Self-Publishing Panel

Learn about the world of self-publishing with four local independent authors.

Anya Rousselle is a Durham Region author of character-driven fantasy and contemporary romance. She holds a degree in English Literature and is an educator with a background in English and history. Her stories centre on characters with heart, complicated relationships, and journeys that balance humour, emotion, and a little wonder. An independent author, Anya lives on a farm in north Pickering, where she divides her time between writing, books, animals, board games, and considerably more projects than she probably has time for.

Caroline Dinnall is a storyteller, speaker, and creative thinker who finds beauty and meaning in life's most tender and transformative moments. She is the voice behind The Life Journal, a Christian lifestyle blog, and the host of the Care to Talk podcast, where she creates space for honest dialogue around grief, identity, faith, and personal growth. In The Unexpected Gift, Caroline shares the raw and redemptive journey of losing her mother to lung cancer and what it taught her about life, death, and faith. She invites readers to consider what pain can teach us—and how even our deepest losses can become our most unexpected gifts.

Born in Nigeria, raised in Toronto, Felix I.D. Dimaro is an author of dark, allegorical, psychological fiction, often centering around mental health, societal conditions, the environment, or the real-life issues he has experienced. He has released thirteen books to date. When not writing, Dimaro is usually reading, watching sports, or running even though no one is chasing him. His latest release, 'Brain-Dead Girls', a novel about a tech billionaire determined to download his AI companion into a living human body, is available now at thingsthatkeepmeupatnight.com and most major online book retailers.

Tom Taylor is a Canadian entrepreneur and an award-winning writer of fiction. Five novels in his Brock’s Agent series won bronze, silver, and gold IPPY Awards. His novel Robin and Marion … In the Beginning was published by Hancock and Dean in 2025. A history graduate of York University, Tom is a member of the Writers’ Community of Durham Region and the NATO Association of Canada. He previously served in the Toronto 7th Artillery militia. For more than 25 years, Tom has studied the English literary canon with professors from York University, the University of Toronto, and Humber College.

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