Joel A. Sutherland (born 1 December 1980) is a Canadian author of thriller, horror and fantasy short stories and novels, anthologies and children's books.

His notable works include Frozen Blood and the Haunted Canada series.

He has also worked at the Ajax Public Library, in a hockey stick factory, at a pizza restaurant, in a bar, at a men's suit retailer and at a bookstore.

[3] His first published story was "Something Fishy This Way Comes" in The Undead: Skin & Bones (Permuted Press).

[4] In October 2010, it was announced that Sutherland had been selected as a contestant for the first season of Wipeout Canada, which aired on TVtropolis in the Spring of 2011.