Irene Fantopoulos was born in Greece and immigrated to Canada as a young child. She is a writer of both fiction and memoir. Several of her stories about growing up Greek in Canada have appeared in greekgateway.com and the Canadian Museum of Immigration. Her story The Song That Changed My Life was shortlisted for CBC Canada Writes. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the Toronto Writer’s Collective 2018 Anthology, the Globe and Mail’s Facts and Arguments, and various online and print magazines. Her poem, Never There? was a top 10 finalist for the Winston Collins Prize in Poetry.

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She studied Criminology at the University of Toronto, with a minor in English Literature. Irene has a Master's in  Social Work. She has worked in mental health and with victims of domestic violence. In the 199o's, Irene worked on policing policy at the Ministry of the Solicitor General. Irene honed her business writing and facilitation skills and led many instructional workshops in communications, marketing, human resources, policy development, and project management. She is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers and has a certificate in creative writing from George Brown College. 

 

Her experience and educational background inspired her to write her debut novel, All the Evil Scatters. The story is about a serial killer set against the backdrop of the Greater Toronto Area. Her spicy romance, a Burden of Proof and the dramatic Luck of the Draw are available on Amazon. She is working on her next crimethriller, Murder in Deer Park. Irene lives in Toronto with her dog, Neo. 

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