Wanda Taylor

Wanda Taylor is a Toronto-based writer, filmmaker, actress and producer. She is the author of seven books of fiction and non-fiction, with her next two books scheduled for release in late 2022 and 2023 consecutively. Her book Birchtown and the Black Loyalists (2014) was named one of the best children's books for Black History Month by the Canadian Children's Book Centre. A former CBC television producer, she currently teaches courses in journalism, communications and media writing. She is also a mentor in the MFA Creative Non-Fiction residency program at Kings College. Wanda Taylor is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Living Hyphen, Atlantic Books Today and Black2Business Magazine, to name a few. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Women of Excellence Award for Arts and Culture. In 2008, she co-directed with Ashley Fitzpatrick the short documentary film One Hour at a Time, which tells the story of teenage parents navigating their quest for freedom and their duty of responsibility. In 2009, she directed the short documentary We Can Build a Bridge, which deals with the creation of links between young people and seniors.