TIAC 2026Author
Andy Peloquin
Andy Peloquin is, first and foremost, a storyteller and an artist, words are his palette. Fantasy and science fiction are his genres of choice, and he loves to explore the darker side of human…
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From the archives / TIAC 2026
Voices from
an earlier chapter.
Meet the authors and publishing professionals who shared their experience at the 2026 Toronto Indie Author Conference.
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19 profiles from TIAC 2026.
Presenters 2026
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Charlotte Morganti
Charlotte Morganti traded legal briefs for deadly secrets in her award-winning mysteries. Armed with a law degree and an MFA in Creative Writing, she crafts small-town tales where evil lurks beneath picture-perfect facades. Through…
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TIAC 2026Author
Eve Silver
Eve Silver is an award-winning author of more than twenty-five novels spanning historical gothic romance, dark fantasy, and young adult science fiction. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages and…
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TIAC 2026Content creator & communications professional
Jessica Rampersad
Jessica Rampersad is a Canadian content creator and communications professional specializing in social media strategy, storytelling, and author promotion. With a Master’s in Professional Communication and a background in publishing, she helps authors and…
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TIAC 2026Author, editor & publisher
JF Garrard
JF Garrard is an award winning speculative fiction writer, editor and publisher. She is the President of Dark Helix Press, host of The Artsy Raven podcast, serves as President for the Canadian Authors Association’s…
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TIAC 2026Author
Malorie Cooper
Malorie Cooper is an NYT Bestselling fiction author who was able to bring her fiction books to a broad audience and become a full-time writer thanks, in large part, to advertising on Facebook. Combined…
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TIAC 2026Author & publishing professional
Mark Leslie Lefebvre
Mark Leslie Lefebvre is a writer with over three decades of experience in the publishing and bookselling industry. He is the former Director of Self Publishing and Author Relations for Rakuten Kobo, the former…
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TIAC 2026Author
Michael Chatfield
Michael Chatfield is a Canadian Army veteran and international bestselling author who writes the kind of books he always wanted to read, character-driven, gritty, tactical, and grounded in reality. With millions of books and…
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TIAC 2026Author
Tao Wong
Tao Wong is a Canadian author based in Toronto, with series in the LitRPG and xianxia science fiction and fantasy markets. He has over five different series spanning a wide range of worlds, with…
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TIAC 2026Author
Tikiri Herath
Tikiri Herath is an award-winning crime thriller author. She’s an adrenaline junkie who has rock climbed, bungee jumped, flown upside down in a stunt plane, and parachuted solo. She holds a bachelor’s degree from…
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TIAC 2026Author
Zoe York
Zoe York is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, often with military heroes, and always with scorching heat between the pages. Between her two pen names (she also writes erotic romance as…
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TIAC 2026Freelance editor
Amanda Clarke
Amanda Clarke is a freelance editor specializing in science fiction and fantasy with the occasional dive into other genres and film festival ephemera. She spends most of her time consuming stories, on the page…
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TIAC 2026Author, editor & writing coach
Genevieve Clovis
Genevieve Clovis, of Clovis Editorial, is a speculative fiction editor, author, and writing coach. She specializes in substantive and stylistic editing for indie authors and publishers. Genevieve takes great joy in ensuring her clients’…
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TIAC 2026Author & program coordinator
Hudson Lin
Hudson Lin writes heartfelt, gritty romances featuring queer people of color. The New York Times has called Lin’s writing “splashy and dazzling and high-intensity,” and Book Riot has said that her dramatic plot lines…
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TIAC 2026Author & executive director
Jael Richardson
Jael Richardson is the author of The Stone Thrower: A Daughter’s Lesson, a Father’s Life, a memoir based on her relationship with her father, CFL quarterback Chuck Ealey. The Stone Thrower was adapted into…
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TIAC 2026Editor & book coach
Mary Kehoe
Mary Kehoe provides editing and book coaching services for fiction authors through her business, Elixir Editorial. While she loves a wide variety of genres, she is especially passionate about mystery, fantasy, science fiction and…
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TIAC 2026Publishing professional
Rachel Wharton
Rachel Wharton left her hometown at seventeen to follow her love of literature to Toronto, where she obtained a BA in English Literature and a Graduate Certificate in Publishing. Rachel spent some time working…
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TIAC 2026Copyeditor & story editor
Sarah Reside
Sarah Reside has always delved into the language and structure of books and has been doing it professionally for over five years. As a copyeditor for the Senate of Canada and a story editor…
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TIAC 2026Freelance editor & opera singer
Vilma Indra Vitols
Vilma Indra Vitols is a freelance editor and opera singer based in Toronto. I’ve been editing part-time since 2022 after completing the Editorial Skills Program at George Brown College. During my internship at Colborne…
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