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Keeshig, Lenore
Keith, Julie
Julie
Keith
Julie Keith is both a Canadian and an American. She was born and raised near Chicago and earned a B.A. from Smith College in 1962 and an M.A. from Concordia University in 1989. Keith writes full-time. She is married and has two children and three step-children. She lives in…
Keller, Betty
Sechelt
Betty
Keller
Sechelt
Betty C. Keller was born in Vancouver, B.C. in 1930. She studied at UBC, earning a degree in English and Drama. She also holds a Teaching Certificate. She taught English and Drama in secondary schools from 1962 to 1975. She was a faculty associate at SFU 1975-76 and 1978-79. She…
Kellerhals-Stewart, Heather
Heriot Bay, BC
Heather
Kellerhals-Stewart
Heriot Bay, BC
Heather Kellerhals-Stewart grew up in Toronto and graduated from U. of T. in English Language and Literature. After a speedy escape to the mountains of British Columbia she studied Social Work at U.B.C. She presently lives with her husband, Rolf, on Quadra Island where they have…
Kellogg, Paul
Toronto
Paul
Kellogg
Toronto
Paul
Paul is a teacher and a writer, focussing on political economy and social movements. His book, Escape from the Staple Trap, published in 2015 by University of Toronto Press, attempts a reconceptualization of the dominant narratives in Canadian Political Economy. "Truth…
Kelloway, Karen
Halifax
Karen
Kelloway
Halifax
Karen Kelloway’s signature storytelling style blends fact and fiction with a twist of the supernatural for an educational and entertaining read for all ages. Her first novel, Raphael’s Riddle was chosen as the grade 5 book club read for all Nova Scotia classrooms. Her…
Kelly, Jennifer
Kelly, Anne Carmel
Dartmouth
Anne Carmel
Kelly
Dartmouth
Anne C. Kelly has loved to read and write for as long as she can remember. Her first publication was a class newspaper which she wrote with a friend in Grade four. She especially enjoys reading historical fiction and books about characters who discover who they really are after…
Kemick, Richard Kelly
Calgary
Richard Kelly
Kemick
Calgary
Richard Kelly Kemick is an award-winning Canadian poet, journalist, and fiction writer. His new nonfiction book, I Am Herod, takes readers backstage and undercover at one of the world’s largest religious events. He is also the author of Caribou Run, a collection of poetry.…
Kemp, Bruce
Merrickville
Bruce
Kemp
Merrickville
Bruce is an internationally known, award-winning writer and photographer. He has covered everything from fine dining in Europe to the America’s Cup and voyages through the Northwest Passage. He has also been the editor of Travel A La Carte, Sailing Canada and SailOntario.…
Kempadoo, Oonya
Kennedy, Fred
Fred
Kennedy
Fred
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, I have worked for over thirty years, teaching in both Jamaica and Canada. I pursued graduate studies in education in Canada and held administrative positions including the post of Principal of my alma mater, St. George’s College in Kingston…
Kent, Winona
New Westminster
Winona
Kent
New Westminster
Winona Kent is an award-winning author who was born in London, England and grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, where she completed her BA in English at the University of Regina. After moving to Vancouver, she graduated from UBC with an MFA in Creative Writing. More recently, she…
Kent, Arthur
Kerbel, Deborah
Thornhill
Deborah
Kerbel
Thornhill
Deborah Kerbel is the award-winning Canadian author of over twenty-five books for children of all ages. Her young adult and middle grade novels have been shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Canadian Library Association’s YA Book Award, the Diamond Willow…
Kern, Leslie
Sackville
Leslie
Kern
Sackville
Leslie Kern is the author of Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies and Feminist City: A Field Guide (Between the Lines/Verso Books), as well as Sex and the Revitalized City: Gender, Condominium Development, and Urban Citizenship (UBC Press, 2010). She is an associate…
Kerrin, Jessica
Halifax
Jessica
Kerrin
Halifax
Jessica Scott Kerrin is a children’s writer who is best known for her fiction books for young readers including mystery books, a trilogy, historical fiction, and travel adventure. Her work has been published in multiple languages: Russian, Turkish, Slovenian, Swedish and French…
Kerslake, Susan
Susan
Kerslake
Susan Kerslake was born in Chicago in 1943. She attended Montana State (Missoula) and Beloit (Wisc). She worked in a bookstore in Chicago and immigrated to Canada in 1966. She has worked in libraries at Dalhousie University, as a childcare worker in daycare, and at the IWK and…
Kertes, Joseph
Joseph
Kertes
Joseph Kertes was born in Hungary and came to Canada as a young boy. He studied English at York and the University of Toronto and was encouraged to write by Irving Layton and Marshall McLuhan. He was the founder of the Humber School for Writers and was for many years Dean of the…
Kessaris, Andreas
Montreal
Andreas
Kessaris
Montreal
Andreas
Andreas Kessaris grew up in Montreal's Park Extension district, the son of Greek immigrants. He is a graduate of Dawson College and Concordia University, where he earned a BA in Communications & English. His column, Read On! with Andreas Kessaris, was a popular feature…
Kessler, Deirdre
Charlottetown
Deirdre
Kessler
Charlottetown
Deirdre Kessler is an author, poet, and sessional professor of creative writing, children's literature, and the course on L.M. Montgomery with the University of Prince Edward Island Department of English. She is a former Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island. Among her 28…
Kessler, Zoe
Owen Sound
Zoe
Kessler
Owen Sound
Born in Toronto, Zoë grew up (sort of) in an idyllic suburb of Montreal. She now makes her home on Georgian Bay, Ontario. All she's ever wanted to do was write books, but she was sagely advised at an early age to "get a real job." Feigning interest in a law career, Zoë graduated…
Ketchen, Susan
Susan
Ketchen
Susan Ketchen was born in Nanaimo, B.C. and pursued an alarming number of careers, including several years running her own counselling practice, before returning to her early interest in writing. Her first novel was published in 2009, and was followed by stand-alone sequels in…
Khan, Saad Omar
Thornhill
Saad Omar
Khan
Thornhill
Saad Omar Khan was born in the United Arab Emirates to Pakistani parents and lived in the Philippines, Hong Kong, and South Korea before emigrating to Canada.  He is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics and has completed a…
Khan, Rukhsana
Toronto, ON
Rukhsana
Khan
Toronto, ON
Rukhsana was born in Lahore, Pakistan and emigrated to Canada at the age of three. She began writing for community magazines and went on to write for Adam's World children's videos. Rukhsana is a member of SCBWI. She lives in Toronto with her husband and family.