Considering herself a writer from the early age of six, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh First Nation writer and artist Jenn Ashton […]

Rebecca Bollwitt has been writing about life in BC since 2004 on the award-winning blog,

Edward Brown is a Toronto-based journalist and author whose work has appeared in the Toronto Star and The Globe […]

A resident of Vancouver, Julie Burtinshaw is an award-winning author who wrote her first novel in 2000, and […]

K.J. Denny is a journalist and editor with more than thirty years’ experience in Asia, North America and […]

Alicia Duncan is a Canadian mental health advocate and public speaker whose work explores the intersection of healthcare, […]

The founder of Lift to Rise Fitness, Ben Gustafson is a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach, professionally […]

Heather Hendrie has a hard time writing, because she can barely sit still and always wants to be […]

As a teenager, Jolie Phuong Hoang escaped from Vietnam with her siblings. Arriving in Canada in 1984, she […]

Darcie Friesen Hossack is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers with roots in the Mennonite […]

Angelina Jimenez is an author, ancestral healer, and community advocate. She was first published, at the age of […]

Of Cree and Austrian descent, Joseph Kakwinokanasum grew up in the Peace region of northern BC, one of […]

A resident of Erie Beach, Ontario, Ian Kennedy is a secondary school teacher and journalist with a […]

Hassan Al Kontar was raised in a prosperous Syrian home, the middle child of a mechanical engineer and […]

John Lee is an award-winning, British-born Vancouver writer whose stories have appeared in more than 150 different outlets […]

JJ Lee is the author of The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son […]

Richard Lemm has taught creative writing and literature at the University of Prince Edward Island since 1988. He […]

Harold Macy was born on the prairie, caught between the stubble and endless sky. The mountains and the forest […]

Jeanette Manning is active in the writer’s community of Durham region and was the recipient of a 2019 […]

Tim Martin was the last Representative of Canada in Kandahar (RoCK). A career diplomat, he had previously served […]

Ann McDougall is a writer, actor, and graphic designer living in Toronto. With nearly 20 years of experience […]

Cheryl Parisien is a Red River Métis writer who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Treaty 1 territory. Her […]

Colleen René is a Nova Scotia-raised, Toronto-based writer who holds a BA in Creative Writing from Concordia University. Her work […]

Emi Sasagawa is a settler, immigrant and queer woman of colour, living and writing on the traditional, ancestral and […]

Kayla Silber’s love for the arts began early, expressed through drawing, dancing, singing, acting, and writing. After earning […]

A native of Victoria, BC, David M. Wallace earned a BFA from the University of Victoria. He has […]

Patrick Woodcock is the author of ten books of poetry that have been translated and published in fourteen […]

Veronica Woodruff has a background in environmental science complemented by a Master of Arts in Leadership. From Lil’wat […]

Ken Wyder grew up in a wealthy and influential Vancouver family proud of its conservative Christian values. But […]