimah
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: grades 6 to 12
Genre: poetry; research
Author: Wayne, Joyce
City: Oakville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lewis, Amanda West
City: Perth, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grade 7 +
Genre: YA
Author: Blomer, Yvonne
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Memoir and Fiction
Author: McLeod, Heather
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: preschool to high school
Genre:
Author: Nuttall-Smith, Ben
City: White Rock, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 2 – 5
Genre:
Author: Vasey, Paul
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Storms, Patricia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: I can present from grades JK to college level
Genre: Children's books
Author: Kennedy, Fred
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Cioni, Maria
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade school, up
Genre:
Author: Elcock, Michael
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 6-18
Genre:
Author: Waltner-Toews, David
City: Kitchener, ON, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Daher, Anita
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Staunton, Ted
City: Port Hope, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: as above, different presentations for all ages and grades
Genre: all genres for young readers: picture books, novels, YA, graphic novels, non-fiction
Author: Aker, Don
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Kilbourne, Christina
City: Bracebridge, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Soderstrom, Mary
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction, novels, short stories
Author: Macaulay, Regan W. H.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K-3
Genre: Children's literature, including middle-grade and picture books, as well as horror/fantasy-comedy mashups for adult readers
Author: Ahang-Mehdawi, Parastu
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Chong, Kevin
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Morrison , Geoffrey D.
City: Vancouver , British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Carter, Kern
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: High school students at any reading level
Genre:
Author: Leslie, Rosella
City: Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry
Author: Paul, Heather
City: Barrie, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Narsimhan, Mahtab
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-6 (ages 9-12) and grades 7-8 (ages 12-14)
Genre: Middle Grade fantasy and contemporary novels.
Author: Wimsett, David
City: Kentville, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Junior High to High School
Genre: Womans Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
Author: Chornenki, Genevieve
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Donaldson, Ceilidh
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Fiction, Short Story
Author: Kipp, Andrew
City: Wellesley, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Pre-teen to young adult (12-22)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Speculative Fiction (science fiction/cyber & steampunk/historical fiction), Fantasy, Academic
Author: Gentile, Leslie
City: Brentwood Bay, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: ages 7-12
Genre: middle grade fiction
Author: Iannacci, Elio
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Edgar, Patti
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Middle Grade
Genre:
Author: Potvin, Lorrie
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Johnson, Jacqueline
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Silver, Erin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 5-7
Genre: middle grade fiction, middle grade nonfiction, picture books
Author: Flanagan, Susan
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Junior high-high school
Genre: Fiction
Author: Halton, Phil
City: Saint John, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction, History
Author: Gauer, Kathleen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 5-8 years, grades K-3
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Saravia, Alejandro
City: Brossard, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Prose & Poetry
Author: Richter, Lisa
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Partridge, Shawna
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction; Historical Fiction; Nonfiction
Author: Zwarenstein, Carlyn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Smith, Kara Ghobhainn
City: Pain Court, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Stewart, Wendi
City: Vaughan, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: high school
Genre: literary fiction, creative non-fiction
Author: Paul, Julie
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, fiction, CNF
Author: Joudrey, M. C.
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: any
Genre:
Author: Rice, Waubgeshig
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Literary Fiction, Indigenous Fiction
Author: Koller, Katherine
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Junior and high school: grades 7-12
Genre: novel, short story, drama, screenplay, nonfiction, poetry, essay
Author: Dalrymple, Lisa
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Readers
Author: Quattrocchi, Marina
City: Smiths Falls, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Winters, Kari-Lynn
City: St. Catharines, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Toddlers, Children, Parents, Teachers
Genre:
Author: Grubisic, Katia
City: Montréal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sol, Adam
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Nonfiction
Author: Haigh, Jerry
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades one to twelve (and university), adults of any age.
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Grant, Vicki
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 4 through 12
Genre: Middle grade and young adult
Author: MORDECAI, PAMELA CLAIRE
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: all grades; all reading levels
Genre: Long and short fiction, poetry, plays
Author: Love, K. Ann
City: King City, ON (short drive to Toronto, Peel, York), Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 8-14
Genre: Children's Non Fiction
Author: Geddes, Gary
City: Thetis Island, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Freedom to Read Award (TWUC)
Author: Cowley, Christine
City: Southern Ontario, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sauve, Paulette-Marie
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: all age groups
Genre:
Author: Hutsell-Manning, Linda
City: Cobourg, ON, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 3 - picture books and play creation Grade 4 to 6 or 7 - time-travel novels, play writing Grade 7 to 12 - short stories, novel, play writing Adult - Fiction, memoir, poetry, play writing, juvenile novels, picture books
Genre: Fiction, memoir, poetry, playwriting, juvenile novels, picture books
Author: Thomas, H. Nigel
City: Greenfield Park, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, poetry, literary criticism
Author: Wakelyn, Chelsea
City: Nanaimo, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Ritchie, Rob
City: Wiarton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Moulton, donalee
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Tween or young adult
Genre:
Author: Prashaw, Rick
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High school, college/university
Genre:
Author: Dunn, Claire Ross
City: TORONTO, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Friedman, Kathy
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction
Author: Deed, Jaswant
City: Brampton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: PANJABI AND ASIAN COMMUNITY
Genre:
Author: VanSickle, Vikki
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten to Grade 10
Genre:
Author: Ramsay, Heather
City: Chilliwack, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Author: Dunkin, Jess
City: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Gunraj, Andrea
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Jain, Mahak
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Adult Fiction; Children's Fiction
Author: Harris, Carla
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Playwright
Author: Hudson, Allan
City: Dieppe, New Brunswick
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Action/adventure. Mystery. Historical Fiction. Short Stories.
Author: Dyer, Hadley
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Barron, Joelle
City: Fort Frances, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry/Fiction
Author: Cusmano, Liana
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, poetry, spoken word
Author: Marshall, Yolanda T.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: All
Genre: PICTURE BOOKS
Author: Luby, Brittany
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Nonfiction; Children's Picturebooks
Author: Thompson, Cheryl
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: K-12
Genre:
Author: White, Karen Lee
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: any
Genre: Adult Fiction, Adult Suspense, Adult Humour, Indigenous.
Author: Hetherington, Victoria
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: science fiction, spec-fic, literary, Canadian
Author: Sicherman, Claire
City: , British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Johnston, Simon
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre:
Author: Burakowski, Ella
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Groth, Darren
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 7-12
Genre: Literary Fiction, YA Fiction
Author: Henderson, Patricia
City: Kingston , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Pinkney, Jeff
City: Haliburton and Baden, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 2-5
Genre: Children's Literature and Poetry
Author: Dublin, Anne
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rice, Bruce
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 9 and up
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Author: Lazurko, Anne
City: Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Adult ages 16 to 100
Genre: Fiction; Poetry
Author: Frizzell, Colin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: I'm comfortable with all ages. I am a guest who caters to their host.
Genre: Fiction
Author: Woodward, Caroline
City: New Denver , British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 24 or less for K-3 and 4-7, 32 for Grades 8-12
Genre: short fiction, novels, memoir, essays, travel articles, adult literacy, chapter books 8-11 years, picture books, y/a
Author: Sibbald, Barbara
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, journalism
Author: Zeman-Spaleny, Linda
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lahey, Anita
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: deMeulles, Richard
City: Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High School, creative writing/literature students
Genre:
Author: Šobat, Gail Sidonie
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-12, adult
Genre: YA Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry; Literary Fiction, Poetry (adults)
Author: goodall, lian
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, historical fiction.
Author: Freeman, Bill
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 6 to 8
Genre: Young Adult novels, cities, democracy, people's history, police procedurals
Author: Reineberg Holt, Faye
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 6 and up
Genre: Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry
Author: Gallander, Benj
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Moore, Christopher
City: Toronto, _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Middle school to high school
Genre:
Author: Scarsbrook, Richard
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Adult, Teen, Middle Grade
Genre:
Author: Homel, David
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, literary translation
Author: Hernández-Ramdwar, Camille
City: Tkaronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction; creative non-fiction; short stories.
Author: Childs, Lucian
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Hegele, Sydney
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grades 4-12
Genre: Literary fiction, creative nonfiction, personal essays, poetry
Author: Magro, Anthony
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hughes, Alison
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Literature, Short Fiction
Author: Spenst, Kevin
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: high school students
Genre:
Author: Yearington, Tim
City: Kingston and also Kitchizibi Metis Territory (Ottawa/Mattawa River), Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: High school and up
Genre: Indigenous (Metis-Algonquin) Traditional Knowledge and Worldview
Author: Marjerrison, Lara
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: Elementary, High School, College
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Screenwriting
Author: Blake, Becky
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Quon, Anna
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, literary fiction
Author: Kim, Michelle
City: Surrey, _none
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Roy, Ian
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 3 to 6
Genre: Fiction, Poetry
Author: Henman, Pat
City: Bonnington, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: 14 and over
Genre: Memoir
Author: Hosein, Jennifer
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
Author: Kadarusman, Michelle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle-grade fiction, Picture books
Author: Canon, Ian
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hawtrey, Penelope
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Memoir
Author: Grundy, Susan
City: Montreal and Bolton-ouest, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and narrative nonfiction
Author: Somerville, Janet
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 6 and up
Genre: Literary nonfiction and fiction
Author: Clark, Richard
City: Oakville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's/chapter books/middle grade books
Author: Heartfield, Kate
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: I generally write for adults, but am happy to talk to teens or middle grade students about writing.
Genre: Speculative fiction
Author: Mehta, Anubha
City: MISSISSAUGA, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Principe, Cetta
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative/ experimental non-fiction, poetry, memoir and personal essay, short short fiction
Author: Promislow, Dawn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: de Lange, Deborah
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: maviglia, joseph
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Highschool all levels
Genre: Poetry/Songwriting/Fiction/Non-Fiction/Libretto
Author: Withers, Pam
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 4th through 12th grade
Genre: adventure, survival, young adult
Author: Sabaye Moghaddam, Maria
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction
Author: Dowding, Philippa
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 3 and up
Genre: Middle-grade fiction, YA fiction, poetry
Author: Fantetti, Eufemia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Teens
Genre:
Author: Favro, Terri
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Senior high school (grade 11 and up)
Genre: Science fiction and popular science
Author: Conn, Heather
City: Vancouver/Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten, grades 1-3; high school
Genre: Creative nonfiction; short and long prose; picture book fiction; screenwriting, short drama and documentary
Author: Shields, Vanessa
City: Windsor, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: I can adapt my presentations to meet the age/reading level/grade needed, including shifting presentations to match curriculum.
Genre: Poetry, Memoir, Fiction, Children's Books
Author: Coutu Radmore, Claudia
City: Carleton Place, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 11, 12
Genre:
Author: Zweig, Eric
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: My preference is to present to grades 4 to 6, but I’m comfortable with anything from grades 3 to 12.
Genre: Sports, Children, Y/A
Author: Brown, Edward
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Blackwood, Yvonne
City: Richmond Hill, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Haynes, Diane
City: BURNABY, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: narrative fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, young adult
Author: Bradshaw, Mel
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: crime fiction
Author: Munro, Jane
City: VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 4 - 12
Genre: Poetry, Memoir
Author: Kyi, Tanya Lloyd
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-12
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Sullivan, Rosemary
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: children aged 5 and 6
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Dumas, Jacqueline
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction
Author: Dubé, Paulette
City: Jasper, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry and prose
Author: Li, Vivian (Xiao Wen)
City: Toronto/ Vancouver, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction (literary and speculative), poetry, plays, screenwriting, creative nonfiction, podcasting, comics, lyrics, TV writing, children's literature
Author: Gonzalez, Alyssa
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High school or older
Genre: Speculative fiction
Author: Sinclair, Michelle
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Londry, Jennifer
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: DeLeskie, Jennifer
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hoang, Jolie Phuong
City: Fonthill, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Nonfiction Memoir and Fiction
Author: Irving, Richard
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Upjohn, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's
Author: Wilson, K. R. (Kevin)
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: Reaume, Marilyn
City: Stoney Creek, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 8-14 years of age
Genre: Children's Poetry
Author: Norris, Daniela I.
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: teens 12-17
Genre:
Author: Duarte, Isabel
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thors, K.B.
City: Red Deer, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, creative non-fiction, screenwriting.
Author: Howald, Meg
City: London , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Senior High School/College Level Literature orWriting Students
Genre: Psychological mystery thriller
Author: Walker, Marcia
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Macpherson Vukusic, Tamara
City: Kamloops, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Smolash, Naava
City: Vancouver and Montreal, _none
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Dashtgard, Annahid
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Bennett, Carolyn
City: Brockville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 11-12
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, plays, screenplays
Author: McKenna, Emma
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry; N0n-Fiction; Memoir; Fiction
Author: Dickson, Barbara
City: Scarborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: High School
Genre: Fiction, Non-fiction, Screenwriting, Magazine, Newspaper
Author: Pellerin, Brigitte
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Vincent, John Emil
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Crown, Bruce
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary, Drama, Neo-noir
Author: Lyall, Casey
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Champagne, Lyse
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: high school grades
Genre: Literary fiction (novels and short stories), memoir, plays
Author: Hohn, Nadia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books
Author: Shreve, Craig
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Okun Hill, Debbie
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Blogs
Author: Bolen, Dennis E
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, criticism, journailsm.
Author: Walker, Ruth
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Fiction (adult & young adult), poetry and creative nonfiction
Author: Hagen, Jamella
City: whitehorse, Yukon
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Adult, high school, or elementary school.
Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Author: Elza, Daniela
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry & Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Carolan, Trevor
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction, Poetry, Spoken Word, Journalism
Author: Wood, Heather
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, YA fiction, poetry
Author: Hodge, Deborah
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books
Author: Clayton, Conyer
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Short Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Essays
Author: Greco, Heidi
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: My materials are best suited to high school or post-secondary settings.
Genre: poetry, critical writing, fiction
Author: Mills, Judith Christine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children & Young Adult novels and picture books
Author: Bush, Catherine
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Boers, Arthur
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ruzesky, Jay
City: North Cowichan, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ito, Sally
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Elementary/Junior High/High School
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Poetry, Literary poetry translation
Author: Fielding, Joy
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: teenagers or older
Genre: The Golden Oak award for Home Invasion, a novella for adult learners
Author: Hamilton, Bess
City: Komoka, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Vitalis, Jessica
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 4th-8th grades
Genre:
Author: Alladin, Erin
City: Parry Sound region, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grades K-3 (can be adapted for older grades)
Genre: Children's Nonfiction
Author: Waterfall, Rhonda
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Platana, Janette
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Roitman, Gina
City: St-Colomban, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction, short stories, memoir, biography
Author: DeLuca, Marjorie (M.M.)
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 10-12
Genre: Contemporary and historical suspense, YA science fiction
Author: Ulrich, Maureen
City: Lampman, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 12 and up
Genre: Young Adult, Plays, Poetry
Author: Morris, Rebecca
City: Montreal,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Diaczuk, Doug
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Oughton, John
City: John, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Author: Cooke, Stephanie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Any, but best suited to middle grade audiences (8-12 years of age)
Genre: Fiction, fantasy, contemporary, acton/adventure, middle-grade, young adult, graphic novel
Author: Brewer, Nicole
City: Kitchener, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: High school
Genre: Fiction
Author: Kirton, Jónína
City: New Westminster, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11 and 12. I also have presented and taught at a number of colleges and universities.
Genre: Poetry, Non-fiction
Author: Watson, Cristy
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hoff, Andrea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: comics, nonfction, speculative fiction, graphic memoir
Author: Heffernan, Virginia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Science & Business
Author: Rykov, Mary
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry
Author: Albanese, Eleanor
City: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades JK to 12
Genre: Historical Fiction- Creative Non-Fiction- Poetry
Author: Nicholson (Partridge), Lynda
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades 3 to 8 approximately
Genre: Young adult childrens
Author: Donahue, Anne
City: Cambridge, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Huizinga Mills, Carolyn
City: Breslau, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Elementary Students
Genre: Picture Books and Literary Fiction
Author: Lockhart, D.A.
City: Waawiiyaatanong/Moravian of the Thames, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Essays, Short Fiction, Novels
Author: Mills, Jean
City: Guelph, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 7-12
Genre: Young Adult/Middle Grade
Author: Goulden, Alban
City: New Westminster, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Nash, Peta-Gaye
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: 4-7 years
Genre: Multi-genre (short fiction, poetry, children's literature)
Author: Paterson, Pamela
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction
Author: Thomas, Nirmala
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Diasporic fiction
Author: Oliver, Alexandra
City: Burlington, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Barker, Michelle
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Historical fiction: grades 9-12 Picture book: grades 1-3
Genre: Historical fiction, fantasy, YA, picture book, short fiction, non-fiction, poetry
Author: Eamer, Claire
City: Gabriola Island, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Macpherson, Margaret
City: Deep River , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Junior/ senior high
Genre:
Author: Enns, Karen
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Draper, Penny
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Elementary to high school students
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Author: Burtinshaw, Julie
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Young Adult, Adult, Fiction, creative fiction, non-fiction, historical
Author: Rivera, Patria
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Patz, Deborah
City: Coquitlam, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 6-12
Genre:
Author: Doctor, Farzana
City: Etobicoke, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction and poetry
Author: Mitchell, Orm
City: Otonabee, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High School
Genre: memoir
Author: Henighan, Stephen
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Tregebov, Rhea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Charles, Norma
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 3-7
Genre: Picture books and Novels for Middle Grade readers.
Author: Schwartz, Ellen
City: Burnaby, BC, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 2 through 8
Genre:
Author: Kessler, Deirdre
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: see above
Genre: poetry, children's fiction, nonfiction, plays
Author: Walsh, Susan
City: Wakefield, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grade three and up
Genre: Non-fiction and Fiction
Author: Gabriel, Maryanna
City: Nelson, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Promoting; adventure; outdoors; travel; history.
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Author: Edwards, Sophie
City: Kagawong, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: all grades
Genre: poetry, interdisciplinary writing
Author: Peck, Frances
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: secondary school
Genre: Literary fiction
Author: De Gasperi, Giulia
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rigg, Brian
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Sara, Harpreet
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Tushabe, Iryn
City: REGINA, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, literary journalism
Author: Doornink, Richard W.
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Cohen, Tziporah
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Stewart, Michael
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Contemporary, Fantasy, Verse
Author: Earl, Amanda
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: grades 9 -12; college; university
Genre: poetry, fiction, visual poetry, nonfiction
Author: Cusmano, Domenic
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction, fiction, essay, satire
Author: McIsaac, Meaghan
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle grade, Young adult, Fantasy, Graphic Novel
Author: Jones, Craig
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Any
Genre: non-fiction
Author: Kessaris, Andreas
City: Montreal, _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ramsingh, Priya
City: Etobicoke, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Desforges, Jaclyn
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Carmichael, Jacqueline
City: St. Albert, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction, fiction
Author: Thompson, Ron
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction: satire, historical, contemporary
Author: Nag, Sabyasachi (Sachi)
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Author: Nesbitt, Karen
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school Grades 7-12
Genre: Young Adult
Author: Demchuk, David
City: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grade 10 +
Genre: Horror/Literary
Author: Meneghetti, Monica
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: creative nonfiction/memoir, literary translation
Author: Frey, J.M.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Henderson, Keith
City: Montreal West, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: age 16 and up
Genre:
Author: Pendziwol, Jean E.
City: THUNDER BAY, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Pre-K to High School
Genre: Adult Fiction, Children's Literature
Author: Falkner, Jennifer
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Westcott, Frank
City: Alliston, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Many
Author: Silver, Eve
City: St. Catharines, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kerrin, Jessica
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades P-6
Genre: Children's books: middle readers, chapter books, picture books
Author: Tamberg, Urve
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical fiction, Kidlit
Author: Brenna, Beverley
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: PreK - Grade 12
Genre: Young Adult (novels; short stories); Middle Grade (novels); Poetry (juvenile); Picture Books
Author: Westerhof, Patricia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: teens
Genre: fiction and nonfiction
Author: Bass, Karen
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 5 to 12.
Genre: Young Adult & Middle Grade novels
Author: Barton, John
City: Victoria , British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Nonfiction
Author: Rivera, Raquel
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's and Young Adult Literature
Author: Arato, Rona
City: North York, Ontario, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 4th grade through high school grades
Genre: Midgrade and YA fiction, biography and historical non-fiction
Author: Itani, Frances
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: high school
Genre: Novels Poetry Stories Reviews Articles Children’s books
Author: Douglas, Ann
City: Golden Lake, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Scrimger, Richard
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Mid-school and YA novels, usually quirky.
Author: Sadler, Judy-Ann
City: London, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Books for children
Author: Barris, Ted
City: Uxbridge, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hurdle, Crystal
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wider, Tini
City: Burnaby, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Simpson, Leanne Toshiko
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry
Author: William, Eli K.P.
City: Kamakura, Japan, _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Adult
Genre: Science fiction, literary fiction, cyberpunk, dystopian literature, Japanese literature
Author: London, Erica
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Children ,JK-grade 4
Genre: Children
Author: Craig-Whytock, Suzanne
City: Drumbo, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 9 to 12
Genre: Fiction
Author: Warner, Andrea
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: Koops, Victoria
City: Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Young Adult, Middle Years, Children's Fiction
Author: Bowes, Lisa
City: , Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Gr 1-3 but can adapt to include whole school
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Wolf-Heffner, Lori
City: Waterloo, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Gr 6-8 for The Importance of Editing, and high school for Writing as a Career
Genre: sweet romance, young adult
Author: Hoque, shahanaz
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Jk to 12
Genre:
Author: Brown, Yvonne Shorter
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
Author: dawn, jimy
City: by the lake, _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: All ages
Genre: poetics performance position
Author: Kurunc, Handan
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Millar, Goldie
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's Non-Fiction, Adult Fiction, Poetry
Author: Falk, Deborah
City: Winnipegosis, Manitoba
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Metis Fiction
Author: Liburd, Tonya
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Johnston, Liz
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Cichosz, Maria
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: High school, grades 9-12
Genre: Fiction and Non-Fiction
Author: Nawrocki, Monica
City: Mansons Landing, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: middle school
Genre: MG/YA
Author: Diem, Rebecca
City: Sauble Beach, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: pre-teens & teens, engaged readers
Genre: speculative, slipstream, science fiction, fantasy, poetry
Author: Wickenden, David
City: Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: elementary, high school
Genre: Thriller
Author: Wykes, Megan
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction
Author: Duffy Cobb , Mo
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-6
Genre: nonfiction, children's lit
Author: Dagnino, Arianna
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, travel writing, reportage & feature stories, academic writing
Author: MacLeod, Kirsteen
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Gardiner, Elee
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: poetry, non fiction
Author: Mercer, George
City: North Saanich, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school - Grades 9+
Genre: National Park Fiction
Author: Challenger, Charlene
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Besel, Donna
City: Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: kindergarten to grade 12
Genre: fiction and creative nonfiction
Author: Nicholls, Sandra
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and poetry
Author: Clewes, Richard
City: Guelph/ Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Male
Author: Furlong, Dayle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rouse Barbeau, Jennifer
City: North Bay, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Contemporary fiction; general and young adult audiences
Author: Banyard, Antonia
City: Nelson, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 7-14 years, grades 2-8
Genre: fiction, children's non-fiction, children's fiction
Author: Bloom, Ronna
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 10 and up. Grade 3 and up.
Genre: Poetry
Author: Peterson, Lois
City: Nanaimo, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Porter, Anna
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction and non-fiction
Author: Eriksson, Ann
City: Thetis Island, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Adult Fiction and non-fiction ecological literacy books for younger readers
Author: Rothman, Claire
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: upper grade high school, college and CEGEP, university
Genre: fiction: novels, stories
Author: Sandiford, Robert Edison
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Walters, Eric
City: Guelph, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Patkau, Karen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Books
Author: Young, Dianne
City: Martensville, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Reading is tailored to the grade level. I have done Kindergarten to high school.
Genre: children's, adult non-fiction, poetry
Author: DWYER, MAGGIE
City: 1526 Pilger's Road, Nipissing ON , P0H1W0, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: FICTION
Author: Jaffer, Taslim
City: Surrey, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction
Author: McFarland, Allie
City: Victoria, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: middleschool / highschool
Genre: Literary Fiction; Speculative Fiction; Poetry
Author: Lute, Audrey
City: Gilbert Plaints, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 2 to 9
Genre: Graphic Novel/Environment/ Climate/Society
Author: Calderone, Andrew
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Gordon, Ariel
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction
Author: Mossallanejad, Ezat
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: flexible
Genre:
Author: Grace Stewart, Heather
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Curtis, Andrea
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten to high school
Genre:
Author: Taylor, Wanda
City: Toronto , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: all age levels
Genre: middle grade fiction
Author: Rosner, Anna
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books, essays
Author: Giuliano, David
City: Marathon, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Students interested in writing
Genre: Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir
Author: Pirani, Ayaz
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry & Fiction
Author: Winter, Wendy
City: Squamish, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Preschool to Grade 12
Genre: Children's Picture Books
Author: Neville, Kim
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Matyas, Josephine
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Rich, Raquel
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Thriller, Sci-fi
Author: Russell, Jason
City: London, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Luft, Alastair
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Thrillers, Non-Fiction
Author: Kelly, Anne Carmel
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 3-6 (ages 9-12)
Genre: Historical Fiction (Middle Readers)
Author: Davison, Nicola
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Drobnies, Adrienne
City: Vancouver,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: All grades
Genre:
Author: Marshall Flaherty, Kate
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Jones, Gordon K
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wilson-Yang, Jiaqing
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Perry, Daniel
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Osborne, James
City: Vernon, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Author: Fischer Guy, Christine
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, essay, journalism
Author: Sylvester, Kevin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: all ages, but primarily K-3 and 4-8
Genre:
Author: Toffanello, Paul
City: Vancouver, BC / New Liskeard, ON, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-8 & Grades 1-3
Genre: Middle Grade Fiction & Children's Illustrated Fiction/Picture Books
Author: Schönmaier, Eleonore
City: , Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Essays
Author: Austen, Catherine
City: Gatineau, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: children's, YA, adult
Author: Shimotakahara, Leslie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction
Author: Harris , Jane
City: Lethbridge, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grades 7 to 12
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry, Essay, Journalism
Author: Connelly, Karen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction Poetry Fiction
Author: Graham, Monica
City: Sundridge, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: any, but not all at the same time
Genre: non-fiction... so far!
Author: Ross, Stuart
City: Will travel., Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Any level
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Memoir, Personal Essay/Rant
Author: Cotter, Charis
City: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 4 to 6
Genre: Picture books, middle-grade fiction, non-fiction history, children's biography, middle-grade non-fiction
Author: Baxter, Jean Rae
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Nothing younger than Grade 6
Genre: Gold Medal. Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. YA Fiction-Historical/Cultural
Author: Matas, Carol
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Kindergarten - grade 2; Grade 5-9
Genre:
Author: Jackson, Melanie
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: One hour to 1.5 hours, depending on the length of the class block
Genre: Mystery
Author: Kertes, Joseph
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Jarman, Mark Anthony
City: Fredericton, NB, _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Haworth-Attard, Barbara
City: London, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 5 to 12
Genre: YA and middle-grade
Author: Murphy, Colleen
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Henick, Mark
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Faubert, Marsha
City: Bayfield, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Nonfiction
Author: Lafleche, Andrew
City: Eganville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Author: BALTMAN, SHARON
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: McLellan, Stephanie Simpson
City: Newmarket, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K-3 (for picture books); Grade 5-8 (for mid grade novel)
Genre: Picture Books, Mid Grade
Author: Kyle, Barbara
City: Guelph, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Historical
Author: Dickson, Alessia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grades 5-12 (12-18 year olds). My presentation can be modified to fit different grades and reading levels upon request.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Author: Rosenblum, Rebecca
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Wallace, Jade
City: Windsor, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Any
Genre: Poetry, fiction
Author: Yin, Anna
City: Mississauga, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: grade 2-12
Genre: Poetry
Author: Scharper, Hilary
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction/Non-fiction Nature writing/Multimodal Fiction and Non-fiction
Author: Orchard, Treena
City: London, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Elementary and High School, and also University students and administrators.
Genre: Memoir
Author: Bedell, Sean Paul
City: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Guenther, Faye
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Torres, J.
City: Whitby, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades 3-6
Genre:
Author: Warren, Jane Baird
City: Ayer's Cliff, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Middle grade historical
Author: Cotrupi, Nella (Caterina)
City: Richmond Hill, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction, poetry, literary criticism
Author: Crowe, Cathy
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: McBride, Karen
City: ,
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Coccia, Paul
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's and Young Adult
Author: Blackburn McBride, Robin
City: Gatineau, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Poetry
Author: Decter, Nora
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Greenslade, Frances
City: Penticton, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Wheaton, Margo
City: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Prairie, Katherine
City: Kingston, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Mook-Sang, Jennifer
City: Burlington, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Picture Books, Middle Grade Fiction
Author: Swan, Dane
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, spoken word, short fiction
Author: Tunney, Deborah-Anne
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High school students
Genre: Literary Fiction, Poetry
Author: Barwin, Gary
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, poetry, children's literature, non-fiction
Author: Leslie, Alex
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Nelson, Colleen
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Story, Kate
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: any
Genre: Literary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, young adult, and theatre
Author: Phillips, Wendy
City: Gabriola Island, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: upper elementary and high school
Genre: Young adult novel in verse
Author: Leach, Sara
City: Whistler, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K-7
Genre: Children's
Author: Fallis, Terry
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Students
Genre:
Author: Alfano, Michelle
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lazarus, Eve
City: NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: non-fiction
Author: Hughes, Susan
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: children's books, YA
Author: Couture, Pauline
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: any
Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Business and Technical, Speechwriting, etc.
Author: Brodoff, Ami
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Gordon, Katherine Palmer
City: Gabriola, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: high school, senior level
Genre:
Author: Weiss, Allan
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Braid, Kathleen
City: Victoria, BC, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience: Grade 6 and up. Teachers, especially of English Literature and Poetry.
Genre: Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction
Author: McDonnell, Kathleen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: all ages
Genre:
Author: Goldstein, Dana
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir, Middle Grade Fiction, YA Fiction
Author: Graham, Mary
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: She/her
Author: Bowslaugh, Randi-Lee
City: Welland, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction, Horror, Children's
Author: Hutchins, Hazel
City: , _none
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K - Grade 6
Genre:
Author: Cottrill, Jeff
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Satire, humour, spoken word, mystery
Author: Yuan-Innes (writing as Melissa Yi), Melissa
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Shipley, Jocelyn
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Duarte, Marilyn
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir, and Screenwriting
Author: Lubiw-Hazard, Nadja
City: Toronto,
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction
Author: Dangi, Jasveer Singh
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Kids of all ages and adults
Genre:
Author: BEATTIE, ANNE-MARIE
City: Oshawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: FICTION/NON FICTION
Author: Swan, Michael
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Likely high school, but I would consider younger students.
Genre:
Author: Byrne, Jake
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction, copy, editorial
Author: Bailey, Jen
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's fiction
Author: Meadows, Sally
City: Martensville, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: children's books, faith-based short stories, journalism, non-fictional short pieces
Author: Barrett, Gavin
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: All
Genre:
Author: Ells, Louise
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Sharp, Cynthia
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Leggett, Catharine
City: London, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary
Author: Browne, Christene
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction
Author: Shenher, Lorimer
City: Burnaby, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: DyckFehderau, Ruth
City: Edmonton, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
Author: Camlot, Heather
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 3+. Can present in English and French.
Genre: Fiction and nonfiction for children, middle-grade and YA. Historical fiction, contemporary fiction.
Author: Revelle, Richard
City: Napanee, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grades Jk to 12
Genre: Young Adult and Adult
Author: McLean, Dirk
City: Scarborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's. Y/A.
Author: Carmichael, L. E.
City: Trenton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 4-6
Genre: Children's Literature
Author: Kleiber, Marilyn
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades seven and eight and high school
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Author: MacKay, Elly
City: Owen Sound, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K- 6
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Armstrong, Théodora
City: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction
Author: Saikaley, Sonia
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Lapointe, Annette
City: Grande Prairie, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Ages 10 and up
Genre: literary fiction, short fiction, poetry
Author: Kidd, Monica
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: non-fiction, fiction, poetry
Author: Morgan, Dwayne
City: Ajax, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Spoken Word
Author: Roy, Zoë S.
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Grade 11 and 12
Genre:
Author: Moga, Irina
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: middle grade through high-school
Genre: Poetry
Author: Canton, Licia
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Author: Denman, KL
City: Delta, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 6 - 8
Genre:
Author: Lee, David
City: HAMILTON, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: I specialize in YA - 10-18
Genre:
Author: Skrypuch, Marsha
City: Brantford, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: all grades, plus adult, college and university
Genre: fiction, narrative non-fiction
Author: Freeman, Victoria
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Creative non-fiction
Author: Sawyer, Don
City: St Catharines, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: I've worked with grades 2/3 through high school and ABE
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Author: McKay, Sharon
City: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Y/A
Author: Gunnery, Sylvia
City: Crescent Beach, NS, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: various ages: 13+; 8 - 12; 5 - 7
Genre:
Author: Sarah, Robyn
City: Montreal, Quebec
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hannis, Alexia
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-fiction
Author: MacLean, Wendy Jean
City: Brockville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: young adult, or children
Genre: Poetry
Author: Parchewsky, Carol Ann
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Ghan, Ben Berman
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Surrealism, The New Weird, Speculative Literature
Author: McIlhone, Donnie
City: Port Hood, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: High School and Post-Secondary levels.
Genre: Fiction and editorials
Author: Skene, Pat Lamondin
City: Oakville, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Ages 4 - 9
Genre: Memoir, Short Story, Fiction, Children
Author: Raab, Kelley
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Maxymiw, Anna
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Velji, Aziz
City: Markham, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Self Help and Personal Development
Author: Crook, Christina
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Shyback, Jade
City: Oakville, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 8+
Genre:
Author: Thompson, Julie
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: Elementary up to grade four.
Genre: Children's Picture Book
Author: Reilly, Jim
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, Fiction
Author: de Waard, Sara
City: Port Colborne, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: 13+
Genre:
Author: Varnoos, Floria
City: Richmond Hill, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Thornhill Verma , Jenn
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: nonfiction (history, science, narrative, memoir) with experience in scriptwriting, book reviews and arts writing
Author: Honeybourn, Jennifer
City: Stratford, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: grades 5-8
Genre: young adult, middle grade
Author: Boon, Sonja
City: Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Nova Scotia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre: creative non-fiction, poetry, fiction
Author: Linehan Young, Ida
City: Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author: Methot, Suzanne
City: Gabriola, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: Grades 4-12, Post-Secondary
Genre: Non-Fiction, Fiction, Textbook, Classroom Resources
Author: Cassie, Aidan
City: Victoria / Gulf Islands, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: either K-2, or grades 3-5
Genre: Picture Books
Author: Ramadan, Danny
City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC, LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, memoir, children books
Author: Dolman, AJ
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S, Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Kovala, Liisa
City: Naughton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 9-12
Genre: Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Creative Non-fiction
Author: Everest, Beth
City: Calgary, Alberta
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: any
Genre:
Author: Calabro, John
City: Toronto , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grade 12
Genre: Fiction
Author: Cascioli, Lucia
City: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Powell, Marie
City: Regina, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: K to Adult (Grades 3-5; 8-10)
Genre: Historical Fantasy; Speculative Fiction
Author: Farnsworth, Vanessa
City: Creston, British Columbia
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Fiction, Short Fiction, Journalism, Screenwriting
Author: Lilley, Joanna
City: Whitehorse, Yukon
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Legris, Sylvia
City: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Poetry
Author: Robertson, Patricia
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 8 to 12
Genre: Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction
Author: Grant, Joyce
City: Hamilton, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Illustrated non-fiction
Author: Rondina, Catherine
City: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: Grades 1-12
Genre: Children's Non-Fiction, Children's Fiction, Children's Poetry, Adult Non-Fiction
Author: Code, Devon
City: Peterborough, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: literary fiction
Author: Malone, Stephens Gerard
City: , _none
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Hussain, Amir
City: Los Angeles, _none
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: O'Reilly, Gillian
City: , Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's books (non-fiction and fiction)
Author: Kalman, Judith
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Memoir and autobiographical fiction
Author: Barnes, Lilly
City: ,
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience: 10 years old and up
Genre: several
Author: Reid, Barbara
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative: 		Intended Audience:
Genre: Children's picture books
Author: Hunter, Bruce
City: Thornhill , Ontario
Equity Initiative:
Living with a disability,
Intended Audience:
Genre:
Author: Khan, Rukhsana
City: Toronto, ON,
Equity Initiative:
BIPOC,
Intended Audience: grades 4 - 8
Genre: children's, young adult, adult
Author: Krossing, Karen
City: Toronto, Ontario
Equity Initiative:
LGBTQI2S,
Intended Audience: Grades K to 12
Genre: Fiction and nonfiction for children and teens (picture books, novels, short stories)