The following is a list of previous and current YouthWrite Instructors

A

Don Aker (novelist)

Ghada Al Atrash (poet)

Karla Anderson (singer songwriter)
Timothy Anderson (novelist/poet)
Roger Armstrong (vocal coach)
Malcolm Azania (novelist)

Tomi Ajele (journalism, nonfiction)

Tippy A Go Go (musician)

B

Todd Babiak (novelist/ journalist)
Jacob Banigan (improviser)

Kimmy Beach (poet)

Elena Belyea (playwright)

Lorna Bennett (artist/ illustrator)
Bertrand Bickersteth (poet)

Ted Bishop (creative non-fiction writer)
Hamish Boyd (vocal coach/ actor)

Meg Braem (playwright)
Al Brant (singer songwriter)

Colleen Brown (singer songwriter)

Jocelyn Brown (fiction)
Brad Bucknell (singer songwriter)
Kate Bucholz (picture book author)

Laura Burki (yoga instructor)

Jenna Butler (poet)

Wakefield Brewster (poet)

C

Heather Camlot (novelist)

Dawn Carter (poet/ spoken word artist)
Lisa Cameron (blue pencil cafe coach)
Marty Chan (playwright/ novelist)

Stephanie Chan (writer)

Kyle Charles (comics artist)

Bob Chelmick (radio announcer)
Moe Clark (poet/ spoken word artist)

Aaron Coates (improviser/playwright)

Cobra Collins (poet)

Myrl Coulter (novelist)
T. L. Cowan (poet/ spoken word artist)

Michelle Casten-Magbanua (improvisor, rapper)

D

Jordan Dack (poet/ spoken word artist)
Anita Daher (novelist)

Natasha Deen (novelist)

Kris Demeanor (singer songwriter)

Wally Diefenthaler (global awareness)
Candas Jane Dorsey (novelist/ poet)

Ellen Doty (singer songwriter)

Rachel Drouillard (yoga/writer)

Catherine Dubois (comics artist)

Marilyn Dumont (poet)
Maria Dunn (singer songwriter)

E

Marina Endicott (novelist)

Tyler Enfield (fiction)

F

Lynne Fairbridge (novelist/ poet)
Fif Fernandes (clown/ Yoga Laughter coach)
Kim Firmston (SF writer)

Angela Flatekval (movement/musician)
Cheryl Foggo (novelist)
Tegan Forbes (poet)

Marcus Fung (poet/drummer)

G

Joan Marie Galat (picture book author)

Martyn Godfrey (novelist)
Linda Goyette (journalist)
Jacqueline Guest (novelist)

H

Mark Haroun

(playwright/screenwriter)

Darrin Hagen (playwright)

Karen Hamdon (yoga)

Barb Hartmann (artist/ illustrator)
Merle Harris (storyteller)
Stephen Heatley (actor/director/playwright)

Mel Hohn (comics artist)

Faye Reinberg Holt (creative non-fiction)
Katherine Holubitsky (novelist)
Monica Hughes (novelist)
Glen Huser (novelist)

Trudy Hipwell (drumming and percussion)

Shelley Hrdlitschka (novelist)

J

Bob Jahrig (singer songwriter)
Steve Jodoin (dancer/ movement coach)

K

Cindy Kerr (dancer/ movement coach)
Arsh Khaira (songwriter)

Shirley Konrad (vocal coach)

Tara Koett (improviser)
Myrna Kostash (creative non-fiction)
Mark Kozub (poet/ novelist/ musician)
Jennifer Kunlire (poet/ spoken word artist)

Dale Lee Kwong (poet/playwright)

L

Lady Vanessa (poet)

Rebecca Lafond (poet)

Roberta Laurie (creative non-fiction)

Dustin Leeee (poet/ spoken word artist)
Michael Leger (cartoonist)

Kathryn Gwun-Yeen Lennon (poet)
Jonathan Link (singer songwriter)
Jason Long (screenwriter)
Rebecca Luce-Kapler (poet)

Joey Lucius (improviser)

Erika Luckert (poet)

Anette Loiselle (playwrite, actor)

M

Janice MacDonald (novelist)

Brendan MacLeod (poet/spoken word artist)
Clem Martini (playwright/ novelist)

Laurel Deedrick Mayne (novelist)

Francis Mayrand (dance/music)

Rob Mclennan (poet)

Conni Massing (playwrite)

Hilary McMahon (literary agent)
Geoff McMaster (journalist/ video director)
Juliet McMaster (novelist/ illustrator)
Margaret MacPherson (novelist)
Suzette Mayr (novelist)
Mark Meer (improviser)

Helen Metella (journalist)

Laurence Miall (novelist)
Kirk Miles (poet/ clown)
Emeka Mollel (storyteller)

Tololwa Mollel (storyteller/ picture book author)

Susie Moloney (novelist / screenwriter)

Shani Mootoo (poet/ novelist)
Irene Morck (picture book author)
Scot Morison (screenwriter/ novelist)

Melissa-Jo Belcourt Moses (artist)

Kyle Muzyka (journalist)

Miranda Martini (songwriter)

Omar Mouallem (journalist, non-fiction)

Conni Massing

(playwright/screenwriter)

N

Caleb Nelson (songwriter)

Luke Tracey Newmann (artist/ songwriter)

Jason Lee Norman (fiction)

Barbara North (screenwriter/ playwright)
Trevor Nugent-Smith (drummer/percussionist)

O

Jana O'Connor (improviser/playwright)

Sabrina O'Donnell (comic artist)

Cathy Ostlere (fiction)

Mieko Ouchi (playwright)

Dumisile Owane (playwright)

P

Jeff Page (actor)

Mary Pinkoski (poet)

Carolyn Pogue (novelist/ non-fiction)
Ian Porteous (musician)
David Poulsen (novelist)

Mifi Purvis (editor / non-fiction writer)

R

Jen Rae (artist)
Gary Rasberry (singer songwriter/ poet)
Lionel Rault  (singer songwriter)
Joanne Reinbold (drama coach)

Mason Repka (LARP, fiction)
Tanya Roach (fiction)

Paula Roberts (body percussion coach)

Elsa Robinson (artist)

Shima Robinson (poet)

Pam Rocker (playwright) 

Carmen Rodriguez (non-fiction)

Cathleen Rootsaert (playwright/ improviser)
Jenny Ryan (poet/ guerilla poet)

S

Masani St. Rose (dancer/spoken word)

Daniel Schneider (comic artist)

Anna Marie Sewell (poet and Edmonton Poet Laureate)

Shirley Serviss (poet)

Carol Shaben (creative non-fiction)

Shirlee Smith Matheson (novelist)

Joseph Simons (novelist)

Steven Ross Smith (poet)

Jennifer Snow (novelist)

Loren Spector (artist/ illustrator)
Bob Stallworthy (poet)
Duane Stewart (singer songwriter)

Keegan Starlight (painter)

Bronwyn Storm aka Natasha Deen

(novelist)

T

Geo Takach (humorist)

Phil Taranger (screenwriter)

Jan Taylor (playwright / producer) 

Noel Taylor (improviser/poet)

Vern Thiessen (playwright/ actor)

Kelly Thomas (percussionist/ musician)

Keath Thome (Calihoo) (actor/ storyteller)
Barry Thorson (actor/ storyteller)
Maureen Tigner-Morison (dancer/ movement coach)
Don Trembath (novelist/ journalist)
Thomas Trofimuk (novelist)
Amy Trudeau (comics artist)

Terry Trueman (novelist)

Sue-Shane Tsomondo (poet)

Cameron Tully (blue pencil cafe coach)

M.L.E Tremblay (animator)

U

Peter Unwin (novelist/creative non-fiction writer)
Thomas Usher (director/ improviser)

V

Joe Vanderhelm (improviser)

Victoria Vilaivan (yoga, poet)

Gina Veres (animation)

Richard Van Camp

(picture book author, U of A Writer in Residence)

W

Sebastian Wen (poet)

Laurie Westman (dancer/movement coach)
Christine Wiesenthal (poet/creative non-fiction)
Thomas Wharton (novelist)

Joshua Whitehead (novelist)

Randy Williams (social media)
David Wilson (vocal coach)
Sheri-D Wilson (poet/ spoken word artist)

Brandon Wint (poet)
Donovan Workun (improviser)

Elizabeth Withey (writer/ journalist/ artist)

Y

Jia-Jia Yong (Poet)

Spyder Yardley-Jones

(artist/ cartoonist/ illustrator)