Phillippa Cranston Baran is a Canadian writer and award-winning film producer. Her first non-fiction book, Toller Cranston: Ice, Paint, Passion, released in March 2024 has already won five international awards and consistently ranks in multiple Amazon categories including Figure Skating, Olympics, and LGBTQ+.
She has writer/producer credits on hundreds of film and video projects including Seekers, a 32-part national television series focused on indigenous youth issues. She has written fiction for kids and adults, and non-fiction for public and private sector clients on subjects ranging from (NBC) Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence in the Military to Best Practices in Early Childhood Education in indigenous communities. She has particular expertise in employment and career development especially with marginalized and at-risk populations.