Jen Lynn Bailey’s passions for environmental science and education are evident in everything she does. After studying Integrated Science Studies at Carleton University and earning her Bachelor of Science in Education at Martin Luther College, she went on to earn her Master of Fine Arts in Writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has […]

Jodi Carmichael is a multi-award-winning author and a champion for the underdog and for kids who think differently. Like Lou in The U-nique Lou Fox, Jodi has ADHD and celebrates the creativity, empathy, and adventurousness it brings to her life. Her other books include the YA novel Forever Julia which won The Manitoba Book Award […]

Sylvie Daigneault, an award-winning commercial artist and author-illustrator originating from Montreal, Quebec, enjoyed painting and drawing from a young age. She studied at Montreal’s École des Beaux-Arts and her works were featured at a variety of venues and galleries before she began focusing on her passion for children’s illustration using colored pencil. She has illustrated […]

Laura Alary believes in writing stories that make us bigger on the inside. Born in Halifax, she earned her B.A. with Honours in classics at Dalhousie University before moving to her current home of Toronto, where she completed a Ph.D. at University of St. Michael’s College. Laura has worked as a lecturer, a library assistant, […]

As a child, Meghan Marentette loved collecting odds and ends to build miniature worlds for her toys. Later, as a costume designer for film and television, she was assigned to make tiny costumes for stop-motion animation puppets. It was during this job that Meghan conceived of the miniature world of her first novel, The Stowaways, […]

Raoul Follereau (1903-1977) was a French writer and humanitarian. He established World Leprosy Day (the last Sunday in January each year) and worked tirelessly for the dignity of the poor and marginalized. In France, his name is found on schools, streets, and squares. Today, in seventeen countries, you can find associations that bear the name ‘Raoul […]

As a young child, Jan Coates waited eagerly for her first library card. Today, as a critically-acclaimed children’s book writer, she is helping to fill libraries herself. Her young adult novel A Hare in the Elephant’s Trunk was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature, […]

Beverley Brenna is a writer, editor, and visual artist known for her warm, funny, family stories for young readers. Having previously published more than 15 books in all children’s genres, she has been honored with various accolades for her works. In 2013, Beverley’s young adult novel, The White Bicycle, earned a Printz Honor Award from the American Library […]

Sylvia McNicoll is the award-winning author of more than 30 novels for young people. Once a financial clerk earning her English degree at night from Concordia University in Montreal, Sylvia has since been a teacher and the editor of Today’s Parent Toronto. Today Sylvia is a full-time writer who also gives her time to the Canadian […]

Ann Ingalls is the author of more than twenty books for children and adults., including Little Piano Girl, a finalist for the Crystal Kite Award. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ann graduated from Michigan State University and worked as an early childhood and special education teacher. She now writes full time at home in Kansas City, […]