Joel A. Sutherland (born 1 December 1980 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian author and editor of thriller, horror and fantasy short stories and novels, anthologies and children's books. His notable works include Frozen Blood and Be a Writing Superstar Sutherland's writing has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award and the Black Quill Award. He lives in Courtice, Ontario.
Sutherland graduated with a BFA in Film & Video Production studies from York University, Toronto, in 2003 and currently works as an Information Assistant at the Ajax Public Library. He has also worked in a hockey stick factory, at a pizza restaurant, in a bar, at a men's suit retailer and at a bookstore. He was also a member of the Governor General's Foot Guards during the summer of 2000. He is currently completing a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Aberystwyth University.
His first published story was "Something Fishy This Way Comes" in The Undead: Skin & Bones (Permuted Press). Frozen Blood has been said to have been inspired by theGreat Ice Storm of 1998.
In October, 2010, it was announced that Sutherland had been selected as a contestant for the first season of Wipeout Canada, to air on TVtropolis in the Spring of 2011.