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Welcome to my Imaginary World.
The name's H. Leighton Dickson and I write. I write and write and write. I drink a little wine, imagine a bit and then write some more. I create entire worlds, which is, I guess, the essence of a fantasy author. From Futuristic Asia to Victorian England, from Sword and Sorcery to Stormfall, I invite you to step into one (or more) of my worlds and see where you go. Feel free to wander around. Sit a spell. Have tea. Have Scotch. Read a book, then buy it. Watch out for rats, ghosts and other dead things. While I may be a fantastical zookeeper, I'm not entirely convinced my cages are all that sturdy...
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H. Leighton Dickson is represented by D. Ellis Wilson of Looking Glass Literary and Media. For more information, please email or go to their website:
Biography:
H. Leighton Dickson grew up in the wilds of the Canadian Shield, where her neighbours were wolves, moose, deer and lynx. She studied Zoology at the University of Guelph and worked in the Edinburgh Zoological Gardens in Scotland, where she was chased by lions, wrestled deaf tigers and fed antibiotics to Polar Bears by baby bottle! She has been writing and painting since she was five and pencilled her way through university working for DC Comics.
Now repped by Looking Glass Literary & Media's D. Ellis Wilson, Heather got her start as an indie author with the Sci/Fi fantasy series, RISE OF THE UPPER KINGDOM, along with Gothic thriller series, COLD STONE & IVY. Then came the award-winning Dragons of Solunas series, with DRAGON OF ASH & STARS: The Autobiography of a Night Dragon and DRAGON OF SAND & STORM: The Autobiography of a Goddess. Her novel, SHIP OF SPELLS, will be published November 4, 2025 by Red Tower Books, and the sequel soon after.
Heather lives on the north shore of Lake Superior where the winters are long and the forest is at her back door. When she is not chasing her dogs, cats, foxes or grandchildren, she writes full time and works with several not-for-profit orgs to showcase the arts and culture of Northwestern Ontario.
H. Leighton Dickson grew up in the wilds of the Canadian Shield, where her neighbours were wolves, moose, deer and lynx. She studied Zoology at the University of Guelph and worked in the Edinburgh Zoological Gardens in Scotland, where she was chased by lions, wrestled deaf tigers and fed antibiotics to Polar Bears by baby bottle! She has been writing and painting since she was five and pencilled her way through university working for DC Comics.
Now repped by Looking Glass Literary & Media's D. Ellis Wilson, Heather got her start as an indie author with the Sci/Fi fantasy series, RISE OF THE UPPER KINGDOM, along with Gothic thriller series, COLD STONE & IVY. Then came the award-winning Dragons of Solunas series, with DRAGON OF ASH & STARS: The Autobiography of a Night Dragon and DRAGON OF SAND & STORM: The Autobiography of a Goddess. Her novel, SHIP OF SPELLS, will be published November 4, 2025 by Red Tower Books, and the sequel soon after.
Heather lives on the north shore of Lake Superior where the winters are long and the forest is at her back door. When she is not chasing her dogs, cats, foxes or grandchildren, she writes full time and works with several not-for-profit orgs to showcase the arts and culture of Northwestern Ontario.
Awards and Community Recognition
July 2002 City of Thunder Bay Volunteers of Exceptional Achievement Award, Thunder Bay, ON
Feb 2015 Ontario Arts Council Literary Creation Grant for Dragon of Ash & Stars
Nov 2017 City of Thunder Bay Arts and Heritage Award - Literature
Feb 2018 Ontario Arts Council Literary Creation Grant for Ship of Spells
Nov 2018 City of Thunder Bay Arts and Heritage Award - Cultural Volunteer Award.
May 2019 Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop Kouhi Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Literature of Northwestern Ontario
July 2002 City of Thunder Bay Volunteers of Exceptional Achievement Award, Thunder Bay, ON
Feb 2015 Ontario Arts Council Literary Creation Grant for Dragon of Ash & Stars
Nov 2017 City of Thunder Bay Arts and Heritage Award - Literature
Feb 2018 Ontario Arts Council Literary Creation Grant for Ship of Spells
Nov 2018 City of Thunder Bay Arts and Heritage Award - Cultural Volunteer Award.
May 2019 Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop Kouhi Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Literature of Northwestern Ontario
I would like to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council through the Literary Creation Projects grant program. Both DRAGON OF ASH & STARS and SHIP OF SPELLS were awarded OAC Literary Creation - Works in Progress grants, so in some way, the province of Ontario helped to create the worlds of Stormfall and the Touchstone. Thank you. Merci. Miigwech.