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Anderson, Timothy J.
Timothy J. Anderson is a graduate of the Carleton School of Journalism and is a professional writer for both television and the stage. He has also worked as an editor and has been a librettist-in-residence with the Canadian Opera Company.
Barbour, Douglas
Douglas Barbour is an awarding winning poet, critic and editor who teaches Canadian Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.
Barley, Michael
Michael Barley is the author of the novella Woman In the Wood, and is both a succesful writer and a practicing Canadian architect.
Bedford, K. A.
K.A. Bedford was born in Fremantle, Western Australia, in 1963. He attended Curtin and Murdoch Universities, and studied Writing, Theatre, and Philosophy.
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Brierley, Jane
Jane Brierley is an professional writer, editor, and literary translator. In 1990 she was awarded the prestigious Canadian Governor General's Award for best English translation.
Clarke, J. Brian
J. Brian Clarke is best known for fourteen stories published by ANALOG magazine ... five were ‘cover’ stories ... and ‘Dinoshift’ was nominated for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Ameriica (SFWA) Nebula award.
Clarke’s stories have also appeared in GALAXY, EXPANSE and ON-SPEC. ‘Earthgate’ was the lead in Donald A. Wollheim’s 1986 ANNUAL WORLD’S BEST SF.
Clink, Carolyn
Carolyn Clink is a well known Science Fiction poet who has had her work featured in Analog, On Spec and all four volumes of the Northern Frights series.
Clute, John
John Clute is the co-editor of both The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. He currently lives in London, England.
Christie, Jason
Jason Christie has an MA from the University of Calgary and a BA (Honours) from York University - with a double major in English Literature and Creative Writing. He is one of Canada’s most innovative poets and his avant-garde approach to poetry challenges the status quo and questions what a poem may be.
Coney, Michael G.
Michael G. Coney is the best selling author of over 15 novels, including Fang of the Gnome and King of the Sceptre'd Isle. His works have been translated into Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Cullum, J. A.
J.A Cullum began writing Science Fiction in the early 1980's and has since gone on to become a succesful writer and member of the speculative fiction community. She currently lives in Trinity County, California.
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Deegan, Roger
Roger Deegan earned his Masters of Music in Composition from the University of Southern California and has written music for over 100 films.
Donovan, Rita
Rita Donovan has won the Ottawa-Carleton Book Award on two seperate occasions and was a runner up in the W.H Smith/Books In Canada First Novel Award.
Dullemond, Tom
Tom Dullemond has worked as both a professional editor and writer. His short stories have appeared in numerous speculative fiction anthologies, including Heaven and Hell and AustrAlien Absurdities. He currently lives in Brisbane, Australia.
Dorsey, Candas Jane
Candas Jane Dorsey is an internationally known editor and writer who has won numerous awards for her work, including the Tiptree and Aurora Awards. She is also the founding president of SF Canada, the professional association of Canadian speculative writers. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Gotlieb, Phyllis
Phyllis Gotlieb is a professional writer who has published five volumes of poetry and nine novels (eight of which are Science fiction). She has also written two short story collections and edited numerous others. Her works have appeared in over nine languages worldwide.
Hall, J.C.
J.C. Hall was born in Hong Kong and educated in London, England. She currently works as a professional writer and divides her time between Hong Kong and Vancouver, Canada.
Hayward, Amber
Amber Hayward is an internationally published author and poet. She is also the owner of the Black Cat Guest Ranch in the foothills of Alberta, where she hosts and presents murder mystery weekends.
Henighan, Tom
Tom Henighan is an award winning author whose previous works include The Well of Time and the non-fiction title The Presumption of Culture. He is also an instructor of mythology and creative writing at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
Hopkinson, Nalo
Nalo Hopkinson is an internationally published Science Fiction author whose previous works include: Skin Folk, Brown Girl In the Ring and Midnight Robber (both of which were nominated for the Philip K. Dick award). She currently lives in Toronto, Canada.
Huff, Tanya
Tanya Huff is one of Canada's best selling and most beloved Science Fiction and Fantasy authors. She has written dozens of novels including her award winning "Blood" vampire series, and has contriubuted to numerous anthologies and magazines. She currently lives and writes in rural Ontario.
Jakober, Marie
Marie Jakober graduated from Ottawa's Carleton University. She has written six other novels including The Mind Gods and Sandinista. Her novel The Black Chalice was awarded the Independent Publisher Book Award in 2001 and her latest work Only Call Us Faithful received the 2002 Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction.
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Paula Johanson is a professional writer and editor who also teaches creative writing in Victoria, Canada. Her critical essays on Science Fiction and Fantasy have appeared in Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults and in Supernatural Fiction Writers.
Lee, Lisa
Lisa Lee is a professional author who has also written a great deal for online publications, including 3AM Publishing. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia.
McCrosky, Judy
Judy McCrosky is a professional writer and editor who has previously published two collections of short stories and one novel of speculative fiction. She currently lives in Saskatoon, Canada.
Mennenga, Michael R.
Michael R. Mennenga is the author of several Fantasy novels for young adults including Zac and the Valley of the Dragons and Mistress of the Dragon.
Merril, Judith
Judith Merril is considered one of the most prolific authors and editors in the field of Science Fiction. During the course of her career she was the editor of Dell's Years Best SF from 1965-69 and was also a regular columnist for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Her private collection of books went on to become The Merril Collection in Toronto (one of the largest Science Fiction collections in the world) and she received two Canadian Science Fiction Lifetime Achievment Awards for her editorial work. Judith passed away in September of 1997.
Meynard, Yves
Yves Meynard is a five time Aurora Award winner and winner of the Grande prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois. His works have appeared in numerous French and English anthologies and magazines and he lives in Montreal where he works as an anthropologist and editor.
Morris, Tee
Actor Tee Morris began his writing career with "MOREVI: The Chronicles of Rafe & Askana", and has gone on to pen "Billibub Baddings and The Case of The Singing Sword", "Legacy of MOREVI", and "Podcasting for Dummies". He has also appeared in "The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy", "The Fantasy Writer's Companion", and "Farscape Forever: Sex, Drugs, and Killer Muppets". [2005-10-30]
Kathleen H. Nelson is the author of the best selling novels Daughter of Dragons and its sequel The Dragon Reborn. She currently lives in San Francisco, California.
Nickle, David
David Nickle is a professional author whose work has appeared in publications including The Years Best Fantasy and Horror, Northern Frights and numerous magazines of speculative fiction. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
Noever, Till
Till Noever was born in Germany and emigrated to Australia. He holds degrees in both Physics and Cognitive Sciences and is active professionally as both a writer and independent film maker. He currently lives in Dunedin, New Zealand.
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Park, Darin
Darin Park is an editor and author who received the Publisher's Choice Award from Futures Magazine in 2001, and has had his work published in several magazines and anthologies. His is the co-author and co-editor of "The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy". He is currently working on a follow-up volume entitled, "The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction." He lives in Australia. [2005-10-30]
Pflug, Ursula
Ursula Pflug is an award winning author of speculative fiction, who has had her work published in Canada, the U.S and Great Britain. She has also written extensively for film, theatre, and television and lives in Peterborough Country, Canada. [2006-01-06]
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Teresa Plowright is a professional author whose works include Dreams of an Unseen Planet and Into That Good Night. She lives on Bowen Island, in British Columbia, Canada.
Rowe, Rebecca
Rebecca Rowe is a freelance writer, published author and member of the National Space Society and The Mars Society. She has M.A.'s in Journalism and International Relations. Her short work / poetry has been published in Polyphony, Ascent Magazine, and Sol Magazine. Rebecca is a graduate of the Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers' Workshop (Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Suzy McKee Charnas, Nancy Kress, Andy Duncan, Kelly Link, Gordon Van Gelder, and Jeff Ford).
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Runté, Robert
Robert Runté is an editor and critic whose national SF newsletter New Canadian Fandom, garnered him two Aurora Awards in 1989 and 1990. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Lethbridge, in Alberta, Canada and is currently working on a textbook for use in Canadian university SF courses. [2006-09-13]
Ryman, Geoff
Geoff Ryman is an award winning author and editor whose works have appeared in numerous publications, including the anthology Cities and The Years Best Science Fiction. His longer works include Air, Was and the World Fantasy Award Winning Novella The Unconquered Country.
Sakmyster, David
David Sakmyster attended Bucknell University in Pennyslvania where he received his Masters Degree. He had since published numerous horror and science fiction stories. He lives in New York State.
Sawyer, Robert J.
Robert J. Sawyer is one of the most succesful Science Fiction authors in Canada and the world. He has written sixteen novels which have been translated into several languages, and has contributed to numerous anthologies and publications. He is also the recipient of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, as well as a number of other prestigious Science Fiction awards.
Schroeder, Karl
Karl Schroder has had his work published in several anthologies including Barnes and Noble's A Horror A Day. In addition he was the president of SF Canada from 1996-97 and has been twice nominated for the Aurora Award, winning with David Nickle in 1993 for their short story "The Toy Mill".
Sinclair, Alison
Alison Sinclair was born in Colchester, England, and graduated from the University of Victoria with a B.Sc. Honors in Chemistry and Physics, and later earned a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from McMaster University. She has written several best-selling Science Fiction novels including Cavalcade which was short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. She lives in Victoria, Canada.
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Skeet, Michael
Michael Skeet is a journalist, editor, and author whose short story "Breaking Ball" won the Aurora Award in 1992. In addition he was one of the founding members of SF Canada, the association of professionals within the Canadian speculative fiction community.
Skelton, Robin
Robin Skelton is a senior Canadian writer who has published several books of poetry in addition to his fantasy works. He is also a practicing white witch and has written several book on witchcraft theory and practice.
Smedman, Lisa
Lisa Smedman is a best-selling author and role playing game designer. She has previously done design work for Wizards of the Coast, and has written several books in the popular Shadowrun series as well as Extinction, Book 4 in the War of the Spider Queen series based on the Dark Elf novels by R.A. Salvatore. She currently lives in Vancouver, Canada.
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Spears, Heather
Heather Spears is a writer and artist who has held over 75 solo exhibitions of her work and illustrated and written numerous books and articles. In 1989 she was awarded the Canadian Governor General's Award for poetry. She currently lives in Denmark.
Stewart, Sean
Sean Stewart has written several novels and short works in addition to interactive fantasy games. He won the Aurora Award for best novel in both 1993 and 1994 for Passion Play and Nobody's Son.
Toolis, Lorna
Lorna Toolis is an editor and Branch head of the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation, and Fantasy in Toronto Canada.
Trudel, Jean-Louis
Jean-Louis Trudel is the author of 23 novels written in French, as well as dozens of other short stories and essays. He has won the Aurora Award in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001, and was also awarded the Grande prix de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois in 2001. His work has been translated into English, French, Russian, and Romanian.
Gerry Truscott has been an editor, writer, and publisher for more than twenty years. He has also contributed to several anthologies and speculative fiction magazines and is the current publisher/editor for the Royal British Museum. He lives in Victoria, Canada.
van Belkom, Edo
Edo van Belkom has won both the Bram Stoker and Silver Birch Awards and is a three-time winner of the Aurora Award, Canada’s top prize for speculative writing. Among his novels are Scream Queen, Blood Road, Martyrs and Teeth. In addition to Tesseracts 10, Edo is the editor of four other anthologies including Be Afraid! and Be Very Afraid! His most recent work is a series of novels for young readers, Wolf Pack, Lone Wolf, and Cry Wolf. Born in 1962, he graduated from York University with an honors degree in Creative Writing and has worked as everything from school bus driver to security guard, newspaper reporter to television horror movie host. The author of well over 200 short stories, Edo makes his home in Brampton, Ontario with his wife and son.
Vonarburg, Élisabeth
Élisabeth Vonarburg is often considered the "Grand Dame" of Canadian speculative fiction. She has written several best-selling Science Fiction novels, including The Silent City and The Maërlande Chronicles (winning the Philip K. Dick Special Award in 1993). She has receieved over 30 international awards for her writing, including the Aurora and is also an award winning editor and translator. She currently lives in Quebec, Canada.
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Watts, Peter
Peter Watts is both a scientist and author whose previous works include the best selling novels Starfish, Maelstrom and Behemoth, the three books in his acclaimed "Rifters" trilogy.
Andrew Weiner has been extensively published in anthologies and SF magazines, including Dangerous Visions, Interzone, Amazing Stories, Asimov’s and Harlan Ellison’s Again.
Wilson, Robert Charles
Robert Charles Wilson is the author of many short stories and twelve novels. His work has appeared in such publications as Realms of Fantasy, F & SF, and Tesseracts 3, 4 & 6, and his short story “The Inner, Inner City” was a World Fantasy Award finalist. His latest novel, Spin, now in paperback, won the 2006 Hugo Award. He has also received the John W. Campbell Award, three Aurora Awards, and the Philip K. Dick Award. Robert Charles Wilson was born in California in 1953, but moved to Canada when he was nine years old. He currently lives near Toronto.
Williams, Lynda
Lynda Williams works in educational technology at the University of Northern B.C. She holds two post graduate degrees in computer-related subjects and is now enrolled, part time, in Master of English program. She was born in Prince George, British Columbia, and graduated from the University of Victoria with an emphasis in Chemistry and Creative Writing.. [2006-11-03]
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