A Considerable Age

On a good day, I slay dragons, write essays, and still have time to make dinner. On a bad day, we have to order in.

Loving, laughing, thinking, writing – I may be old, but my life is full of joy.

Beth Kaplan is the author of five books: a biography, two memoirs, and a guide to creative writing that's the textbook for the nonfiction writing courses she teaches at U of T. Her latest book is Midlife Solo, a memoir-in-essays. www.bethkaplan.ca.

Sarah Christie Prospero is a retired English teacher from Toronto, now happily living her best life and writing a good bit of the time - mostly stuff and nonsense - in a pretty little town in the Ottawa Valley.

Storyteller and writer of creative nonfiction who enjoys stringing words together, changing them, moving them around, and doing it all again until they tell a story.

Former Montreal Gazette editor. Still writing, still editing.

Retired magazine editor living in the beautiful Gatineau Hills of Western Quebec. Grateful for finally having the time, perspective and opportunity to write and share stories.

Anna designs and teaches memoir based writing courses.

Author, writing coach, and former penguin herder, Gina’s books include the novel, “Don’t Ask” and the collection “Tell Me Story, Tell Me the Truth.” She was also the subject of the award-winning documentary, My Mother, the Nazi Midwife and Me.

Retired Canadian diplomat, master gardener, dabbler in art and poetry, now aiming to promote smiles through writing.

Retired diplomat. Mother and Granny. Have lived many places but my favourite places are on the Rideau.

Fascinated with life stories, both in my work as a therapist and in exploring life experiences in some writing.

Writing has been like breath for me, since I was a child. I have to do it and it has been my best friend throughout everything in my life.

I am a memoirist, essayist, and occasional blogger of a considerable age, living and writing in northern Ontario, trying to make sense of the world.

Mother, grandmother, lover. Canadian. Believing that the best is yet to come, I put my best foot forward. Writing is catharsis for the losses lived through. I capture dreams for the days to come.

I'm a retired writer and editor, urban dweller and urbane, lover of words, wishing KINDLE was still a verb and IMPACT a noun.