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Don Aker -- Nova Scotia, YA, White Pine Winner, 2004. Grades 7 to 12.

Rona Arato -- Toronto. NF Golden Oak Winner. Grades 4 to 8.

Catherine Austen -- Ottawa. Picture book, Middle grade & YA. K and up.

Linda Bailey -- BC; Multi OLA award winning. Grades 2 and up.

Karen Bass -- Alberta; YA. Grades 6 and up.

Robin Baird Lewis -- Guelph; picture book illustrator. K to 8.

Matt Beam-- Toronto; Fiction. Grades 3 and up.

Andrea Beck -- Unionville; picture book author-illustrator. JK to 8.

Helaine Becker -- Toronto; all genres, multi-Silver Birch winner. JK and up.

Tim Beiser -- Toronto. Blue Spruce nominated. Nursery to 3.

Jo Ellen Bogart -- Guelph. Multi-award winning. JK and up.

Hélène Boudreau -- Markham. All genres. K to 8.

Erin Bow -- Kitchener/Waterloo. TD Children's Lit Award winner. Grades 2 and up.

Hugh Brewster -- Toronto. NF. Multi-OLA nominated. Grades 1 and up.

Sigmund Brouwer -- Alberta. Whole school presentations and keynotes.

Julie Burtinshaw -- BC. YA. White Pine nominated. Grades 6 and up.

Pam Bustin -- Northern Ontario. YA. White Pine winner. Grades 9 to 12.

Kristin Butcher --BC. NF. Silver Birch nominated. Grades 4 to adult.

Don Calame -- Toronto and BC. YA. White Pine. Screenwriter. Grades 8 to 12.

Gillian Chan -- Dundas; Fiction. White Pine winner. GG nom. Grades 5 and up.

Veronika Martenova Charles -- Toronto. Multi-OLA nominated. Grades 2/3.

Svetlana Chmakova -- Toronto. Manga author and artist. Grades 4+

Lena Coakley -- Toronto. YA novelist. Grades 6 and up.

Marina Cohen -- Markham. All genres. Grades 4 and up.

Brian Cretney -- St. Catharines. Picture books. K to 6.

Jane Drake and Ann Love -- Toronto. NF. OLA nominated. Grades 3 and up.

Frank B. Edwards -- Kingston. All genres. OLA nominated. Grades 1 and up.

Wallace Edwards -- Kingston, Picture book author/illustrator. GG winner. JK to 6.

Harry Endrulat -- Kitchener. Fiction. Silver Birch nominated. K to 4.

Cyndi Sand-Eveland -- BC. Fiction. Silver Birch winner. Grades 3 to 6.
 
L.M.Falcone -- Toronto. Fiction. Silver Birch winner. Grades 4 to 6.

Alma Fullerton -- Midland, ON. Fiction. Multi-award winning. Grades 3 to 12.

Natale Ghent -- Toronto.  Fiction. Multi-award winning. Grades 4 and up.

Rachna Gilmore -- Ottawa, Fiction. Multi-award winning. GG winner. 1 to 8.

Celia Godkin -- Kingston/Ottawa. NF & illustrator. Silver Birch nominated. K to 6.

Jacqueline Guest --Alberta. Fiction. K and up.

Shelley Hrdlitschka -- BC. YA. White Pine winner & more. Grades 5 to 12.

CC (Chris) Humphreys  -- BC. YA, actor and fight choreographer. Grades 6 to 12.

Hazel Hutchins -- Alberta. Novels and Picture Books. Multi-awards. K to 8.

Kate Jaimet -- Ottawa. Novels, sports books. OLA nominated. Grades 5 and up.

Sharon Jennings -- Toronto. GG and OLA nominated. All ages.

Marthe Jocelyn -- Stratford. TD Lit Award winner, Vicky Metcalfe winner. All ages.

Kathy Kacer -- Toronto. Multi-awards. Grades 4 to 8.

Adrienne Kress -- Toronto. Fiction. Readers' choice noms. Grades 4 and up.

Monica Kulling -- Toronto. Fiction and NF. OLA nominated. Grades 2 to 5.

Michael Kusugak -- BC. Picture books. Vicky Metcalf winner. All ages.

Laura Langston -- BC. Novels and picture books. Grades 3 and up.

Andrew Larsen -- Toronto. Picture book author. GG nominated. JK to 6.

Peggy Dymond Leavey -- Trenton. Silver Birch nominated. Grades 4 to 6.

Loris Lesynski -- Toronto. Author, illustrator and poet. Grades 2 to 6.

Jean Little -- Guelph. Novels and picture books. Multi-awards. All grades.

Lesley Livingston -- Toronto. YA. White Pine winner. Grdes 8 and up.

Ann Love and Jane Drake -- Toronto. NF. Silver Birch nominated. Grades 3 & up. 

Anita Reynolds MacArthur -- Toronto. Picture book author. JK to 8.

Sharon McKay -- Burlington. Fiction/NF. Red Maple nominated & more. All grades.

Mireille Messier -- Toronto. French picture book author. OLA nominated. JK to 8.

Robin Muller -- Toronto. Picture book author/illustrator. GG winner. Grades 2 to 6.

Mahtab Narsimhan -- Toronto. Fiction. Silver Birch winner. Grades 4 to 8.
 
Susin Nielsen -- BC. Fiction. Red Maple winner. Grades 5 to 8.

Liam O'Donnell --  Toronto, graphic novels, comic books. Grades 4 to 8.

Karen Patkau -- Toronto. Illustrator and author, multi-awards. K to 8.

Shane Peacock -- Baltimore, ON. Fiction. Multi award winner. Grades 4 to 12.

Lois Peterson -- BC. Fiction. Silver Birch nominated. K and up.

Caroline Pignat -- Ottawa. Fiction. GG winner and OLA noms. Grades 3 to 12.

David A. Poulsen -- Alberta. Fiction. Readers' Choice noms. Grades 1 to 12..

Richard Scarsbrook -- Toronto, YA. White Pine winner, 2011. Grades 6 to 12.

Rene Schmidt -- Brighton. Fiction. Red Maple Honour Book. Grades 4 to 12.

Richard Scrimger -- Cobourg. Fiction. Multi awards. All ages.

Brent Sherrard -- New Brunswick. YA. Grades 6 to 10.

Valerie Sherrard -- New Brunswick. Multi-awards. OLA noms. K to 9.

Marsha Skrypuch -- Brantford, Fiction. Multi-awards. OLA noms. All ages.

Arthur Slade -- SK.  Fiction. Winner GG + OLA noms. Grades 4 to 12.

Gail Sidonie Sobat  -- Alberta, YA. White Pine honour. Grades 7 to 12.

Chad Solomon -- Toronto, graphic novelist/illustrator. JK to 12.

Ashley Spires -- SK. Blue Spruce winner. Author/illustrator. K to 8.

Martin Springett -- Toronto.  Author/Illustrator. Grades 2 and up.

Ted Staunton -- Cobourg. Author & musician. JK to 12.

Patricia Storms -- Toronto. Author/Illustrator, Cartoonist. K to 8.

Allan Stratton -- Toronto. YA. White Pine, multi-awards,  Grades 7 to 12.

Jeremy Tankard -- Toronto, author/illustrator. Blue Spruce winner. K to 12.

Jan Thornhill -- Havelock.NF. Author/illustrator. Multi awards. Grades 1 and up.

Larry Verstraete -- Winnipeg.  NF. Winner Silver Birch & more. Grades 2 to 8.

Jessica Westhead -- Toronto. Fiction. Grades 9 to adult.

Robert Paul Weston -- Toronto. Fiction. Winner Silver Birch. Grades 2 to 12.

Janet Wilson -- Eden Mills. Illustrator. Multi-awards. Grades 3 to 12.

John Wilson -- BC.  Fiction. GG finalist, multi-OLA noms. Grades 4 to 12.

Kari-Lynn Winters -- St. Catharines. Picture books. Blue Spruce nom. All ages.

Frieda Wishinsky-- Toronto. All genres. Multi OLA and other noms. All ages.

Eric Zweig -- Owen Sound. NF. Hockey books. Grades 4 and up.

Please click on individual names for information on the following Ontario members:

Nancy Belgue, Jake Berkowitz, James Bow, Anne Dublin, Nate Hendley, Anna Kerz, Jennifer Lanthier, Gail Nyoka, Jocelyn Shipley, Lesley Simpson and Joe Weissmann. Please contact us for further information about their publications, presentations, fees and availability.

As well, we represent the following out-of-province members:

Anita Daher, Linda DeMeulemeester, kc dyer, Joan Galat, Vicki Grant Diane Haynes, Anita Horrocks, David Jardine, Sheryl McFarlane, Tololwa Mollel, Jill Murray, Monique Polak, Margriet Ruurs and Meg Tilly.

While these members have no immediate plans to visit Ontario, you can be placed on any of their waiting lists and be notified when that changes.