Members

  • Profile picture of Dorita Peer
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    An avid reader, amateur psychologist and unrestrained philosopher, careers in opticianry and equestrianism paid my way through life. I have always written, and spent a decade on the Toronto poetry scene. Completed works include two feature length screenplays, a lot of poetry and one book of it, my memoirs in the dressage world, a novel set in 800 A.D. on the Eurasian steppe, and a photo-biography of my cat, For Love of Leo, available on Amazon. Founder of The Moving Finger open stage in Newmarket, and of The King's Feet Underground Sound & Literary Festival. Co-founder of WriteNow!@King writer's group. Editor of Timeless Tales Anthology as a director of Arts Society King. Several new works in progress...two biographies, a novelization of a screenplay, and the final draft of Horses of the Sun (the historical novel). Addicted to self-editing, I am willing to be published posthumously. Happy writing everyone!
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Absolutely everything!! I should live so long to write all that comes to mind. I've never written a stage play.
  • Profile picture of M.C. Perron
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    M.C. (Marie-Christine) is a writer who lives in Barrie, ON with her husband and a grumble of pugs. She holds a B. Sc. In Anthropology from the Université de Montréal and loves to learn about all aspects of humanity. Her interests lie in science-fiction and fantasy, history, science, and everything in between.
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Short Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
  • Profile picture of Wallace Pidgeon
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    I just want to tell a good story for as many people as possible to read and enjoy.
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    fiction with a focus on people's life journey
  • Profile picture of Vicki Pinkerton
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    I have been a writer since I could read but it has taken me much longer to whisper that information out loud. Isn't a writer someone who has written books, articles, movies, whatever? Today I am a writer because I write! I also run writing workshops and have a blast with words.
    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Personal Essays, monthly articles, works with happily ever after and some with endings that make the reader reach for it. I love to read everyting and love to experiment with words. Who knows what I will be writing next time we talk.
  • Profile picture of Sue Reynolds
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    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Novel, Short Story, Poetry, Journalism, Memoir
  • Profile picture of Kia Dennis/K.D. Richards
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    Writing Focus or Interests:
    Mystery, Suspense, Romantic Suspense, Thriller
  • Profile picture of Melissa Small
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    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