René Schmidt

René Schmidt René Schmidt is a retired teacher and writer living in Trenton. He is a graduate of York University’s Creative Writing program, a presenter with the Author’s Booking Service and a member of the Writer’s Union of Canada. René often serves as reader/judge...

Reva Nelson

Reva Nelson Writer. Facilitator. Personal Coach   Reva Nelson is the author of Risk It! How to Overcome Fear and Make Smart Changes, Bounce Back! Creating Resilience from Adversity and Hippie Chick Abroad, a romping memoir of backpacking through Europe...

Rita Naras

Rita Naras  I am an artist living in Cobourg and working in graphite. I am inspired primarily by the most basic elements of nature such as rock and bark, and want my art to show the beauty and intricacies of all the cracks and hollows of objects that generally go...

Robert Laycock

Robert Laycock Biography I was born in Peterborough, worked most of my life in Toronto at the Metro Reference Library (music department) and later with AlphaPlus Centre, a literacy resource centre. Although I knew Peterborough County well, it was only after I retired...

Rodney Robert Brown

Rodney Robert Brown As a traditional realist artist, Rodney Robert Brown creates landscapes, still lives, and figurative work in oil, pen and ink, and various dry media. In his landscapes, he explores his deep feeling for the sanctity of nature, often including some...