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Kimmy Beach's fifth book, The Last Temptation of Bond (The University of Alberta Press, 2013), was chosen as one of the best five poetry books of the year on Quill&Quire's 2013 Readers' Poll. The book was longlisted for the 2013 Alberta Readers' Choice Award, and was…
Kimmy
Beach
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Toronto
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Surrey
Jeff Beamish is a fiction writer, former journalist and author of the new novel, No, You're Crazy. His previous novel, Sneaker Wave, was shortlisted in 2014 for a national fiction award in Canada. He has had short fiction published in four literary journals, The Nonconformist…
Surrey
Jeff
Beamish
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Simcoe
David Richard Beasley lives in Simcoe Ontario. Born Canadian he lived in Europe and Manhattan for 40 years, has a PhD in political economics, worked for years at the New York Public Research Libraries where he was the president of the union of library workers. He has written…
Simcoe
David Richard
Beasley
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Oshawa
Anne Marie who often writes under her maiden name, is a native of the province of New Brunswick . After graduating from Teachers' College, she attended UNB before graduating from Trent University with a degree in Indigenous Studies.
Creative writing courses include Creative…
Oshawa
ANNE-MARIE
BEATTIE
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Cookshire-Eaton
Laetitia Beaumel is a musician, author, publisher and herbalist. Arrived from France in 2007, she has been involved for fifteen years in the artistic landscape of Quebec and Chaudière-Appalaches by participating in several collective literary projects (Migration, Cosmogonie des…
Cookshire-Eaton
Laetitia
Beaumel
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Toronto
Helaine Becker is the bestselling author of more than 90 books for children and young adults. A Porcupine in a Pine Tree was the #1 Canadian National Bestseller and received the Libris Picture Book of the Year Award from the C.B.A; the sequel, Dashing through the Snow, was also…
Toronto
Helaine
Becker
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Joliette
Lea Beddia is a writer for young adults, a high school English teacher, storyteller and mom of three. Her debut novel, Take Off! from Rebel Mountain Press combines action, drama and humor to tell a story of Marisa, an aviation cadet with a dream of becoming a pilot.
Take Off!…
Joliette
Lea
Beddia
Dartmouth
While he has worked as a paramedic and as a captain with the fire service, Sean Paul Bedell has been writing and publishing for more than 30 years. He lives in Dartmouth with his wife Lisa, and Somewhere There’s Music is his first novel. Follow him on Twitter @seanpaulbedell or…
Dartmouth
Sean Paul
Bedell
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OTTAWA
Dean Beeby is an investigative journalist and author of five non-fiction books, including the forthcoming (April 2, 2024) Murder in Renfrew County: The predator who left three women dead and the justice system that failed to stop him (Lorimer). Since 1983, he has worked for The…
OTTAWA
Dean
Beeby
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Winnipeg
S.M. Beiko is a Winnipeg-based fantasy author and an award-winning graphic novelist. Her work includes The Lake and the Library, the award-winning Realms of Ancient trilogy (Scion of the Fox, Children of the Bloodlands and The Brilliant Dark), and the webcomic Krampus Is My…
Winnipeg
Samantha
Beiko
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Saint John
Luke Francis Beirne was born in Donegal, Ireland in 1995. His debut novel, Foxhunt, was published by Baraka Books in 2022. His second novel, Blacklion, will be published in September 2023. He has also published short fiction, essays, and reviews.
Saint John
Luke Francis
Beirne
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Vancouver
Vince Beiser is an award-winning journalist and author based in Vancouver. His first book, The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization was a finalist for a PEN/E.O. Wilson Award and a California Book Award. You can learn the basic ideas behind the…
Vancouver
Vince
Beiser
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Ottawa
Henry Beissel is a writer and editor who has published 16 volumes of poetry; 6 books of plays; translations of works by Bauer, Huchel, Ibsen, Mrozek, Neruda, and Dorst; a non-fiction book on Canada; 2 anthologies of plays for High Schools; as well as numerous essays and short…
Ottawa
Henry
Beissel
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Calgary
Wade Bell's website is www.wadebell.ca
His newest story collection is Tracie's Revenge. Governor General's Award winning writer Robert Hilles said of it: "In this stunning book, Wade Bell writes on the level of Raymond Carver and Roberto Bolano. He knows exactly what to leave…
Calgary
Wade
Bell
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Lunenburg
John Bell is a Lunenburg-based author and editor specializing in Canadian history, literature, and popular culture. A former editor of the poetry magazine Arc, John has contributed to The Literary Review of Canada, Event, This Magazine, Canadian Literature, and many other…
Lunenburg
John
Bell
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Toronto
Award-winning freelance writer and book author Lisa Bendall grew up near Ottawa and was educated at the University of Toronto. Her articles have appeared in many of Canada's top magazines such as Reader’s Digest and Zoomer. Lisa often writes on health and family topics, and has…
Toronto
Lisa
Bendall
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Burlington
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Toronto
Gail Benick is a writer and educator.. Her debut novel, The Girl Who Was Born That Way, was published by Inanna Publications and Education in 2015. Benick earned ann M. Phil. from the City University of New York and an M.Ed. from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of…
Toronto
Gail
Benick
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Jo Anne Williams Bennett was born in Brooklyn, New York. She studied in New York and at Cambridge, in the U.K. An anthropologist among other things, she has spent substantial amounts of time in Ghana, West Africa. She also lived for many years in the U.K. She works as an…
Jo Anne
Bennett
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