Gregory Hollingshead, CM is a Canadian novelist. He was formerly a professor of English at the University of Alberta, and he lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Joy Nozomi Kogawa is a Canadian poet and novelist of Japanese descent.
Coach House Books is an independent book publishing company located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Coach House publishes experimental poetry, fiction, drama and non-fiction. The press is particularly interested in writing that pushes at the boundaries of convention.
Eric Robert Walters, is a Canadian author of young adult fiction and picture books. As of 2020, Eric Walters has written over 100 books.
Bernice Thurman Hunter, was a Canadian children's author.
Susan Hughes is a Canadian author of children's books. She is a freelance editor and writer. She provides manuscript evaluation and coaching services for writers.
Valerie Anne Sherrard is a Canadian author of books for children and young adults including the novels The Glory Wind, Kate, Speechless and the Shelby Belgarden mystery series.
Brian Anthony Brennan is an Irish-Canadian author and historian who specializes in books about the colourful personalities of Western Canada's past.
Anne Compton is a Canadian poet, critic, and anthologist.
Kari-Lynn Winters, née Moore is an award-winning Canadian children's author, playwright, drama educator, and literacy professor. She taught children's literacy, literature, dance and drama education at the University of British Columbia from 2004 to 2009. In 2010 Winters assumed the post of Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at Brock University (Ontario) and co-editor of Teaching and Learning. She advanced to the position of Associate Professor in 2014, and to Full Professor in 2021.
Sheryl McFarlane is a Canadian author of fourteen books for children and young adults.
William Andrew "Bill" Waiser is a Canadian historian specializing in western and northern Canadian history.
Red Deer Press is a Canadian book publishing company located in Leaside, Ontario. It publishes trade titles in children's fiction, literary fiction, poetry, drama, belles-lettres, and creative nonfiction focusing on the Canadian prairies.
Freehand Books is a Canadian literary imprint started in 2007 by Broadview Press, a Canadian academic publisher. Freehand publishes literary fiction, literary non-fiction, memoir and poetry.
Evan Jones is a Canadian poet and critic. He completed his secondary education at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto. In 2003, he was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Awards for Poetry. He is currently a creative writing teacher at the University of Bolton, where he resides full-time.
Gail Sidonie Sobat is a Canadian writer, educator, singer and performer. She is the founder and coordinator of YouthWrite, a writing camp for children, a non-profit and charitable society. Her poetry and fiction, for adults and young adults, are known for her controversial themes. For 2015, Sobat was one of two writers in residence with the Metro Edmonton Federation of Libraries. She is also the founder of the Spoken Word Youth Choir in Edmonton.
The Georgetown Boys, or Canada's Noble Experiment, was the first humanitarian act on an international scale by the country. This effort was spearheaded by the Armenian Relief Association of Canada. At this time Canada started to take in orphaned children from the Middle East. The first 50 came in 1923. The following year another 40 boys came. The boys came to Canada from the Middle East after they had been orphaned during the Armenian genocide. By the end of the project, a total of 110 came to Georgetown, Ontario, and eventually came to be called the Georgetown Boys.
Buzz about Bees is a 2013 non-fiction book for ages 7+ by Kari-Lynn Winters, published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside. An award-winning entry in the publisher's nature series, following Lowdown on Earthworms, it introduces children to concepts of endangered species, the unique role bees play in the ecosystem, and their relationship with humans.
Jennifer Deirdre Jane Lanthier is a Canadian children's author and journalist. Since August 2016 she has been the Director, U. of T. News at the University of Toronto.
Books in Canada was a monthly magazine that reviewed Canadian literature, published in print form between 1971 and 2008. In its heyday it was the most influential literary magazine in Canada.
