Literature Archives - Toronto Guardian

Michael Otis is a Toronto-based author who primarily writes fiction, with a growing interest in exploring poetry and other literary […]

Growing up in British Columbia in the 1950s and 60s, Henry Fiorillo never thought he would visit Toronto a little […]

When Spencer West was five years old, he lost both legs from the pelvis down due to a rare genetic […]

Farah Heron grew up on books. She’d read under the covers with a flashlight past her bedtime and has never […]

I met Sarah Waisvisz in the fall of 1993 in Mrs. Zielinski’s homeroom class at Broadview Public School (Ottawa), where […]

Jackie Khalilieh is a Palestinian Canadian writer of YA books — mostly teen romances or coming-of-age stories, but usually both. […]

If you’ve met Dr. Samra Zafar, you know her kindness and warmth. She leads with a deep compassion that comes […]

Amy Rosen is the worst. Not because she’s loud or rude or hogs the conversation. Nope. It’s because she’s good […]

Palestinian-Iraqi poet and writer Hajer Mirwali brings a striking blend of vulnerability and power to her work, exploring themes of […]

Audrey Hyams Romoff was born and raised in Montreal. Her father, Brahm, was a radiologist; her mother, Rachel, wasa nurse. […]