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Carrier, Roch
Carrier is an acclaimed author. He has written "novels, short stories, plays, film and television scripts, essays, travel books, and poetry" ("Roch Carrier"). On top of that, he was also Canada’s National Librarian.
Sylvester, Kevin
Sylvester is known for illustrating Great Too, by Lauri Holomis and Glen Gretzky.
Scheffler, Axel
Scheffler is a world-renowned children's book illustrator. Illustrating Julia Donaldson's The Gruffalo is one of his most famous accomplishments.
Liselle Sambury
Liselle is a Trinidadian Canadian author who was raised in Toronto. She has created a YouTube channel dedicated to answering the questions of upcoming authors and giving writing tips. Black girl magic is a reoccurring theme in most of her novels.
Selznick, Brian
His debut children's novel,The Houdini Box, was published in 1991. In 2008, Selznick won the Caldecott Medal for his book The Invention of Hugo Cabaret, which was also adapted to film in 2011. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York and San Diego,…
Holomis, Lauri
Holomis is a Canadian author. She is also a successful strategist, marketer and influencer.
Gretzky, Glen
Gretzky writes children's literature and has acted in a few movies, including a rated R horror production.
Donaldson, Julia
Donaldson is an author who is originally from London, England. Before being an author, she was a secondary school English teacher and a local singer and performer. Julia is most known for writing children's literature; The Gruffalo is one of her most…
Miles, David
David Miles has provided illustrations for several children's books and middle-grade book covers.
Pink, Wazza
Wazza Pink is a freelance illustrator who began at an early age after taking great interest in the picture and comic books she read as a child. She learned many of her artistic skills through mimicking those drawing styles, and as such most of her…
Soule, Jay
Also known as Chippewar, is a multi-disciplinary artist and clothing designer from the Chippewas of Thames First Nation (Deshkaan Ziibing Anishinaabeg). Through his works, he wishes to spread awareness of the importance of decolonizing world views…
Korman, Gordon
Gordon Korman is a popular Canadian American author of a large number of middle-grade and Young Adult books published since the 1970’s and “translated into 32 languages.” (Korman)
Sehgal, Surishtha
Sehgal was a university professor for many years before founding a non-profit organization supporting students. She serves on the board of two universities, as well as a national arts centre.
Entertainment One Ltd.
Started as an independent company distributing music, EOne flourished throughout the years. It is now a multinational corporation that acquires and produces multimedia entertainment and makes it accessible to all.
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Sehgal, Kabir
Kabir Sehgal has written sixteen books and is a New York Times best-selling author. He is also a Grammy and Latin Grammy winner and a former investment banker.
Stohl, Margaret
Margaret Stohl is a bestselling author who is well known for her Marvel Black Widow series. Beautiful Creatures was her first book which was co-written with Kami Garcia and nominated for two awards. In addition to her literary career, Margaret holds…
Garcia, Kami
Kami Garcia is #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author and comic book writer who lives in Maryland, USA. She is a former professional artist, teacher, and reading specialist with an MA in education. Kami also conducts book…
Feder, Tyler
Feder is based in Chicago. Her work explores emotion, feminism, and pop culture.
Potters, Rebecca
A multidisciplinary individual, Potters is an author and editor of sexual and gender identity journals and children’s books. With a focus on inclusivity and body neutrality, Potters works to spread positivity throughout her works.
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Kinew, Wab
Wab Kinew is the best-selling andaward-winning author ofGo Show the World and The Reason You Walk. Heis a former musician, journalist, and CBC broadcaster and is currently both the MLA for Fort Rouge and the Leader of the Manitoba NDP.
Màs, Alicia
Alicia Màs is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer from Elche, Spain. She studied fine arts in Valencia before completing a teaching master's degree and moving to London.
Weinstein, Norah
University of California, Berkley and USC School of Law graduate Norah Weinstein currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and children. She is an attorney and one of two co-CEOs of Baby2Baby, a non-profit organization she and her friend Kelly…
Clarke, Hannah Abigail
Hannah Abigail Clarke's first novel isThe Scapegracers. It is sequeled by The Scratch Daughters. They have been published in Lunch Ticket, PRISM international, Dream Pop Press, Portland Review, Gothic Nature Journal, Eidolon, and Chaleur…
Sawyer Patricof, Kelly
Born in London and raised in Vancouver, Kelly Sawyer Patricof moved to New York first and ventured into modelling before meeting her husband. The pair then moved to Malibu, where they started a family. After years of volunteering, she and her friend…
Alba, Jessica
Jessica Alba is an American actress and businesswoman. She rose to fame as a Hollywood actress, founded The Honest Company in 2012, and published her first novel in early 2013. A leading voice in charity and activism, she is an advocate and an…