SCOTT, JOEL
JOEL SCOTT was born and raised on the prairies, and has traveled extensively and worked as a fisherman, a yacht broker, and a librarian—to name a few of his past professions. Arrow’s Fall, Joel’s latest novel, is the crime and sea-filled adventure that follows his debut, Arrow’s Flight. He is a two-time winner of the […]
SCHOFIELD, ANAKANA
ANAKANA SCHOFIELD is the author of the 2015 Giller Prize shortlisted novel Martin John, which was also a finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and the (UK) Goldsmiths Prize. Martin John received Editors’ Choice in the New York Times and was named on many Best Books of 2015 lists. Schofield’s debut novel Malarky (2012) […]
SAKAMOTO, EMMA
EMMA SAKAMOTO is the managing editor for Groundwood Books. She has worked with award-winning authors such as Kyo Maclear, Tim Wynne-Jones and Deborah Hodge. She has edited graphic novels, middle-grade fiction, picture books and a cookbook. Emma is also the promotions officer for the International Board on Books for Young People, Canadian Section.
QUENNEC, LINDA
LINDA QUENNEC is a writer, traveller, and PhD student in Depth Psychology. An island-dweller at heart, she took inspiration for her novel Fishing for Birds from the natural beauty of Coastal British Columbia and the fascinating Isla de la Juventud (formerly Isla de Piños) where her German grandmother was raised. She holds an MFA in […]
PYPER, ANDREW
ANDREW PYPER is the author of The Homecoming and eight previous novels, including The Demonologist, which won the International Thriller Writers award for Best Hardcover Novel. The Killing Circle was a New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year. Four of Pyper’s novels, among them The Homecoming, are in active development for feature film. […]
PRICE, STEVEN
STEVEN PRICE is the author of two novels, By Gaslight (2016), longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and Into That Darkness (2011). Also an acclaimed poet, he has written two award-winning poetry books, Anatomy of Keys (2006), winner of the Gerald Lampert Award, and Omens in the Year of the Ox (2012), winner of the […]
PEARSON, KIT
KIT PEARSON is one of Canada’s most beloved children’s authors. Her award-winning books include A Handful of Time, which has sold more than 250,000 copies since it was published in 1987; the Guests of War trilogy; The Daring Game; Awake and Dreaming; The Whole Truth, winner of the CLA Book of the Year for Children […]
NICHOLSON, CECILY
CECILY NICHOLSON has worked, since 2000, on Musqueam-, Squamish-, and Tsleil-Waututh-occupied lands known as Vancouver, in the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, most recently as administrator for the artist-run centre and mental health resource, Gallery Gachet. A part of the Joint Effort prison abolitionist group and appointed to the Ethics Research Board for Emily Carr University of […]
MAXYMIW, ANNA
ANNA MAXYMIW lives in Toronto. Her writing has appeared in such publications as The Globe and Mail, Hazlitt Magazine, Maclean’s, and The Washington Post, and has won a National Magazine Award for humour. Her first book, Dirty Work, is out with McClelland & Stewart.
MARACLE, LEE
LEE MARACLE is the author of numerous critically acclaimed works, including My Conversations with Canadians, finalist for the Toronto Book Award and the First Nation Communities READ Award. Her latest book is Hope Matters, written collaboratively with daughters Columpa Bobb and Tania Carter. Maracle has received many awards and recognitions including most recently the Blue […]