Presenter Profiles

STEPHEN BRUNT — www.randomhouse.ca/author/results.pperl?authorid=3596
A true ‘Renaissance Man’ of Canadian sports journalism, Brunt is an award-winning author and broadcaster in books, newspaper, radio, television, internet and magazines.
Gretzky’s Tears, Searching For Bobby Orr, Facing Ali, Globe & Mail, CTV Olympics reporter,  Primetime Sports, TV Radio & print journalist

KIM ECHLIN — www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/kim-echlin.html
Echlin stands aside Canada’s finest novelists with her 2009 Scotiabank Giller finalist standing and represents the future of CanLit.
The Disappeared (2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalist), Elephant Winter, Dagmar’s Daughter and Nanna: From Myths of Ancient Sumer

ERIC WALTERS - www.ericwalters.net
A dazzling and passionate public speaker, Walters needs no introduction, as he is perhaps the most popular and recognized Canadian novelist of young adult fiction.
Shattered, Sketches, Alexandra in Africa, Bifocal, Wave, Home Team, The Pole, The Falls, United We Stand, Camp X, Run … and many more

KELLEY ARMSTRONG — www.kelleyarmstrong.com
Long before Stephanie Meyer hit it big with the Twilight series, Armstrong was thrilling readers with her special brand of vampire and “otherworld”-ly stories.
Zen & the Art of Vampirism,  DARKEST POWERS: The Summoning, The Awakening, The Reckoning, OTHERWORLD SERIES: Waking the Witch, Frostbitten, Living With the Dead…

RAY ROBERTSON — www.rayrobertson.com
Robertson is a terrific public reader and brings a wry sense of rebellion to the CanLit landscape.
David, What Happened Later, Gently Down the Stream, Moody Food, Heroes, Home Movies

DAVE BIDINI — www.davebidini.ca
Bidini, original member of the band the Rheostatics, has 3 passions: writing, hockey and music.  He manages to juggle all 3 with insight, humour and intelligence.
Tropic of Hockey, I Am a Hockey Nomad — DVD, The Best Game You Can Name, Around the World in 571/2 Gigs, Baseballissimo,For Those About to Write! … and more

REBECCA ECKLER — www.rebeccaeckler.com
Eckler’s books tackle the modern realities of urban life with motherhood and what has become known as “chick-lit.”  She is funny, witty and charming.
Rotten Apple, Toddlers Gone Wild, Wiped, Knocked Up, Elle, Fashion, Canadian House & Home, National Post, Lifestyles, CBC/CTV/Global…

PENGUIN GROUP - www.penguin.ca
Led by Senior Publicist, Stephen Myers (Joseph Boyden, Daniel Levitin & others), the Penguin team will bring a writer and editor and explore how ideas become books.

MOLLY PEACOCK — www.mollypeacock.org
Peacock is a well respected poet and critic, traveling the world doing readings and workshops while publishing in anthologies and journals.
The Second Blush, Cornucopia, Original Love, Take Heart … and many more

LAUREN KIRSHNER — laurenkirshner.blogspot.com
Voted NOW Magazine’s “Emerging Writer of the Year — 2009,” in Toronto, Kirshner is a frsh, young voice on the scene.
Where We Have to Go, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Chatelaine, Exile Editions, Hart House Review…

PEN CANADA — www.pencanada.ca
PEN Canada is dedicated to freedom of expression through a variety of national and international programs.  Presenting is Aaron Berhane, newspaper editor: Eritrea, Africa & TBA

DR. BRUCE MEYER — wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Meyer
Meyer is the author of more than 35 books, 3 audio-books, a professor of Literature at Laurentian @ Georgian and Top 10 in TVO’s “Best Lecturer” Series.
Dog Days, Mesopotamia, Heroes, The Golden Thread, CBC’s - A Novel Idea / Great Poetry & Great Books … and many many more

EXILE EDITIONS - www.exilequarterly.com
Home to Exile Quarterly, one of Canada’s premiere literary journals, publisher, Michael Callaghan (grandson of Morley Callaghan) talks about writing, publishing and online literature.

LISA FOAD — www.cbc.ca/arts/books/story/2009/10/23/f-lisa-foad-the-night-is-a-mouth.html
Foad’s anthology of short stories about Toronto’s street life is both entertaining and eclectic, mixing realism and fantastical imagery.
The Night is a Mouth, XTra column, ReLit Award for short stories

ADAM SOL — wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Sol
A professor of Literature at Laurentian @ Georgian, Sol’s poetry is both personal and universal.
Crowd of Sounds, Jonah’s Promise, Jeremiah/Ohio

ROGER BELL — www.blackmosspress.com/pages/Author%20Pages/Bell/Bell.html
Bell makes his 3rd appearance at L3.  He’s an educator and a veteran of readings and workshops.
When the Devil Calls, Real Lives, Larger Than Life, The Pissing Women of Lafontaine…

DAMIAN LOPES — www.damianlopes.com
Lopes is a complete original and his writing unique, often influenced by his South Asian heritage and world-view background.
The Mango Stone, Masala-Fried Sunfish, The Baharata, Clay Lamps &Fighter Kites, Sensory Deprivation / Dream Poetics

TREASA O’DRISCOLL — www.bluebutterflybooks.ca/titles/celtic.html
O’Driscoll is an entertaining reader, a natural storyteller and a gem straight out of an Irish folktale.
Celtic Woman: A Memoir of Life’s Poetic Journey