• A. B. Poranek

    A. B. PORANEK grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada, and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree […]

  • Aaliya Jaleel

    AALIYA JALEEL is a freelance illustrator, designer, and visual development artist. She is a graduate of the University of Texas […]

  • Abbi Cloth

    ABBI CLOTH holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from York University and is completing her Bachelor of Education […]

  • Adelina Lirius

    ADELINA LIRIUS is an illustrator based in Stockholm, Sweden. She loves spending time in her studio sketching on different ideas and […]

  • Adrienne Kress

    ADRIENNE KRESS (writer) is a Toronto-based actor and author of award-winning internationally published children’s and young adult novels, including the […]

  • Afsaneh Sanei

    AFSANEH SANEI is an author and illustrator of children’s books who was born in Isfahan, a colorful city in Iran. […]

  • Aimee Reid

    Aimee Reid is a children’s book author with a background in education and editing. She taught high school English, Music, […]

  • Ainara Alleyne

    We’re really excited here at Telling Tales because we’re teaming up with Ainara who hosts the amazing Instagram page Ainara’s Bookshelf, where she […]

  • AK – HYP

    AK is a Nigerian born poet/rapper living in Vaughan, Ontario. When he isn’t studying Economics at McMaster University, he’s dedicating his […]

  • Alina Tysoe

    From the moment she was able to hold a pencil, Alina Tysoe was scribbling away and filling notebooks with doodles […]

  • Alisa Siegel

    Alisa Siegel makes radio documentaries for the CBC, for which she has won many international awards. Her docs have covered […]

  • Almost Epic Squad

    Introducing The Almost Epic Squad — a new multi-author, middle-grade series about ordinary kids who develop some very unusual superpowers. […]

  • Alyssa Koski

    ALYSSA KOSKI is an illustrator, animator and entrepreneur. She graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design (now Alberta […]

  • Alyssa Waterbury

    ALYSSA WATERBURY is an illustrator from London, Ontario. A graduate of the Sheridan College illustration program, her work aims to […]

  • Ambreen Butt-Hussain

    Ambreen Butt-Hussain was born in Pakistan but lived in England and Scotland before finally settling in Canada. She has a […]

  • Ana Suárez

    ANA SUÁREZ is an illustrator and educator based in Madrid. She studied Fine Arts and Illustration, focusing her work on […]

  • Andrea Armstrong

    ANDREA ARMSTRONG is a visual artist living in Vancouver, British Columbia. She spends her days (and often nights) illustrating, painting […]

  • Andrea Curtis

    ANDREA CURTIS’s children’s non-fiction includes Loop de Loop and the ThinkCities series (A Forest in the City, City of Water, […]

  • Andrea Landry

    ANDREA LANDRY is Anishinaabe from a small community called Pays Plat First Nation in Northwestern Ontario but currently resides on […]

  • Andrew Larsen

    Andrew is the author of over twenty picture books including Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden; A Squiggly Story; The […]

  • Andy G and Friends

    Andy G and Friends bring to the stage a whole bunch of fun, singalong, danceable, toe-tapping tunes in their children’s/family […]

  • Angela Misri

    Angela Misri is an award-winning Toronto journalist and author who writes detective fiction inspired by her birth country, Great Britain. […]

  • Angela Misri

    Angela Misri is an award-winning journalist, author and educator. She is best known for her detective series, The Portia Adams […]

  • Anita Yasuda

    ANITA YASUDA is a Canadian writer of South Asian descent. She earned her honours degree in East Asian and South […]

  • Anitha Rao-Robinson

    Anitha Rao-Robinson is an author, conservationist, and creator of the Kindness Is Everything podcast. A former accountant, Anitha now devotes […]

  • Anna Bron

    ANNA BRON studied traditional animation at Sheridan College. She illustrated the award-winning picture book Salma the Syrian Chef and the […]

  • Anna Humphrey

    ANNA HUMPHREY has worked in marketing for a poetry organization, in communications for the Girl Guides of Canada, as an […]

  • Annie Webber

    Annie Webber is an animator and educator living and working in Hamilton, Ontario. Her works come from environments created and […]

  • Anoosha Syed

    Anoosha Syed is a Pakistani Canadian illustrator, author, and character designer for animation. She has illustrated over forty books, including […]

  • Arley Nopra

    Arley Nopra is a Filipina-Canadian illustrator and cartoonist and the creator of the New York Times bestselling Baby-sitters Club graphic […]

  • Arthur Slade

    Arthur Slade was raised on a ranch in the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan, completing his first novel when he was […]

  • Ashley Barron

    ASHLEY BARRON studied illustration at the Ontario College of Art & Design. She has since illustrated a number of books […]

  • Ashley Spires

    Author and illustrator Ashley Spires grew up in Tsawwassen, British Columbia and after stints living in Toronto and Saskatoon, she […]

  • Azby Whitecalf

    AZBY WHITECALF is a Plains Cree illustrator and character designer. Whitecalf is a graduate of AUArts, majoring in illustration with […]

  • Barbara Reid

    Barbara Reid is one of Canada’s most renowned and well-known illustrators. Her unique clay modelling technique is known around the […]

  • Basil Sylvester

    Basil Sylvester is an author, student, sort-of editor, bookseller, and occasional backstage person in community theatre. Their debut book The […]

  • Becky Han

    Becky Han is an Inuk singer-songwriter who grew up in the small and beautiful community of Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay) in […]

  • Ben Philippe

    Ben Philippe describes himself as a “Black French-Canadian writer. Basically, the guy across the hall if your life was a […]

  • Bérengère Delaporte

    BÉRENGÈRE DELAPORTE worked as an illustrator in a communication agency in Savoy, France, after formally studying art in Strasbourg, and […]

  • Beth Ferry

    BETH FERRY is the author of numerous picture books for children including Roar for Reading, Prunella, and the New York […]

  • Bithi Sutradhar

    BITHI SUTRADHAR is a Bangladeshi illustrator and graphic designer who holds a master of publishing degree from Simon Fraser University, […]

  • Brianna McCarthy

    BRIANNA McCARTHY is a mixed-media visual communicator and self-taught artist. She is the illustrator of If Dominican Were a Color by Sili Recio […]

  • Britt Wilson

    Britt Wilson is an Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated letterer, cartoonist and illustrator. She works on various comics and series, including […]

  • Brittany Luby

    BRITTANY LUBY, of Anishinaabe descent, was raised on Treaty #3 Lands in what is now known as northwestern Ontario. She […]

  • Brooke Carter

    BROOKE CARTER is a Canadian novelist and the author of several contemporary books for teens, including Double or Nothing (Junior […]

  • Brooklin Stormie

    BROOKLIN STORMIE is an artist and illustrator based in Peterborough, Ontario. She is a grad of OCADU’s illustration program, a […]

  • Brynley Eckhart

    Brynley Eckhart (she/her) is the Digital Resource and Collections Librarian at Burlington Public Library. She maintains and grows the Library’s […]

  • Burlington Student Theatre

    Burlington Student Theatre is a community-based program for youth that provides opportunities in performance study, technical development, leadership, social skills, […]

  • Cale Atkinson

    Cale Atkinson is an illustrator, writer and animator living lakeside with his family in Kelowna, British Columbia. Cale is constantly […]

  • Cale Plett

    CALE PLETT (they/them) is a nonbinary, genderfluid writer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their short fiction and poetry have been published in […]

  • Carl Bruntland

    When Carl Brundtland was growing up, his grandma would share little life lessons in the form of Jamaican proverbs. His […]

  • Carmen Mok

    Carmen Mok is an award-winning illustrator with prior experience in product design, hand-lettering and graphic design. She made the 2019 […]

  • Carol-Ann Hoyte

    Carol-Ann Hoyte writes poetry for young people. Two of her favourite ways of enjoying poetry are reading novels written in […]

  • Caroline Merola

    Caroline Merola dessine depuis qu’elle est toute petite. Avec ses crayons et ses encres de couleur, elle met en scène […]

  • Casey Lyall

    CASEY LYALL lives in Southwestern Ontario where she also works at her local library (and waits for management to discover […]

  • Cassandra Calin

    Cassandra Calin is a cartoonist and humorist best known for her semi-autobiographical webcomic series, Cassandra Comics, in which she talks […]

  • Cathie Jamieson

    CATHIE JAMIESON is an Anishinaabe artist from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation with Haudenosaunee family ties to Six […]

  • Chad Solomon

    Chad Solomon is a member of the Henvey Inlet, First Nation. As a child, he and his family would visit with […]

  • Charlene Chua

    Charlene Chua draws many things, from baos to dragons, and everything in between. When they are not drawing, they enjoy […]

  • Charlene Rocha

    Charlene Rocha is an activist and software engineering student at the University of Waterloo. She combines her passions for computer […]

  • Cheryl Isaacs

    CHERYL ISAACS is a Mohawk/white writer from southern Ontario and the author of The Unfinished. She believes that outdoors is […]

  • Chief Lady Bird

    Chief Lady Bird is a First Nations (Potawatomi and Chippewa) artist from Rama First Nation. Her Anishinaabe name is Ogimaakwebnes, […]

  • Chief Lady Bird

    CHIEF LADY BIRD is a Chippewa and Potawatomi artist from Rama First Nation and Moose Deer Point First Nation. The […]

  • Christine D.U. Chung

    Christine is a Vietnamese-Canadian artist who works on storyboards for animated TV and feature films by day and sketches up […]

  • Christopher Steininger

    Christopher Steininger has done storyboards for numerous shows and video games, including Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and Spec Ops: The Line. […]

  • Cinyee Chiu

    CINYEE CHIU is originally from Taiwan, now living in Vancouver, Canada. She got her MFA in illustration from the Maryland […]

  • Claudia Dávila

    In a world that’s becoming ever more digitized, Claudia Dávila remains a believer in and appreciator of books you can […]

  • Clayton Nguyen

    CLAYTON NGUYEN is a Vietnamese artist born in Ottawa and currently based in Toronto, Ontario.

  • Coltrane Seesequasis

    COLTRANE SEESEQUASIS is a young fantasy writer of Willow Cree heritage who grew up in Gatineau, Quebec. He first began […]

  • Cornelia Li

    Cornelia Li is a Chinese-born illustrator currently based in Toronto. She is intrigued by narrative woven into daily interactions between […]

  • Cylita Guy

    An experienced science communicator, Dr. Cylita Guy spent ten years working as a Host at the Ontario Science Centre. She […]

  • Cynthia Leitich Smith

    CYNTHIA LEITICH SMITH is the bestselling, acclaimed author of books for all ages, including Firefly Season, Jingle Dancer, Indian Shoes, […]

  • D’Scribe

    Dennis D’Scribe is a national champion spoken word poet, queer mixed Ojibwe and settler human who has had the opportunity […]

  • Danielle Daniel

    Danielle Daniel is an award-winning author and illustrator whose journey into art making and book publishing has gone hand in […]

  • Danny Ramadan

    DANNY RAMADAN is an award-winning Syrian-Canadian author, activist, and public speaker. His work as an activist has helped provide a […]

  • Darcy Whitecrow

    Darcy Whitecrow is Ojibwe and Dakota; he is a member of the Seine River First Nation band in Northwestern Ontario, […]

  • David A. Robertson

    DAVID A. ROBERTSON is a two-time winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award and has won the TD Canadian Children’s […]

  • David Bouchard

    Canadian Métis author and literacy advocate David Bouchard has produced more than 50 books for readers of all ages. A […]

  • David Pell

    David Pell has been Principal Trombonist of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra since 2002 and Bass Trombonist of the National Ballet […]

  • David Whamond

    Dave Whamond’s work has appeared in publications including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Politico, and more. He has […]

  • Debbie Ridpath Ohi

    Debbie Ridpath Ohi is the author of Where Are My Books?. Her illustrations also appear in Sea Monkey and Bob, […]

  • Deborah Ellis

    Deborah is an award-winning author, a feminist and a peace activist. Deborah penned the international bestseller The Breadwinner, as well […]

  • Deborah Falaye

    Deborah Falaye is a Nigerian Canadian young adult author. She grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, where she spent her time […]

  • Deborah Kerbel

    Deborah Kerbel is the award-winning author of 11 novels for young readers, as well as 20 picture books, including No […]

  • Delphie Côté-Lacroix

    DELPHIE CÔTÉ-LACROIX is an illustrator working from Montreal, Quebec. Her work has received several awards over the years, including the […]

  • Denise Davy

    DENISE DAVY is a nationally recognized award-winning journalist who specializes in writing about mental health, homelessness and gender issues. She […]

  • Dennis Lee

    Dennis Lee is Toronto’s first Poet Laureate, an Officer of the Order of Canada and the author of timeless children’s […]

  • Dirk McLean

    Dirk McLean was born in Trinidad and came to Toronto as a teenager. He is the author of a series […]

  • Dom Pelletier

    Dom Pelletier started drawing cartoons at a young age and has never put his crayons down. While working as a […]

  • Dorothy Ellen Palmer

    DOROTHY ELLEN PALMER is a mother of two, an award-winning disabled senior writer, accessibility advocate and retired teacher. She served […]

  • Dr. Jillian Roberts

    DR. JILLIAN ROBERTS is a child psychologist, author, professor at the University of Victoria and mother of three children. Considered […]

  • Duane Murray

    Meet Hamilton-local author, script-writer, and actor Duane Murray. He explores grief and intergenerational relationships in his heartwarming graphic novel, Better […]

  • E.K. Johnston

    E.K. JOHNSTON is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several YA novels, including the Los Angeles Times Book […]

  • Elaine Su

    ELAINE SU (苏依泠) is a teacher, librarian, and storyteller. She loves to create in the rich intersection where culture, nature, […]

  • Elder Johnny Aitken

    ELDER JOHNNY AITKEN is an interdisciplinary artist, actor, writer, carver, filmmaker, activist and educator. Johnny’s mixed ancestry includes Coast Salish, […]

  • Elizabeth MacLeod

    Elizabeth MacLeod is the author of many Canadian nonfiction titles including the Canada Close Up series titles Canadian Government, Canada’s […]

  • Emily Deibert

    EMILY DEIBERT (she/her) was born in North Vancouver, B.C., spent most of her life in Toronto, ON, and now lives […]

  • Eric Fan

    ERIC FAN is an artist and writer who lives in Toronto, Canada. Born in Hawaii and raised in Toronto, he […]

  • Eric Walters

    ERIC WALTERS has published over 130 novels and picture books for young readers. Among many awards, he won the Governor […]

  • Erika Medina

    ERIKA RODRIGUEZ MEDINA is a book illustrator and publicist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her favourite things to illustrate are […]

  • Erin Alladin

    Erin Alladin is an editor, writer, and ecology enthusiast who is always looking for ways to combine her passions. Born […]

  • Erin Bow

    Erin Bow is a physicist turned poet turned children’s novelist—and she’s won major awards in all three roles. Erin is […]

  • Erin Bow

    Erin Bow was born in the American Midwest and studied particle physics in college, eventually working at the CERN laboratory […]

  • Erin Mercer

    Erin is an artist and illustrator based in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. She was diagnosed with MODY3 […]

  • Esi Edugyan

    Esi Edugyan, best known for her adult novels Half-Blood Blues and Washington Black, is making her children’s literature debut with […]

  • Etienna Moostoos-Lafferty

    Etienna is a member of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 8 territory in the province of Alberta. She has […]

  • Etienna Moostoos-Lafferty

    Etienna Moostoos-Lafferty is a member of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 8 territory in the province of Alberta. […]

  • Farah Heron

    FARAH HERON is the critically acclaimed author of romantic comedies for adults and young adults filled with huge South Asian […]

  • Farah Qaiser

    Farah Qaiser is passionate about making science engaging and accessible for everyone, from youth to adults, through writing, outreach, and […]

  • Farida Zaman

    Farida Zaman has illustrated several children’s picture books, as well as illustrated for educational publications. Her distinct but versatile style is […]

  • Femmes du Feu Creations

    Femmes du Feu Creations is a not-for-profit circus & multi-arts organization. Flora & Fauna is a new early years creation […]

  • Gabe Crimeli

    Meet “Iron Gabe” Crimeli. After a 3 and a half year fight #irongabe can finally say he completed his 3.5 […]

  • Gabrielle Prendergast

    GABRIELLE PRENDERGAST is the award-winning author of numerous books for children and teens. She won the BC Book Prize for […]

  • Gavin Ball

     I do art, animation and a little bit of music and programming.  I love games and I like learning the […]

  • Godfrey Nkongolo

    Godfrey Nkongolo is a doctoral student in political science with extensive experience working in international and community development in Tanzania. […]

  • Grace Chen

    GRACE CHEN is a Chinese-Canadian artist based in the Greater Toronto Area. She graduated from Sheridan College with a degree […]

  • Hachey the MouthPEACE

    Jason Hachey, aka Hachey the MouthPEACE, is a Beatboxer from Hamilton, Ontario. Every sound in his music comes from one […]

  • Hamilton Children’s Choir

    ​​​Hamilton Children’s Choir is committed to providing children and youth with rich musical education and performance opportunities, creating a sense […]

  • Hamilton You Poets

    Hamilton You Poets (HYP) was created in 2012 to give our community’s youth the opportunity to develop their creative skills […]

  • Hawlii Pichette

    Hawlii Pichette is a Mushkego Cree illustrator who was born and raised in the small community of Cochrane, Canada. Her […]

  • Hawlii Pitchette

    HAWLII PICHETTE is a Mushkego Cree illustrator who was born and raised in the small community of Cochrane, Canada. Her […]

  • Hayley Lowe

    Hayley Lowe is a Canadian illustrator and storyteller. She enjoys exploring a range of media but is particularly drawn to […]

  • Heather Kuzyk (AGB)

    Heather Kuzyk is a versatile and creative visual artist. She is a graduate of the esteemed Sheridan College in both […]

  • Heather M. O’Connor

    Heather M. O’Connor is an award-winning children’s author and freelance writer based in Peterborough, Ontario. She first learned about Ojibwe […]

  • Heather Miller

    HEATHER MILLER earned her Master of Social Work at the University of Toronto in 2003 and holds an Honours Bachelor […]

  • Heather Smith

    Heather Smith is the author of several books including the middle-grade novel Ebb & Flow, which was shortlisted for the […]

  • Helaine Becker

    Helaine Becker is the bestselling author of more than 100 books for children and young adults, including Counting on Katherine, […]

  • Hexe Noir

    Hexe Noire, a popular drag queen performer, has been showcasing her work in Hamilton for the last 6 years. Through […]

  • Howie Shia

    HOWIE SHIA is an illustrator, writer, and animation director. He has worked with Disney, Netflix, and the National Film Board […]

  • Ian Keteku

     Ian Keteku is a poet, musician and freelance journalist. Born as Ian Nana Yaw Adu Budu Keteku, his birth name […]

  • Irene Luxbacher

    Irene Luxbacher is an illustrator, children’s book author, and a graduate of Queen’s University and Emily Carr University of Art […]

  • Irma Kniivila

    IRMA KNIIVILA is a Canadian artist and writer. Most days she’s working on comics or illustrations, sneaking in an animal […]

  • Isabella Fassler

    ISABELLA FASSLER is an interdisciplinary artist based in Toronto, Ontario, who is passionate about exploring the different ways art can […]

  • Isabelle Malenfant

    ISABELLE MALENFANT has illustrated more than twenty children’s books, including Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino (Stonewall […]

  • Ishta Mercurio

    Ishta Mercurio is an author and actor. Originally from Cincinnati, Ishta now lives in Brampton, Ontario, where she films and […]

  • J. Torres

    J. Torres won the Shuster Award for Outstanding Writer for his work on Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Love […]

  • Jade Zhang

    JADE ZHANG (artist) is a queer Chinese Canadian illustrator and comic artist. She has illustrated comics for BOOM! Studios, HarperCollins, […]

  • Jael Richardson

    Jael Richardson is the author of the memoir The Stone Thrower, a picture book by the same title and the […]

  • Janet Wilson

    Janet Wilson is an author, illustrator, and artist. Janet’s latest book, Our Rights: How Kids Are Changing The World, shows that […]

  • Janie Hao

    Janie Hao is a fun-loving, media-playing, idea-generating illustrator currently based just outside of Toronto, though she has lived all over […]

  • Janis Bridger

    Janis Bridger is an educator and writer who has many creative outlets and a love for the outdoors. She lives […]

  • Jay Odjick

    Jay Odjick is an artist and writer from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Algonquin community,  just outside of Maniwaki, Quebec. He […]

  • Jen Ferguson

    JEN FERGUSON (she/her) is a queer woman with Métis/Michif and white settler ancestry. She is also an activist, a feminist, […]

  • Jen Sookfong Lee

    Jen Sookfong Lee was born and raised on Vancouver’s East Side, and she now lives with her son in North […]

  • Jenin Mohammed

    JENIN MOHAMMED, winner of the 2020 Summer Spectacular Illustration Grand Prize, is the illustrator of the picture books Naming Ceremony, […]

  • Jennifer Faria

    Jennifer Faria is an illustrator, painter and graphic designer who studied at Central Technical School and George Brown College in […]

  • Jennifer Harris

    JENNIFER HARRIS is the author of a number picture books, including The Witching Hour (illustrated by Adelina Lirius, Tundra / […]

  • Jennifer Maruno

    Jennifer Maruno is the author of seven novels for middle grade and young adult readers as well as the picture […]

  • Jennifer Mook-Sang

    Jennifer Mook-Sang was born in Guyana, South America, and moved to Canada at the age of fourteen, where she eventually […]

  • Jeremy Tankard

    Jeremy Tankard is the author and illustrator of some very silly picture books including Grumpy Bird, Boo Hoo Bird, Hungry […]

  • Jess Hannigan

    JESS HANNIGAN is an illustrator and author living in Hamilton, Ontario. Her debut picture book was Spider in the Well, […]

  • Jess Keating

    Jess Keating is an award-winning author, cartoonist, and zoologist, whose work has been featured in the New York Times, CBC, […]

  • Jess Willows

    JESS WILLOWS has had a long career as a teacher in the Gulf Islands School District of British Columbia. With […]

  • Jessica Rose

    Jessica Rose is a writer, editor and arts organizer who lives and works in Hamilton, Ontario. A passionate advocate for […]

  • Jessica Vitalis

    JESSICA VITALIS is the author of The Wolf’s Curse, The Rabbit’s Gift, and Coyote Queen. She is a full-time writer […]

  • Jing Jing Tsong

    Jing Jing Tsong is a mom, musician, and surfer whose grown-up job is drawing pictures. Her technique, which layers colour […]

  • Jo Ellen Bogart

    Jo Ellen Bogart was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in several Texas cities. For the last 40 years, […]

  • Jo Storm

    Jo Storm is a writer currently living in Sudbury, Ontario. She grew up in Muskoka, and makes frequent pilgrimages back […]

  • Joanne Robertson

    Joanne Robertson is AnishinaabeKwe and a member of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. She received her Fine Arts degree from Algoma University and […]

  • Joanne Schwartz

    JOANNE SCHWARTZ grew up in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Her first picture book, Our Corner Grocery Store, was a Marilyn […]

  • Jodie Callaghan

    Jodie Callaghan is from the Mi’gmaq First Nation in Gespe’gewa’gi (Quebec). She started writing stories when she was 8 years […]

  • Jody Boston

    Jody Boston is an award-winning artist with eighteen years of experience teaching drama and movement to primary and secondary students. […]

  • Joel A. Sutherland

    Joel A. Sutherland is the Silver Birch and Hackmatack Award-winning author of eight Haunted Canada collections, as well as numerous […]

  • Johnnie Christmas

    Johnnie Christmas is a #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novelist. Best known for co-creating the series Angel Catbird with […]

  • Jon Klassen

    Winner of the 2010 Governor General’s Award for English-Language children’s illustration, The Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal, Jon […]

  • Jon-Erik Lappano

    Jon-Erik Lappano’s debut picture book, Tokyo Digs a Garden, illustrated by Kellen Hatanaka, won the Governor General’s Literary Award and […]

  • Jonathan Auxier

    Jonathan Auxier is a NYT Bestselling author of strange stories for strange children. His first novel, Peter Nimble and his […]

  • Jordan Wray

    JORDAN WRAY is an illustrator based on the west coast of Canada. Graduating from Arts University Plymouth, UK with a […]

  • Josh Taylor

    Josh Taylor is a dancer, choreographer, storyteller and an artist-educator, often exploring themes in Hip-Hop culture, Pop culture, sociopolitical and […]

  • Jude Johnson

    Jude Johnson is one of Canada’s finest vocalists and has been performing for both adults and children for over 40 years. Jude began […]

  • Judy I. Lin

    JUDY I. LIN is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Book of Tea duology, Song of the Six […]

  • Julie McLaughlin

    JULIE MCLAUGHLIN is an award-winning illustrator who has illustrated numerous children’s titles, including Pride Puppy, Little Pine Cone and Why […]

  • Karen Bass

    Award-winning author Karen Bass is an avid reader who found her passion for writing while working at her local library […]

  • Karen Krossing

    KAREN KROSSING is an author of settler heritage who has written twelve books for kids and teens, including the picture […]

  • Kari-Lynn Winters

    KARI-LYNN WINTERS is a picture book author, poet, and performer. She enjoys being in the classroom in any capacity, as […]

  • Kate Fodor

    KATE FODOR is a writer and producer who has worked on the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award–winning series The Marvelous […]

  • Kate Jenks Landry

    KATE JENKS LANDRY is an author of books for young people and an educator. Her debut picture book, Beatrice and […]

  • Kate Moss Gamblin

    Kate Moss Gamblin’s Canadian identity springs from our delightful Earth – from toes in the waters of Muskoka to facing […]

  • Katelyn Granger

    Katelyn (she/her) grew up in libraries, from avid storytime go-er to holding many different library positions since high school. Katelyn […]

  • Kathleen Gros

    Joining us virtually from Vancouver, British Columbia, Kathleen Gros is a cartoonist. You may recognize her distinctive illustrative style from […]

  • Kathy Kacer

    KATHY KACER’s award-winning list of Holocaust fiction and non-fiction for young readers includes The Secret of Gabi’s Dresser (winner of […]

  • Katrina Chen

    KATRINA CHEN (陳葦蓁) moved to Canada from Taiwan on her own and worked in the grassroots community before being elected […]

  • Kelly Zhang

    Kelly Zhang is a first-generation Chinese immigrant, children’s writer, and Chinese/English literary translator based in Ottawa, Canada. Kelly draws on […]

  • Keltie Thomas

    Keltie Thomas is the author of Do Fish Fart? and How Hockey Works, as well as many other highly acclaimed […]

  • Kenneth Oppel

    A long-time friend of Telling Tales, Kenneth Oppel is the award-winning author of the Silverwing trilogy that has sold over […]

  • Kern Carter

    Kern Carter is the author of Boys and Girls Screaming, along with two self-published novels, Thoughts of a Fractured Soul […]

  • Kevin Sands

    Since escaping from university with a pair of degrees in theoretical physics, Kevin Sands has worked as a researcher, a […]

  • Kevin Sylvester

    Kevin Sylvester is an award-winning author, illustrator and broadcaster. Best known for the MiNRS trilogy and the Neil Flambé series, […]

  • Kid Haile

    KID HAILE is an artist of Ethiopian descent born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. After obtaining a degree in biological […]

  • Kirsti Beautyman

    KIRSTI BEAUTYMAN is an author and illustrator from the northeast of England—working from her studio nestled away on the outskirts […]

  • Krista McNaughton

    Krista McNaughton is an actor, stand-up comedian, and writer from Hamilton. She is a graduate of the Theatre Arts Performance […]

  • Kristy Jackson

    KRISTY JACKSON is a communications professional and the mother of two boys. Her work draws inspiration from her Cree and […]

  • Kyle Reed

    KYLE REED was born and raised in the wilds of Hamilton, Ontario. Growing up, he loved to draw silly characters […]

  • Lana Button

    LANA BUTTON is a children’s book author, motivational speaker for kids and an early childhood educator. She has written more […]

  • Lara Jean Okihiro

    Lara Jean Okihiro is a writer, researcher, and educator of mixed Japanese Canadian heritage living in Toronto. Intrigued by the […]

  • Laura Bontje

    LAURA BONTJE is an author and freelance book editor. Raised in Calgary, she now lives with her husband, kids, and […]

  • Laura Ellis

    Laura Ellis is an award-winning actor, director, writer and arts educator in the theatre and film industry. Over the past […]

  • Laurel Croza

    LAUREL CROZA is the author of the picture book I Know Here, illustrated by Matt James. It won the Boston […]

  • Laurie Petrou

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  • Nicola Winstanley

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  • Oksanna Crawley

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  • Paul Coccia

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  • Paul Covello

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  • Paul Gilligan

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  • Qavavau Manumie

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  • Qin Leng

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  • Queen Pepper

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  • Rachel Kehoe

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  • Richard Scrimger

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  • Rina Singh

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  • Risa Hugo

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  • Robert Munsch

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  • Robin Lacambra

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  • Ronnie Riley

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  • Roselynn Akulukjuk

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  • Ruth Ohi

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  • S.J. Okemow

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  • S.K. Ali

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  • Salma Hussain

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  • Sandra Lamouche

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  • Sara Cassidy

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  • Sara de Waard

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  • Sara Sinclair

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  • Sarabeth Holden

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  • Sarah Mlynowski

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  • Sarah Raughley

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  • Sebastien Braun

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  • Shaikara David

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  • Sharon & Randi Hampson

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  • Sherry J. Lee

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  • Sita MacMillan

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  • Sonya Bell

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  • Stephanie Cooke

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  • Suharu Ogawa

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  • Thao Lam

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