Members

  • Profile picture of Melissa Small
    About:
    She loves to chase horses all day . When not outside on their farm she is reading or writing. On weekends she plays Officer for cosplay group called 501st. Helping to raise money for Children's Charities. Hopes to one day write a novel or short story in the Star Wars Universe .
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Young Adult, Fantasy, Sci Fi , Short stories ,Novel
  • Profile picture of Cathy Smith
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    Cathy Smith is an indigenous writer who lives on an Indian Reservation in Canada. She has 31 publication credits. She has also won an honorable mention from the L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future contest and is a co-winner of the 2016 Imagining Indigenous Futurism Contest.You can follow her latest projects at
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    fantasy, scifi, indigenous
  • Profile picture of Douglas Smith
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    Douglas Smith is a multi-award-winning Canadian author described by Library Journal as "one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction." His fiction has been published in 26 languages and 35 countries. Doug is a three-time winner of Canada's Aurora Award and has been a finalist for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, the CBC's Bookies Award, Canada's juried Sunburst Award, and France's juried Prix Masterton and Prix Bob Morane.
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Fantasy, Science Fiction, undefinable
  • Profile picture of Karen A. Stephenson
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    Author of The Foraging Cookbook, (as well as 16 other books as a ghostwriter). I'm an accomplished freelance writer, researcher and editor with over twenty years experience. When I'm not writing, I'm outdoors either studying edible wild plants and mushrooms, hiking or just finding a quiet spot to read and enjoy the sounds and smells of a forest no matter what the season.
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Non-fiction, natural health writing, ghostwriting
  • Profile picture of Peter Taylor
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    Peter Taylor has published six books and chapbooks and his poems have appeared in journals and anthologies in a dozen countries. Hell-box, his latest chapbook, was published by Frog Hollow Press, and Antietam, his experimental verse play, was awarded honourable mention in the international War Poetry Contest in Northampton, Massachusetts. His first collection, Trainer, a mosaic of poems capturing flight training in Canada during the Second World War, included an introductory poem by Raymond Souster. He holds a Master’s degree in English and has worked as a printer and bookbinder, medical publisher, institute director, and non-profit executive. Born in Edmonton, he lives in Aurora, Ontario.
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Poetry
  • Profile picture of Carol Teal
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    I lead workshops in the Amherst Writers and Artists Method on songwriting, creative writing and memoir.  In my spare time I sing with David (partner), walk with Riley (woof) and make pottery! Currently working on an MFA in Creative Writing.


    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Songwriting & Poetry
  • Profile picture of John Thomson
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    Writing from prompts indifferent venues for 12 years. Have a novel in the works.
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  • Profile picture of Nancy Thorne
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    I am: hopefully compassionate, hopefully a good mother, hopefully driven, hopefully insightful, hopefully not a procrastinator with my writing (yeah, like that's ever gonna happen)
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Young adult and middle grade novels, short fiction, and short non-fiction
  • Profile picture of Val Tobin
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    Newmarket, Ontario, writer Val Tobin worked in the computer industry as a software/web developer for ten years while obtaining a master's degree in parapsychology, Reiki Master/Teacher certifications, and Angel Therapy® Practitioner certifications. Val has published various novels and short stories and is working on her first non-fiction book.
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Speculative Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Thrillers, SF, Horror, Urban Fantasy
  • Profile picture of Allyson Tojcic
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  • Profile picture of Roderick D. Turner
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    I am a writer of Speculative Fiction, living in Aurora. For me, the joy of storytelling is about letting the characters tell me what to write, and having the privilege of recording their stories.  
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    speculative fiction - paper, e-book, audio play
  • Profile picture of Shashi Tuteja
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    Born and educated in India, I have held senior corporate roles in Human Resources. I now devote my time to fiction writing and oil painting.
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  • Profile picture of Susan (Deepam) Wadds
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    The most successful and pleasurable writing comes from being in a state of wonder. Finding that fine balance between will and surrender; between skill and letting the pen run free is when magic happens. Sometimes in my writing, I feel as if I have no pants on. If I feel comfortable and well-dressed, I know I haven't been honest enough for the words to matter. Brilliant, out-of-the box mentors such as Donna Morrissey, Sue Reynolds, Pat Schneider, Barbara Turner-Vesselago, and Jack Grapes, have helped me go ‘fearward’ in my writing. By providing feedback that encourages rather than criticizes, The Amherst Writers & Artists method of workshop facilitation has created a safe place for me to develop craft and take creative risks. As a settler married to an Ojibwe man and with whom I have a son, my experiences with that culture colour much of my work. My novels, creative non-fiction, and short stories, written from a settler point of view, often include Indigenous characters.
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Fiction, Creative Non Fiction, Poetry
  • Profile picture of Rhonda Waterfall
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    Rhonda Waterfall studied at The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University. She has had fiction and non-fiction published in several literary journals. She's from the west coast but now lives in Markham.  
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Literary Fiction
  • Profile picture of Judy Weagle
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    I was born and brought up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton and also from Hamilton's Teachers' College. I taught elementary school for twenty-nine years. Now I have chosen to self-publish children's books in order to continue to empower them through my books and my presentations. My website is www.judyweagle.com I have self-published "Lisa and her Pyjamas", "Dandelion" and "Magical Words".
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Inspiring and empowering children/Think and be positive
  • Profile picture of Maaja Wentz
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    Maaja Wentz writes fantasy, science fiction, and quirky mysteries. “Inside of a Dog,” appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Under the pen name Apricot Banks, she wrote middle grade adventures such as Marina Royale and The Hunt for Red Octopus. Maaja’s Y.A. novel, Feeding Frenzy: Curse of the Necromancer, won the Wattpad HQ Love Watty award. Carrousel of Books
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, and Kidlit.
  • Profile picture of Jeanette Winsor
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    After many years in the field of Adult Education, I have retired and now spend my days, reading, writing, and doing pretty much anything I want. Paradise? you ask. No. I get bored and take on large projects which overwhelm me and drive me insane. And when each is finished I say "Never again...", a bald-faced lie, of course. But, I'm good at telling lies. Isn't that the life of fiction writers?
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Novels, Short Stories, Poetry
  • Profile picture of Paul Yanuziello
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    I’m a writer, a storyteller, a musician, and a martial artist based in Markham, a small city, in close proximity to a big city, Toronto.  Born and raised in Toronto, I am happily married to Nina and I have two children, Adrianna and Nadia and even a grandchild, Leila.
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Children's Books