About

Drew Tapley

Founder & Ghostwriter

Drew Tapley is a journalist, author, and former English professor with a writing career that spans 18 years. After earning a master’s degree in journalism, he began his career as a book editor in London, England, in 2008. He moved to Canada and edited over a dozen book titles before working as a writer in the senior care sector for half a decade.

Drew has interviewed hundreds of seniors throughout Canada. Many of those interviews turned into dozens of published articles. He’s also interviewed surgeons, war veterans, politicians, CEOs, comedians, athletes, new immigrants, and many others.
His international publishing credits include Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, CBC, Hamilton Spectator, The Province, The Guardian, Daily Mirror, and dozens of trade journals and consumer magazines.
He now specializes in working with seniors because this is his passion and calling in life.
You can review some of his published work below.

Nonfiction Books

Toronto Metropolitan University Library, Kawartha Lakes Public Library, Winnipeg Public Library, San Francisco Public Library. (Published 2011)
Saskatoon Public Library, Regina Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, Naperville Public Library, Cleveland Public Library. (Published 2010)
Mississauga Public Library, Centennial College Library, Ottawa Public Library. (Published 2010)
Toronto Public Library, Mississauga Public Library, Vancouver Public Library, State Library of Ohio, St. Louis Public Library, Tulsa County Library. (Published 2011)
Vancouver Public Library, Keyano College Library, Tilburg University Library. (Published 2011)
University College Dublin Library
Mississauga Public Library, Kitchener Public Library, Penticton Public Library. (Published 2011)
Yale University Library, The British Library, National Library of Scotland, Chicago Public Library, University of Kansas. (Published 2009)

Articles & Essays*

Daily Mirror (2018)

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Esprit de Corps magazine (2017)

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Jewish Independent (2016)

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Canadian Naval Review (2016)

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Reel West magazine (2016)

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Canadian Teacher magazine (2016)

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CBC (2021)

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The Globe and Mail (2019)

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The Guardian (2019)

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The Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada (2017)

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The Hamilton Spectator (2019)

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Canadian Teacher magazine (2017)

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Home & LongTerm Care journal (2017)

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The Practising Midwife journal (2009)

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The Province (2022)

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Toronto Star (2022)

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The Globe and Mail (2024)

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The Globe and Mail (2019)

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Canadian Notes & Queries magazine (2022)

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*I also publish under the name Andrew/Drew Dias.

Fiction

Children’s book: “The Boy Who Drove His Bed to School” (2025). State Library of South Australia.

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Short story: “Here, There & Everywhere” (2016)

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Short story: “How the Life Goes on” (2021)

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Short story: “Lunch Junkie” (2019)

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Novel: "Utopian Frontiers” (2012). Los Angeles Public Library, Penticton Public Library, Kalamazoo Public Library, Mountain View Public Library, Norwich University Library, University of Nebraska Library.
Short story: “Space Cutlery” (2020)

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About

Drew Tapley

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