Author, Illustrator and Storyteller Directory
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Looking for an author or illustrator to visit your school or library? Our online directory makes finding that perfect presenter easy. Each listing includes the presenter’s contact information, fees and reading/workshop descriptions.
Use the letters above to browse our database of Authors and Illustrators by last name. Select 'All' to see a complete list. Use the filters below to limit your browsing to specific categories.
If you are a Canadian author, illustrator or storyteller and would like to be included in the directory, or update your directory profile, please click here.
| Name | City | Province | Readings | Workshops | Travel Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Laurel Carter | Yes | Yes | provincial | ||
| The Alberta League Encouraging Storytelling (T.A.L.E.S.) | Calgary | AB | No | Yes | contact artist |
| Caroline Adderson | Vancouver | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Don Aker | Middleton | NS | Yes | Yes | national |
| Ann Alma | South Slocan | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Jan Andrews | Lanark | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Rona Arato | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Elaine Arsenault | Montreal | QC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Karen Autio | Kelowna | BC | Yes | No | national |
| Shelley Awad | Tecumseh | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Barbara Azore | Edmonton | AB | Yes | No | national |
| Linda Bailey | Vancouver | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Dan Bar-el | Vancouver | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Bob Barton | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| John Batt | Guelph | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Andrea Beck | Unionville | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Micki Beck | Apsley | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Laura Beingessner | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | local |
| Elinor Benjamin | Corner Brook | NL | Yes | Yes | national |
| Wendy Berner | Calgary | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Cathy Beveridge | Calgary | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Jo Ellen Bogart | Guelph | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| David Bouchard | Victoria | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| James Bow | Kitchener | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Vivien Bowers | Nelson | BC | Yes | No | national |
| Marianne Brandis | Stratford | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Hugh Brewster | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Sigmund Brouwer | Red Deer | AB | Yes | No | national |
| Renná Bruce | Guelph | ON | Yes | Yes | provincial |
| Maureen Bush | Calgary | AB | Yes | No | provincial |
| Kristin Butcher | Campbell River | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Anne Laurel Carter | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Sean Cassidy | Orangeville | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Marty Chan | Edmonton | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Ann Chandler | Coquitlam | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Brenda Chapman | Ottawa | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Veronika Martenova Charles | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Marina Cohen | Markham | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Charis Cotter | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Brian Cretney | St. Catharines | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Anita Daher | Winnipeg | MB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Aubrey Davis | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Gail de Vos | Seba Beach | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Rachelle Delaney | Vancouver | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Sandra Diersch | Maple Ridge | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Lynn Dove | Cochrane | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Philippa Dowding | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | local |
| Anne Dublin | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Deborah Dunleavy | Brockville | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Sonja Dunn | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Kristyn Dunnion | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Hadley Dyer | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | provincial |
| Claire Eamer | Whitehorse | YT | Yes | Yes | national |
| Frank B. Edwards | Kingston | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Pamela Edwards | Burlington | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Renée Englot | Edmonton | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| L.M. (Lucy) Falcone | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Bonnie Farmer | Dorval | QC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Karen Fisman | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Lizann Flatt | Bracebridge | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Lee Edward Fodi | Vancouver | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Ivan Fraser | Glen Margaret | NS | Yes | Yes | national |
| Zelda Freedman | Ottawa | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Colin Frizzell | Picton | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| M. Jennie Frost | Edmonton | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Priscilla Galloway | Penetanguishene | ON | Yes | No | local |
| Natale Ghent | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Rachna Gilmore | Ottawa | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Michele Glassford | Burlington | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Joy Lynn Goddard | Guelph | ON | Yes | Yes | contact artist |
| Celia Godkin | Frankville | ON | Yes | No | provincial |
| Glenda Goertzen | Prince Albert | SK | Yes | No | national |
| lian goodall | Picton | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Gena K. Gorrell | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | local |
| Georgia Graham | Lacombe | AB | Yes | No | national |
| Judith Graves | Cold Lake | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Anne Gray | Hamilton | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Barbara Greenwood | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | local |
| Jacqueline Guest | Bragg Creek | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Laurel Dee Gugler | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Sylvia Gunnery | LaHave | NS | Yes | Yes | national |
| Barbara Haworth-Attard | London | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Mary Hays | Olds | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Marilyn Helmer | Belwood | ON | Yes | No | provincial |
| Theo Heras | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Karen Hibbard | Winnipeg | MB | No | Yes | national |
| Pamela Hickman | Canning | NS | Yes | Yes | national |
| Deborah Hodge | Vancouver | BC | Yes | No | national |
| Anita Horrocks | Lethbridge | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Shelley Hrdlitschka | North Vancouver | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Susan Hughes | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | provincial |
| Nancy Hundal | Vancouver | BC | Yes | No | national |
| Heather Hunter | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Hazel Hutchins | Canmore | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Linda Hutsell-Manning | Cobourg | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Chris Jackson | Ottawa | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Sharon Jennings | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Marthe Jocelyn | Stratford | ON | Yes | Yes | provincial |
| Kathy Kacer | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | provincial |
| Etta Kaner | Toronto | ON | No | Yes | local |
| Deborah Kerbel | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Eileen Kernaghan | New Westminster | BC | Yes | Yes | local |
| Jessica Scott Kerrin | Halifax | NS | Yes | No | national |
| Anna Kerz | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Rukhsana Khan | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Heather Kirk | Barrie | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Dr. Burt Konzak | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Rebecca Kool | Surrey | BC | Yes | No | national |
| Judy Kozar | Winnipeg | MB | Yes | Yes | local |
| Karen Krossing | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Tracey Kuffner | Duchess | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Rob Laidlaw | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Laura Langston | Victoria | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Peggy Dymond Leavey | Trenton | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Victor Lethbridge | Rolling Hills | AB | Yes | Yes | contact artist |
| Hilary Leung | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | local |
| Shar Levine | North Vancouver | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Bruce Lord | Milton | ON | Yes | Yes | contact artist |
| Celia Barker Lottridge | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Ann Love | King | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Larry Loyie | High Prairie | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Anita Reynolds MacArthur | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | local |
| Kevin MacKenzie | Regina | SK | Yes | Yes | national |
| Emily Madill | Nanaimo | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Jennifer Maruno | Mississauga | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Carol Matas | Winnipeg | MB | Yes | No | national |
| Shirlee Smith Matheson | Calgary | AB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Carol McDougall | Victoria | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Sheryl McFarlane | Victoria | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Sharon McKay | Kilbride | ON | Yes | Yes | contact artist |
| Margaret J. McMaster | Kingsville | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Gina McMurchy-Barber | Surrey | BC | Yes | Yes | local |
| Sylvia McNicoll | Burlington | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Dave McRae | Caledon | ON | Yes | No | local |
| Carol McTavish | Canmore | AB | Yes | Yes | contact artist |
| Rich Meyrick | New Dundee | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Victoria Miles | North Vancouver | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Ruth Miller | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| J.C. (Judith Christine) Mills | Mississauga | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Susan Mitchell | Montreal | QC | No | Yes | national |
| Michelle Mulder | Victoria | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Mahtab Narsimhan | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Oliver Neubert | Vancouver | BC | Yes | No | national |
| Michele Nidenoff | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Gerry O'Brien | Argyle Shore | PEI | Yes | Yes | national |
| Nancy Gray Ogle | Bracebridge | ON | No | Yes | local |
| Ruth Ohi | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Emily-Jane Hills Orford | Nepean | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Judie Oron | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Karen Patkau | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Shane Peacock | Baltimore | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Jacqueline Pearce | Vancouver | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Dorothy Perkyns | Blandford | NS | Yes | Yes | national |
| Monique Polak | Montreal | QC | Yes | Yes | national |
| David A. Poulsen | Claresholm | AB | Yes | Yes | provincial |
| Tina Powell | West Vancouver | BC | Yes | No | national |
| Jeanette Ramnarine | Belleville | ON | Yes | Yes | provincial |
| Robert M. Rayner | St. George | NB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Barbara Reid | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Gillian Richardson | Sorrento | BC | Yes | No | national |
| Scot Ritchie | Vancouver | BC | Yes | No | national |
| Catherine Rondina | Richmond Hill | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Graham Ross | Merrickville | ON | No | Yes | national |
| Natalie Rowe | Apple Hill | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Richard Rudnicki | Halifax | NS | Yes | Yes | national |
| Judy Ann Sadler | London | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Sandra Scand | Waterloo | ON | Yes | Yes | local |
| Richard Scarsbrook | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| J.L. (Joyce) Scharf | West Montreal | QC | Yes | No | national |
| Roslyn Schwartz | Montreal | QC | Yes | No | national |
| Ellen Schwartz | Burnaby | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Richard Scrimger | Cobourg | ON | Yes | No | local |
| Mary Shaw | Waterloo | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Gisela Sherman | Burlington | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Valerie Sherrard | Miramichi | NB | Yes | Yes | national |
| Lori Sherritt-Fleming | Richmond | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Jocelyn Shipley | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | local |
| Marsha Skrypuch | Brantford | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Andrea Spalding | Pender Island | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Debbie Spring | Thornhill | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Barbara Spurll | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Ted Staunton | Port Hope | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Adrianna Steele-Card | Lanark Highlands | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Robert Stelmach (a.k.a. Max Tell) | White Rock | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Kathy Stinson | Rockwood | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Heidi Jardine Stoddart | Rothesay | NB | Yes | Yes | local |
| Allan Stratton | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Joan Betty Stuchner | Vancouver | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| JC Sulzenko | Ottawa | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Robert Sutherland | Westport | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Diane Swanson | Victoria | BC | Yes | No | national |
| Kevin Sylvester | Toronto | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Shelley Tanaka | Kingston | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Chuck Temple | Waterloo | ON | Yes | Yes | national |
| Jan Thornhill | Havelock | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Meg Tilly | Vancouver | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Susan Tooke | Halifax | NS | Yes | No | national |
| Don Truckey | Toronto | ON | Yes | No | national |
| Diane Tullson | Delta | BC | Yes | Yes | national |
| Vlasta van Kampen | Hastings | ON | Yes | Yes | national |