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Vanderstoop, Doreen
Calgary
Doreen
Vanderstoop
Calgary
Doreen Vanderstoop (she/her) is a Calgary-based writer, storyteller and musician. Her debut novel Watershed was published by Freehand Books in May 2020 and won the Book Publishers Association of Alberta Trade Fiction Book of the Year Award in 2021. Her short fiction has also…
Vannicola, Joanne
VanSickle, Vikki
Toronto
Vikki
VanSickle
Toronto
Vikki
Vikki VanSickle is the author of a number of award-winning books for children, including the novels The Winnowing, Summer Days, Starry Nights, and the Benji & Clarissa books (Words That Start With B; Love is a Four-Letter Word; Days That End in Y). Her picture books have…
Varga, Andrew
Oshawa
Andrew
Varga
Oshawa
Ever since his mother told him he was descended from Vikings, Andrew has had a fascination for history. He’s read hundreds of history books, watched countless historical movies, and earned a BA from the University of Toronto with a specialist in history and a major in English.…
Varghese, Anuja
Hamilton
Anuja
Varghese
Hamilton
Anuja
Anuja Varghese is a Pushcart-nominated writer whose work appears in Hobart, The Malahat Review, The Fiddlehead, Plenitude Magazine, Southern Humanities Review, So to Speak Journal, Flock Literary Journal, and Corvid Queen: A Journal of Feminist Fairy Tales, among others. Her…
Varley, Gloria
Varnoos, Floria
Richmond Hill
Vasey, Paul
Paul
Vasey
Paul Vasey was born in Toronto, raised in Owen Sound and now lives in Windsor, Ontario. Paul graduated with a degree in philosophy from The University of Windsor. He took part in creative writing programs led by Morley Callaghan, W.O. Mitchell and Alistair MacLeod. He won many…
Velji, Aziz
Markham
Aziz
Velji
Markham
As a student, teacher and author, my background encompasses specialized areas of study in philosophy, psychology, meditation practices, quantum physics, brain enhancement, neuroscience, and lucid dreaming (or what is called Dream Yoga). My formal education includes postgraduate…
Vermeer, Leslie
Edmonton
Vermond, Kira
Guelph
Kira
Vermond
Guelph
Kira received her first (friendly) rejection letter from a kids' magazine when she was 11, but that didn’t stop her from wanting to be a writer. Today, she’s a busy author and journalist for adults, teens and kids with over 1,500 articles and four books published, including…
Verny, Thomas
Thomas
Verny
Thomas R. Verny is a psychiatrist, writer and academic. Presently he is Adjunct Professor of Human Development at St. Mary's University. His international best-seller, The Secret Life of the Unborn Child (with John Kelly) has been published in 24 countries. He is presently…
Veroni, Clive
Toronto
Clive
Veroni
Toronto
Clive is author of Spin: Politics And Marketing In A Divided Age, which was shortlisted for the National Business Book Award. He is a branding and marketing consultant and former advertising executive. He is a frequent television and radio commentator. His writing has also…
Vincent, John Emil
Montreal
John Emil
Vincent
Montreal
John Emil Vincent lives in downtown Montreal with his husband, Luis Loya Garcìa. They emigrated from the United States in 2011 due to anti-immigrant and anti-gay sentiment in the US. They parent two very important birds. Vincent has taught at Queen’s and Concordia in Canada, and…
Visoi, Marie-Anne
Toronto
Marie-Anne
Visoi
Toronto
Marie-Anne Visoi is the author of non-fiction books and articles on comparative literature, French Cultural Studies and French as a Second Language teaching and learning. Her published works include: "Blended and Online Teaching in the Humanities", Cambridge Scholars Publishing …
Vitalis, Jessica
Waterloo
Jessica
Vitalis
Waterloo
Jessica
JESSICA VITALIS is a Columbia MBA-wielding author on a mission to write entertaining and thought-provoking literature. She founded Magic in the Middle, a series of free monthly recorded book talks, to help educators introduce young readers to new fantasy books. Her work has been…
Vlessides, Michael
Canmore
Michael
Vlessides
Canmore
Since his 1987 graduation from New York University's School of Journalism (Magna Cum Laude), Michael Vlessides has made a career of creating tight, refreshing, and readable copy for a wide range of audiences and businesses. From best-sellers to annual reports, anesthesiology to…
Vo, Nancy
Vancouver
Nancy
Vo
Vancouver
Nancy Vo was raised where the sun rose in the prairies and set behind the Rockies. By day, she works as a facility planner, where her colleagues politely tolerate her love of bad puns and argyle socks. By night, she works on picture books. The Outlaw and The Ranger are the first…
Von Paschen, Renée
Renée
Von Paschen
Dr. Renée von Paschen, (M.A.): Born in Canada, at home in North America and Europe, Renée is a writer, poet, literary translator, editor and screenwriter. PhD in Theater, Film & Media, Univ. of Vienna; M.A. in Gender Studies. Literary Translator's Fellowship at International…
Vowles, Martha
Wackerle Baker, Barbara
Calgary, AB, Canada
Barbara
Wackerle Baker
Calgary, AB, Canada
Barbara
Barbara Baker grew up in Banff, Alberta and spends her free time racing up and down the Rockies to keep up with an active family of outdoor enthusiasts. The highlights of her writing experience include: Carousel Pictures made a film of her Globe and Mail essay, Life Support,…
Waddle, Jason
Wade Rose, Barbara
Wagner, Colleen
Toronto
Colleen
Wagner
Toronto
Playwright, educator, feminist, activist, environmentalist, gardener and avid walker, Colleen Wagner’s writing interests embrace screenwriting, poetry and short fiction. Recipient of numerous awards including a Governor General’s Literary Award her work has been translated into…
Wagner, Bernadette
Treaty 4, Regina