Akosua Joy Brown Akosua Joy Brown has worked in the publishing industry for over 25 years. She started out working on academic science titles within the UK’s University of London where she edited and wrote books about human exposure to toxins. Since moving back to Canada, she worked with Canada’s largest educational publisher on K-12… Continue reading Akosua Joy Brown
Author: Presses Renaissance Press
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Dominic Bercier
Dominic Bercier Artist, writer, designer, PopTerra and SIGNAL Saga creator – Dominic Bercier – has dreams of mental health for all, which he broaches in The Hope Book, and documents in battles against evil in his 24 hour comics – Like Never Before and Like Never Again (adapting La Chasse-Galerie), and The Ballad of Jimmy… Continue reading Dominic Bercier
C. L. Carey
C. L. Carey CL Carey is the pen name of Christina Robins, in honour of her grandfather and mother who encouraged her love of creating and telling stories since she was very young. She enjoys creating new worlds of wonder and characters that will resonate with her readers. She hopes her writing will start important… Continue reading C. L. Carey
Jennifer Lee Rossman
Jennifer Lee Rossman Jennifer Lee Rossman (she/they) is a queer, disabled, and autistic author and editor. They grew up befriending woodland creatures in the wilds around Oneonta, New York, but has since run away to the land of carousels and Rod Serling, also known as Binghamton.Jennifer has over 50 short story publications, and is the… Continue reading Jennifer Lee Rossman
Stephanie Kast
Stephanie Kast Stephanie Kast is originally from a tiny town of Dorchester, Ontario but moved to North Bay, Ontario to continue and grow her work in the arts. As a theatre artist her love of storytelling and characters has been a part of her since she was old enough to sit up and spin tales.… Continue reading Stephanie Kast
Alyson Hope
Alyson Hope Alyson Hope is a writer who currently lives in Montreal, the island of Tiohtià:ke – unceded land of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation.In 2014, Hope received her Master’s Degree in literature from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Based largely on ecocritical theory, her thesis examines the multi-faceted relationship between nature and the characters in… Continue reading Alyson Hope
Emily Gillespie
Emily Gillespie Emily Gillespie (she/they) is a mad and autistic author, disability activist, and professional daydreamer. Gillespie has a BA in Gender Equality and Social Justice an MA in Critical Disability Studies and a certificate in Creative Writing. They have volunteered and worked in the disability community as an activist, researcher, and facilitator for over… Continue reading Emily Gillespie
Elvira Cordileone
Elvira Cordileone,photo by Peter Rehak I got on a ship with my mother in sunny Naples, Italy in 1952 at the age of 3. We landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and got on a train to Montreal to join my father. I learned French on the city’s poorer east-end streets with neighbourhood children, However, like… Continue reading Elvira Cordileone
Carolyn Charron
Carolyn Charron Carolyn Charron is a speculative fiction writer who has always wanted to be a pirate or a wizard, preferably with a dragon companion. Her short stories have appeared in Renaissance Press’ Nothing Without Us anthology of disabled writers which was nominated for a 2020 Prix Aurora award and in three of Flame Tree… Continue reading Carolyn Charron
H.E. Casson
H.E. Casson H. E. Casson is a queer, disabled/mad poet, voice actor, and storyteller. They have lived in every borough of Toronto (Tkaronto), located on land included in Treaty 13 and the Williams Treaty. They decided they were a poet in the fifth grade, and words have helped them survive and celebrate experiences of homelessness,… Continue reading H.E. Casson
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