Angus MacCaull is a Toronto-based journalist and poet published in Newsweek, Maclean’s, CV2, Toronto Star and forthcoming for The Walrus. His current book projects are Ghost Tones, a memoir about coming to terms with tinnitus as a young musician; and Dadadadada, a poetry manuscript about life online.

Angus grew up in Nova Scotia, where his first creative pursuit was music. He studied clarinet with Stan Fisher. After competing as a soloist in the Canadian National Music Festival at sixteen, a family sabbatical took him to Indiana, where he studied under James Campbell. But chronic tinnitus stopped his music career. Angus turned toward language, earning an MA in applied linguistics from the University of Birmingham in the UK and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the King’s School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing in Canada. He is also a graduate of the great books program at St. John’s College, as well as the Humber School for Writers.

Writing mentors who have informed Angus’ approach to the page include Trevor Cole, Anne Simpson, Cooper Lee Bombardier, Lorri Neilsen Glenn, David Hayes, and Omar Mouallem. Angus has volunteered on executive boards for the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia and Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs; as well as on editorial boards for The Antigonish Review and Cargo Literary. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists and The Writers’ Union of Canada. He is a cofounder of the reading series Print Preview and founder of Creative Nonfiction Collective’s Memoir Book Club. As a producer and storyteller, he has shared work live on stage in Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto.

A member of the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers, Angus is the author of three picture books for children published by Outside the Lines Press with endorsements from Sheree Fitch (also known as Canada’s Dr. Seuss) and celebrity chef Michael Smith.

Outside of journalism and literary work, Angus is a communications expert with over fifteen years’ experience helping people tell their stories—from teaching language and culture in the classroom to running a marketing budget for a growing business. He excels at public speaking, presentations, working in groups, and leading workshops. He lives with his spouse and their two young boys in Toronto, where they enjoy cooking, yoga, and adventures together.