AuthorsIn order of appearance... Linden MacIntyre  Linden MacIntyre is one of Canada’s most distinguished broadcast journalists. The winner of nine Gemini Awards, he is the co-host of CBC Television’s the fifth estate, and has been involved in the production of documentaries and stories from all over the world. In 2009, he was awarded the Giller Prize for his novel, The Bishop`s Man, which follows a Catholic priest who became successful at covering up potential church scandals. His other works include the novel The Long Stretch, and two non-fiction narratives: Who Killed Ty Conn, published in 2001, and Causeway: A Passage from Innocence, published in 2006. MacIntyre was born in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, and grew up in Port Hastings, Cape Breton. He now lives in Toronto. Anthony De Sa  Anthony De Sa grew up in Toronto’s Portuguese community. His short fiction has been published inseveral North American literary magazines. Barnacle Love is Anthony's first book. It was criticallyacclaimed and became a finalist for the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the 2009 Toronto Book Award. His novel, Carnival of Desire, slotted for a 2012 release, will be set in 1977, the year a twelve-year-old shoeshine boy named Emanuel Jaques was brutally raped and murdered in Toronto.Anthony graduated from University of Toronto and did his post-graduate work at Queen’s University. He attended The Humber School for Writers and Ryerson University. He currently teaches English andcreative writing at Michael Power/St. Joseph High School.He lives in Toronto with his wife and three boys Merilyn Simonds and Wayne Grady  Wayne Grady has published 14 books of nonfiction, including major works on paleontology. As anthologist, he has edited more than a dozen collections of travel, nature and fiction, and a series of literary companions. He has also translated fiction by Francophone writers, and has won the Governor General's award for his translation of Maillet's novel, On the English Day. Merilyn Simonds is the author of 14 books, including the bestseller creative nonfiction "The Confict Lover", a finalist for a Governor General's award. Her debut novel, The Holding, was a New York Times Editor's Choice. Her books have been published around the world. Her newest book of garden essays, A New Leaf: Growing with my Garden, will be published this year. Merilyn and Wayne have recently travelled to the United States, and have written about their travels in Breakfast at the Exit Cafe. Bill Haugland  Bill Haugland was a television news anchorman for CFCF-TV in Montreal, Quebec.A native of Montreal, Haugland studied at Ryerson University and Concordia University. He joined CFCF-TV in 1961, when that station signed on for the first time. As a reporter, Haugland covered many key events in Montreal and Quebec, including Expo 67 and the October Crisis in 1970. Haugland became an anchor for CFCF's nightly newscast, Pulse, in 1977 (later renamed CFCF News and later, CTV News). After becoming an anchor for Pulse, Haugland relocated from Montreal to Vermont; he commuted back and forth across the international border to anchor CFCF's newscast. He was also a host of CFCF's public affairs program, As It Is, for sixteen years, along with a similar program, On Assignment. Haugland retired on November 30, 2006 after being associated with CFCF-TV for 45 years. In 2009, he published his first novel, Mobile 9, that follows a young reporter in Montreal during the 70s. This year, Haugland released his second mystery novel, The Bidding, which again features CKCF-TV reporter Ty Davis. Wayne Johnston  Wayne Johnston was born and raised in Goulds, Newfoundland. He worked as a reporter for the St. John’s Daily News before deciding to devote himself full-time to writing. His first book, The Story of Bobby O’Malley, published when we was just 27 years old, won the WH Smith/Books in Canada First Novel award for the best first novel published in the English language in Canada that year. Subsequent books consistently received critical praise and increasing public attention. Both The Colony of Unrequited Dreams and The Navigator of New York spend extended periods of time on bestseller lists in Canada. The Colony of Unrequited Dreams was identified by The Globe and Mail as one of the 100 most important Canadian books ever produced. Since 2004, Wayne has held a Distinguished Chair in Creative Writing at Hollins University in Virginia - one of the top ranked schools in the US for graduate studies in creative writing. He commutes back and forth to Toronto where he has lived for almost 20 years. |