Don Aker -- lives in Nova Scotia, White Pine Winner, 2004, The First Stone. White Pine nominee, 2008 for The Space Between.

Tara Anderson -- lives in Tweed Ontario (close to Belleville). Fresh new illustrator. That Stripy Cat.

Rona Arato -- Lives in Toronto. 2010 Silver Birch NF nominee for Courage and Compassion, Ten Canadians Who Made a Difference.

A Royal Little Pest Team -- live in Toronto. Anita Reynolds MacArthur and Karen Roy give a lively presentation. This author/illustrator duo is ideal for even your youngest students.

Linda Bailey -- lives in BC; beloved author of Stanley's Party and sequels, the Stevie Diamond mystery series, The Good Times Travel Agency series and many more books for children. Multi award winning, including Blue Spruce, Silver Birch and other readers' choice awards.

Karen Bass -- lives in Alberta; fresh new YA author, Run Like Jager won the Christian High School Book Club 2009 Readers' Choice award and the 2009 CAA Exporting Alberta award.

Robin Baird Lewis -- lives in Guelph; illustrator of Red is Best

Matt Beam -- lives in Toronto; Can You Spell Revolution? And City Alphabet (photography)

Andrea Beck -- lives in Unionville; Author-illustrator of the beloved picture book and TV series Elliot Moose and of the new series, Pierre Le Poof! (fall 2009). Kids stay glued to their spots for Andrea's dynamic presentations and often declare afterwards that they are going to be writers and artists too. Blue Spruce nominee for Buttercup's Lovely Day 2009, Shining Willow nominee for Elliot's Noisy Night 2003.

Helaine Becker -- lives in Toronto; Silver Birch non-fiction winner, 2006 for Boredom Blasters. 2008 Silver Birch winner for Secret Agent:Y.O.U.: The Official Guide to Secret Codes, Disguises, Surveillance and More.

Tim Beiser -- lives in Toronto. 2010 Blue Spruce nominee for Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog.

Nancy Belgue -- lives in Kingsville, Silver Birch nominee 2005 for Scream of the Hawk and Silver Birch Express 2007 honour book for Casey Little  Yo-Yo Queen.

Jacob Berkowitz -- lives near Ottawa, author of Jurassic Poop has a brand new book and a new 30 minute interactive puppet show. The Lost Alien Show takes audiences out of this world!

Jo Ellen Bogart -- lives in Guelph. One of Canada's best loved picture book authors. Big and Small, Room for All, Jeremiah Learns to Read, The Big Tree Gang.

Shannon Boodram -- lives in Toronto. Her groundbreaking book Laid is a big sister/big brother approach to sex education.

Hélène Boudreau -- lives in Markham, fresh new author with four books out in one year, including the novel, Acadian Star. Can present in French or English.

Erin Bow -- lives in Kitchener/Waterloo. She's a nationally recognized poet and the author of the hot forthcoming young adult fantasy, Plain Kate.

James Bow -- lives in Waterloo; YA author, The Unwritten Girl, Fathom Five, and The Young City. James is a long-time blogger, transit enthusiast, freelance journalist and web designer. Presentations include how to become a writer and our underground rivers.

Hugh Brewster -- lives in Toronto. Silver Birch NF nominee for Dieppe, Canada's Darkest Day of World War II.

Sigmund Brouwer -- lives in Alberta. Bestselling novelist with 18 titles who also writes kids' books with a focus on motivating reluctant readers, especially boys, with his Rock and Roll Literacy presentation.

Julie Burtinshaw -- lives in BC. 2010 White Pine nominee for The Perfect Cut.

Gillian Chan -- lives in Dundas; White Pine winner, 2003, A Foreign Field, Red Cedar 2007 nominee for Dear Canada: An Ocean Apart, BC Stellar nominee 2008 for The Turning.

Marty Chan -- lives in Alberta, Diamond Willow winner. Playwright and young adult author. His play, The Forbidden Phoenix, ran at the Lorraine Kisma Theatre for Young People (Toronto) in February 2009.

Veronika Martenova Charles -- lives in Toronto. Golden Oak 2009 nominee for The Birdman. Maiden of the Mist (A Legend of Niagara Falls). 2008 Silver Birch nominee for The Birdman.

John Chipman -- lives in Toronto. Investigative journalist for CBC Radio One's The Current. Author of The Obsession: Tragedy in the North Atlantic, the true story of a Toronto man who tries to sail a rickety boat to Norway. A great presenter for older elementary and high school.

Svetlana Chmakova -- lives in Waterloo. YA graphic novelist and illustrator. Author of Dramacon, volumes 1 to 3. Multi-award nominated, including YALA's Best Graphic Novels for Teens, and Publishers Weekly Best Comics.

Marina Cohen -- Toronto area.  Enthusiastic new author: middle grade novels Shadow of the Moon and Trick of the Light. YA novel: Ghost Ride.

Anita Daher -- lives in Winnipeg, multi-award nominated. Spider's Song, Flight from Big Tangle, Two Foot Punch.

Linda DeMeulemeester -- lives in BC. 2010 Silver Birch Fiction nominee for Grim Hill: The Secret Deepens.

Jane Drake and Ann Love -- live in Toronto. 2010 Silver Birch NF nominees for Alien Invaders: Species that Threaten Our World.

Anne Dublin -- lives in Toronto, Violet Downey & Cdn Jewish Book Award for Bobbie Rosenfeld: The Olympian Who Could Do Everything. 2008 Golden Oak nominee for June Callwood: A Life of Action.

kc dyer  -- lives in BC, Chocolate Lily nominee, 2004, Secret of Light, Ms. Zehpyr's Notebook. New novel: A Walk Through A Window.

Frank B. Edwards -- lives near Kingston, ON. Silver Birch 2010 nominee for Robert Munsch: Portrait of an Extraordinary Canadian.

Wallace Edwards -- lives near Kingston, Governor General Award winner for Alphabeasts and 2007 GG nominee for The Painted Circus.

Harry Endrulat -- lives in Kitchener. Silver Birch Express Honour Book 2010 for A Bear in War.

Cyndi Sand-Eveland -- lives in BC. Silver Birch Express 2010 winner for Dear Toni.
 
L.M. Falcone -- lives in Toronto, Silver Birch winner 2007, Walking with the Dead; Diamond Willow winner; two Honour books; five nominations. Three hot spooky novels and a hit TV show. Winner of the 2009 Red Cedar Award.

Gayle Friesen -- lives in British Columbia, CLA Book of the Year for Janey's Girl.

Alma Fullerton -- lives in Midland, ON. GG nominated in 2008 for Libertad, CLA Children's Book of the year Honour Book for Libertad. Winner of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award for Libertad. Fresh new YA novelist: In the Garage, Walking on Glass, Libertad. 2009 Golden Oak winner for Libertad.

Joan Marie Galat -- lives in Edmonton. Author of bestselling Dot to Dot in the Sky, Stories in the Stars.

Natale Ghent -- lives in Toronto.  Hackmatack winner, Windmill Book Award Winner, Silver Birch honour book, No Small Thing

Rachna Gilmore -- lives in Ottawa, GG winner for A Screaming Kind of Day, Blue Spruce 2009 nominee for Making Grizzle Grow. Red Maple nominee 2006 and Violet Downey winner for Sower of Tales

Celia Godkin -- lives in Kingston/Ottawa area, biologist, ecologist, writer, illustrator, Fire! 2008 Silver Birch nominee for Fire!

Hiromi Goto -- lives in Alberta. White Pine 2010 nominee for Half World.

Vicki Grant -- lives in Nova Scotia, Quid Pro Quo, Puppet Wrangler, Silver Birch, Arthur Ellis nominee. 2008 Silver Birch nominee for Pigboy. Golden Oak 2009 nominee for I.D.

Jacqueline Guest --lives in Alberta. Métis author of Belle of Batoche, brings Métis history and culture alive with her curriculum based presentation focusing on the Era of the Fur Trade.  Highly visual with over fifty artifacts, and extremely interactive, this presentation will have students cheering Canadian history

Diane Haynes -- lives in BC, author of adventure and animal rescue books, Flight or Fight, Crow Medicine and Gala Wild (2008).

Nate Hendley -- lives in Toronto. Is a journalist and also the author of ten books, primarily true crime and biographies. Jean Chrétien: The Scrapper Who Climbed His Way to the Top.

Anita Horrocks -- lives in Alberta, children's novelist, Mennonite stories, Almost Eden

Shelley Hrdlitschka -- lives in BC, Previous White Pine winner. Many awards and nominations. Her novel, Gotcha! is nominated for the 2009 White Pine.

Hazel Hutchins -- lives in Alberta. 2010 Red Maple nominee for After. 

David Jardine -- lives in New Brunswick, fresh new children's book illustrator, There's a Cow Under My Bed.

Anna Kerz -- lives in Toronto. 2010 Silver Birch Fiction nominee for Mealworm Diaries.

Lynne Kositsky -- lives in Vineland ON, author of the Our Canadian Girl Rachel series, about Black Acadian history. A Shakespearean scholar, poet and novelist. White Pine nominee 2005 for The Thought of High Windows. Canadian Jewish Book Award for Youth, 2006.

Adrienne Kress -- lives in Toronto. Author of Alex and the Ironic Gentleman (Red Cedar Award nominee 2010) and Timothy and the Dragon's Gate (Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee 2011).

Laura Langston -- lives in BC, winner of the  Kobzar Award for Lesia's Dream

Jennifer Lanthier -- lives in Toronto. Her first children's novel, The Mystery of The Martello Tower, was published in 2007. Also is a seasoned journalist.

Andrew Larsen -- lives in Toronto. Author of The Imaginary Garden, which was shortlisted for the Governor General award.

Peggy Dymond Leavey -- lives in Trenton, Silver Birch 2007 nominee for The Path Through the Trees

Jean Little -- lives in Guelph, Canada's best loved children's author. Mine for Keeps, Exiles from the War and many many more.

Lesley Livingston -- Lives in Toronto. 2010 White Pine nominee for Wondrous Strange.

Ann Love and Jane Drake -- live in Toronto. 2010 Silver Birch NF nominees for Alien Invaders: Species The Threaten Our World.

Jill MacLean -- lives in Nova Scotia. Silver Birch 2010 nominee for The Nine Lives of Travis Keating. 

Carol Matas -- lives in Manitoba.  Multi award winning author of more than 35 novels for young people from grades 5 - 12.

Sharon McKay -- lives near Burlington ON. Bestselling and multi-award winning author. Red Maple 2010 nominee for War Brothers.

Sheryl McFarlane -- lives in BC, author of Waiting for the Whales, which won the GG for illustration. Many other awards and honours. The Smell of Paint, YA.

Mireille Messier -- lives in Toronto, multi-published French author. Her first picture book in English is Night Flight. Ideal presenter for French immersion and French language schools.

Robin Muller -- lives in Toronto. One of Canada's best-loved author/illustrators.  The Magic Paintbrush.

Jill Murray -- lives in Montreal. New urban YA author. Her breakdancing novel, Break On Through, has been featured on YTV and at Harbourfront.

Mahtab Narsimhan -- Lives in Toronto. 2009 Silver Birch winner for her first novel, The Third Eye.
 
Susin Nielsen -- lives in BC. 2010 Red Maple winner and Golden Oak nominee for Word Nerd.

Gail Nyoka -- lives in Toronto.  2007 Silver Birch Nominee for Mella and the N'anga: An African Tale

Liam O'Donnell --  lives in Toronto, graphic novels, comic books, boys & literacy, Max Finder mysteries

Karen Patkau -- lives in Toronto. Illustrator of many picture books including One Watermelon Seed, which is a Toronto Public Library top ten pick for pre-schoolers.

Shane Peacock -- lives in Baltimore, ON (100 km east of Toronto), Boy Sherlock Holmes mysteries and Dylan Maples adventures. Arthur Ellis and Violet Downey winner. Two-time CLA Honour Book winner and two-time TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award nominee. Shortlisted for the 2010 Silver Birch.

Lois Peterson -- lives in BC. Silver Birch Express 2010 nominee for Meeting Miss 405.

Caroline Pignat -- lives in Ottawa. Author of Egghead and Greener Grass, both of which were nominated for 2009 CLA Book of the Year (YA and Children's respectively). Egghead was a 2009 Red Maple Honour Book. Greener Grass won the Governor General Award in 2009.

Monique Polak -- lives in Montreal. Vivacious YA author of 9 novels. Can present in French or English. Her first historical novel is coming out in October 2008. Called What World Is Left, based on her mother's experience in a Nazi concentration camp.

David A. Poulsen -- lives in Alberta. He has been a rock singer, high school football coach, stage and film actor, television host, college English instructor, and most of all -- writer. Presents to grades 1 to 12. Shivers and Shakes, Book 6 of The Salt and Pepper Chronicles. Numbers. (YA)

Raquel Rivera -- lives in Montreal. Silver Birch Express 2009 nominee for Tuk and the Whale.

Philip Roy -- lives in London ON and Nova Scotia. Red Maple 2010 nominee for Submarine Outlaw.

Margriet Ruurs -- lives in BC. Author of 26 children's books including A Mountain Alphabet. Margriet is a columnist for IRA's Reading Today. She is a renowned school and library presenter who tours the world for many days each year.

Richard Scarsbrook -- lives in Toronto, Cheeseburger Subversive. Nominated for White Pine, CLA Book of the Year.

Rene Schmidt -- author of Leaving Fletchville. Lives in Brighton, Ontario (near Trenton).

Richard Scrimger -- lives in Cobourg, his books have won honours across Canada and the US. The Nose From Jupiter, Bun Bun's Birthday.

Brent Sherrard -- lives in New Brunswick. First novel, Wasted, is part of the hi-lo Sidestreets series.

Valerie Sherrard -- lives in New Brunswick.  Blue Spruce 2010 nominee for There's a COW Under My Bed! Honour books in Red Maple 2003 for Out of the Ashes and White Pine 2005 for Kate. Sarah's Legacy was a 2008 Red Maple nominee.

Jocelyn Shipley -- lives in Toronto, YA novels, BC Stellar 2008 nomination for Seraphina's Circle

Lesley Simpson -- lives in Toronto, picture books, The Hug. Newspaper journalist

Marsha Skrypuch -- lives in Brantford, Golden Oak and Silver Birch Express 2010 nominee for Call Me Aram. White Pine 2009 nominee for Daughter of War, Silver Birch Express 2007 nominee and 2007 CLA Children's Book of the Year nominee for Aram's Choice. Red Maple 2005 nominee, Nobody's Child, Golden Oak 2008 nominee for Aram's Choice. YALSA best books 2008 list, Daughter of War.

Arthur Slade -- lives in Saskatchewan.  Winner GG, Mr. Christie, SK author of the year 2007, CLA YA Book of the Year.  Red Maple 2007 nomination for Megiddo's Shadow

Gail Sidonie Sobat  -- lives in Alberta, White Pine Honour Book 2009 for Gravity Journal

Chad Solomon -- lives in Toronto, award winning First Nations graphic novelist and illustrator. Adventures of Rabbit and Bear Paws series.

Martin Springett -- lives in Toronto.  Author and Illustrator.  Wrote & illustrated Jousting with Jesters

Patricia Storms -- lives in Toronto. Cartoonist and illustrator for children's picture books including Robin Muller's 13 Ghosts of Halloween. Designed poster for 2008 TD Summer Reading Program.

Allan Stratton -- lives in Toronto. Novelist and playwright. 2009 White Pine nominee for Chanda's Wars. Winner of the CLA YA Book of the Year, 2009, for Chanda's Wars. Winner of the ALA Printz Honor Book and the Africana Best Book Award for Chanda's Secrets, and four ALA Best Book lists for Leslie's Journal.

Jeremy Tankard -- lives in Toronto, author/illustrator of Boo Hoo Bird and Grumpy Bird. 2010 Blue Spruce nominee.

Jan Thornhill -- lives near Havelock. Author & illustrator of many wildlife books such as I Found a Dead Bird and This Is My Planet: The Kids’ Guide to Global Warming. Winner of the Norma Fleck Award for non-fiction 2007. 2008 Silver Birch nominee for I Found A Dead Bird.

Meg Tilly -- lives in British Columbia. Best known for her performances in Agnes of God and The Big Chill, her YA novels, First Time and Porcupine have been critically acclaimed.

Larry Verstraete -- lives in Winnipeg.  Winner Silver Birch 2004, Red Cedar 2006 for Survivors: True Death Defying Escapes; McNally Robinson Award 2007 for Lost Treasures: True Stories of Discovery

Joe Weissmann -- lives in Millbrook (near Oshawa). Author & illustrator of more than a dozen books. Designed the poster for the 2007 TD Summer Reading Program.

Jessica Westhead -- lives in Toronto. Freelance editor and humorous literary novelist. Pulpy & Midge. Ideal for Writers Craft classes, senior elementary and high school English classes.

Robert Paul Weston -- lives in Toronto. Winner of the 2010 Silver Birch Fiction award for Zorgamazoo.

Janet Wilson -- lives in Eden Mills. Multi-award winning illustrator of more than 50 books, including such classics as Robert Munsch's The Lighthouse, and Barbara Smucker's Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt.

John Wilson -- lives in BC.  Books in both Red Maple Red Goodkin and White Pine Four Steps to Death 2007. GG nominee for 2007. 2008 Red Maple nominee for Where Soldiers Lie. 2009 Red Maple nominee for Desperate Glory.

Kari-Lynn Winters -- lives in St. Catharines. Picture book writer, playwright and performer who loves being in the classroom. Jeffrey and Sloth was a Blue Spruce Honour Book. 

Frieda Wishinsky -- lives in Toronto. Nominated for 2009 Red Maple for Everything but the Kitchen Sink. Nominee Red Cedar 2006 for Just Call Me Joe, Willow 2005, A Noodle Up Your Nose and a Red Maple 2007 honour book for It's Your Room. Please Louise nominated for a Blue Spruce 2008.

Eric Zweig -- lives in Owen Sound. Hockey and sports history writer. Works with the consulting publisher of the National Hockey League. An ideal presenter for sports-mad students and reluctant readers. Author of 11 sports books for kids, including Hockey Trivia for Kids, On This Day in Hockey, and Crazy Canucks: The Uphill Battle of Canada's Downhill Ski Team.