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Tina Wayland

Tina Wayland holds an MA in Creative Writing from Concordia University, winning the department’s McKeen Award in 2021 and 2023. She’s published in carte blanche, yolk, Headlight, Scrivener, and LBRNTH, and has been a finalist for the CBC Nonfiction Prize, gritLIT short story contest, and Room Magazine’s short forms contest. Tina is currently completing a book about her Lithuanian grandmother, funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.  

Reviews by Tina Wayland:

My Mom Is Like a Kite
March 11, 2026
My Mom Is Like a Kite provides parents and children alike with a simple roadmap for approaching mental illness within a family.
My Subway Runs
March 11, 2026
My Subway Runs offers a positive message that helps to demystify public transit.
Just a Minute
March 11, 2026
Just a Minute: Why Humans Tell Time explores all the ways time plays an integral part in our lives.
A Garden of Berries and Crows
March 11, 2026
A Garden of Berries and Crows takes a compassionate look at how being different doesn’t mean being wrong.
Jackie's Drawing
July 3, 2025
This poetic and exquisitely drawn story is a reimagining of the pandemic lockdown.
Sunny Days in a Memphis Studio
October 30, 2024
This reimagining of musical history provides a fun new way to explore a familiar story with a musical possum twist.
SOS Water
October 30, 2024
Dedicated to Mother Earth, SOS Water is a gentle journey from bottle to tap, where water becomes a source of environmental inspiration.
Hekla & Laki
October 30, 2024
A comforting and vividly engaging story that looks at life and death through the eyes of friendship, acceptance, and ultimately hope.
Milo the Knight
October 30, 2024
What happens when a boy from a long line of brave knights gets his protective armour wet – and has to shed the only identity he’s ever known?
It’s My Brain!
October 30, 2024
It’s My Brain! takes a closer look at all the ways people’s brains are different, providing examples of the various ways we learn, feel, and see the world.
Here Is Still Here
March 14, 2024
Sivan Slapak’s prose touches on truths about aging, family, friendship, and what makes a life.
The Current Between
July 5, 2023
Valerie Mills-Milde's historical novel is beautifully, heartbreakingly poetic.