Ryan, Isolde
Ryan is a member of the South Simcoe Arts Council, and has regularly participated in many group art exhibits. Isolde is also part of The Wordsmiths, and she is working on her first novel. Since joining the group, she has published several short stories and can be found in the Focus 50 + Newspaper, and on http://www.commuterlit.com.
You can find Isolde online via http://www.isolderyan.wordpress.com, isolderyan62@gmail.com and FB, Instagram @isolderyan and on Twitter @Isoldesryan.
Read some of Isolde’s work in the Archives.
Ernyes, Joyce
Ernyes is a local author and member of the SSAC writers group the Wordsmiths. She credits her many years as a flight attendant for providing much of the material for her humorous stories. Her first published book Letters from Sugar is a delightfully funny compilation of “correspondence” from the recently adopted family cat to her previous owners.
Read some of Joyce’s work in the Archives
Dinnick, Michelle
Dinnick is an award-winning author and poet. Her work has appeared in the Globe and Mail. The Voice of the Farmer, Focus 50 Plus, Total Sports Magazine, The Briar Crier, and Arts Talk.
Michelle is a contributing author to The Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Spirit of Canada (2017), a quarter-finalist in the 2017 ScreenCraft Short Screenplay contest, and an associate producer on the films Turnover and In the Death Room.
She has a B.Sc. from U of T and is a professional member of the Canadian Authors Assc., as well as Wordsmiths.
You can find her online at http://www.michelledinnick.com. @MichelleDinnick as well as on Facebook and Instagram.
Read some of Michelle’s work in the Archives
Rose-Carnegie, Angie
Rose-Carnegie, a member of Wordsmiths, has been writing short stories and poetry since elementary school. She had planned to attend University for journalism; instead, she became a Certified General Accountant. Her poetry and short stories have won awards in the SSAC writing contest. She has had poetry and financial articles appear in national magazines. Two of her plays were part of the play readings at South Simcoe Theatre, and one, “The 12 Days of Christmas”, was used as a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s at the Alliston Library in 2020.
Read some of Angie’s work in the Archives
Crompton, Mike (R.I.P.)
Crompton was born in the UK, served in the Royal Air Force and immigrated to Canada in 1965. He worked in the aerospace industry, and taught electronics at Humber College. He enjoyed writing, gardening, cycling, model ship and aircraft building. Mike had several stories published in the Focus 50 + newspaper. He also published “The Little Book of Children’s Stories” v. 1-3, which can be borrowed from the Alliston public library.
Mike was a prolific writer and founding member of Wordsmiths Alliston. He is dearly missed.
Read some of his works in the Archives
Madill, Mike
Madill’s poetry has been published in literary journals across Canada, including in The Antigonish Review, The Dalhousie Review, Event, The Fiddlehead, The New Quarterly, Vallum and The Windsor Review. He was shortlisted for Freefall’s 2019-20 Poetry Contest, and an Honourable Mention in the inaugural 2021 Don Gutteridge Poetry Award Contest earned him publication of his debut, full-length collection, The Better Part of Some Time.
When not writing, Mike pursues freelance editing, and has also taken turns as a social worker, computer analyst and home contractor. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from York University, and is a member of the League of Canadian Poets.
Read some of Mike’s work in the Archives
O’Meara, Robert
O’Meara is a retired Professor of Media Studies from Humber College, Toronto, where he taught film history, film production and screenwriting. He was also involved in International Media Development projects in East Africa, Malaysia and the Middle East.
Recently, Robert joined the Wordsmiths group at the Alliston Library where he is rekindling his interest in writing. He has just released his first book of short stories titled “Love is a Six Day War”
Read some of Robert’s work in the Archives
Nightingale, Justin.
Nightingale was Born in Orillia, Ontario. He started writing in 2020 during the pandemic. Justin recently joined Wordsmiths. He has a Fantasy series in the works and is hoping to publish in the future.
Read some of Justin’s work in Archives
Deb Rouleau
Rouleau joined Wordsmiths in January 2023. This talented group has inspired her to actually sit down and write. She has produced short stories based in part on her life experiences, as well as free verse poetry. Some of her efforts have found their way to the blog of a friend and fellow Wordsmiths member, giving her hope for the possibility of perhaps one day becoming a bona fide author. She holds a B.A. in English from York University and a Copywriter Certification through Wilfred Laurier University. A word aficionado and a full-on grammarian, she loves to read and compulsively correct any perceived errors. She apologizes for this sometimes annoying habit in advance!
Read some of Deb’s work in Archives
Sofia Saalik
Saalik joined Wordsmiths in 2023.
“I write because I cannot “not write”. Writing helps me stay sane in an otherwise insane world.”
Story Chains
Stories with individual chapters written by multiple authors.
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