Raymond Nakamura is an educational consultant and avid science blogger who has worked with the Vancouver Aquarium, Nikkei National Museum, and Science World British Columbia. Now residing in Vancouver, he explored his Japanese heritage while spending time at a marine station and teaching ESL in Southern Japan. Raymond’s own spunky daughter inspired the character of […]

Mireille Messier hails from Ottawa but calls Toronto home. Her picture book The Branch was shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association’s Blue Spruce Award in 2018. In addition to her career in books, Mireille has also worked as a voiceover artist and as a screenwriter for children’s television. She enjoys flexing her creative muscles in […]

Lifelong poet and writer Jill MacLean took the literary world by storm when she began writing for children in 2008. Her honours include the Ann Connor Brimer and Red Cedar book awards, the IBBY Honor List, the USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor list, and the VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers list. Her […]

Sanne Dufft was born in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1974. She spent her school career decorating the margins of her exercise books and drawing portraits of her fellow pupils (who liked it) and her teachers (who didn’t always…). She studied Art Therapy in Nürtingen, Germany, and worked with children with a variety of special needs (and […]

John Spray grew up in the midwest and spent years as a successful amateur boxer, gym rat and boxing fanatic. He has been a private investigator in Toronto for forty years and is the owner and founder of Mantis Investigation. John also sponsors the annual John Spray Mystery Award for excellence in mystery writing for […]

Sue MacLeod has filled her career with the written word, working as a writer, an editor, a proofreader, and a library assistant. Born in Kingston, Ontario to a military family, Sue moved many times throughout her childhood but always felt rooted in Nova Scotia, where her family returned each summer. That rootedness is apparent in […]

Deborah Ellis is the internationally acclaimed author of nearly thirty books for children and young people, most of which explore themes of social justice and courage. A peace activist, feminist, and humanitarian, Deborah has won many national and international awards for her books, including the Governor General’s Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, the Vicky Metcalf […]

Shari Green is the author of several novels in verse, including the ALA Schneider Family Book Award winner, Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess. She’s also a poet, musician, beach-wanderer, cookie-baker, and dog-lover. Shari lives with her husband on Vancouver Island, BC, on the traditional territory of the Laich-Kwil-Tach peoples. Shari’s website

Monica Kulling has published over thirty-five titles for children, among them In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps it Up, selected by the Smithsonian as one of Ten Great Science Books for Kids. Her books have been regularly nominated for awards, including ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award for All Aboard! Elijah McCoy’s Steam Engine. […]

A mother of five, Nicole Snitselaar spent the last 20 years writing and singing songs and nursery rhymes—both for her own children and on recorded albums. Seven years ago she branched out to writing books for children and has since published more than 39 in both French and English. Nicole’s website