Authors

Amanda Merpaw (she/her) is a writer, editor, and educator. She is the author of the chapbook Put the Ghosts Down Between Us (2021), and her

Andrea MacPherson currently acts as Reviews Editor for Event Magazine and teaches Creative Writing and English with University College of the Fraser Valley and Douglas

Andrew DuBois is Associate Professor of English at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is the author of Ashbery’s Forms of Attention and He We

Angela Hibbs is the author of three previous collections of poetry: Sin Eater (Arbeiter Ring Press, 2014), Wanton (Insomniac Press, 2009) and Passport (DC Books,

Anita Lahey’s latest books include her 2023 poetry collection While Supplies Last (Véhicule Press) and The Last Goldfish: a True Tale of Friendship, a finalist

Ariel Gordon is a Winnipeg writer. Her first book of poetry, Hump, won the 2011 Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry. Her chapbook How to

Arjun Bedi is a second generation Indian-Canadian writer born and raised in Mississauga. Formally educated in Philosophy, with an eclectic set of experiences to follow,

Born and educated in Edmonton, AB, Barbara Langhorst taught at St. Peter’s in Muenster, SK for nearly twenty years. Her first book, restless white fields (NeWest

Barbara Tran’s poetry has been published in Conjunctions, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Ploughshares, and Poetry. Her chapbook, In the Mynah Bird’s Own Words,

Ben Robinson is a poet, musician and librarian. His most recent publication is Without Form from The Blasted Tree and knife | fork | book. He has

Blair Trewartha is the author of two chapbooks: Break In (Cactus Press, 2010) and Porcupine Burning (Baseline Press, 2012). His poetry has appeared in Carousel,

Brian Bartett has published many collections and chapbooks of poetry, including The Watchmaker’s Table, The Afterlife of Trees, Granite Erratics, and Wanting the Day: Selected

Catherine Graham’s debut novel, Quarry, was a finalist for the Sarton Women’s Book Award for Contemporary Fiction and Fred Kerner Book Award and won the

Ceilidh Michelle is a musician and author from Nova Scotia. Her work has been published in Broken Pencil, Matrix Magazine, Island Writer, Cactus Press, and

Chris Kuriata lives in and often writes about the Niagara Region. His short fiction about elderly poisoners, home-invading bears, and translating the dead has appeared

Claire Kelly’s work has been published in various literary journals, including The Malahat Review, Exile Quarterly, Event, and Prism International. Her chapbook, Ur-Moth, was published

Concetta Principe is an award-winning poet and a scholar. Her most recent book is Stars Need Counting: Essays on Suicide, published by Gordon Hill Press in

Cynthia Woodman Kerkham has published in most Canadian literary journals and won awards including The Malahat Review’s Open Season Award and the Federation of BC

Darryl Whetter is a novelist, short-story writer, poet, critic and professor. His debut collection of stories, A Sharp Tooth in the Fur, was a Globe

David Barrick is the author of the chapbooks Incubation Chamber (Anstruther Press, 2019) and Two Dreams: Stratford and The Copyist (The Alfred Gustav Press, 2022).

David Huebert has won The Walrus Poetry Prize, the CBC Short Story Prize, and has twice been a finalist for the National Magazine Awards. David’s fiction debut,

David Ly is the author of Mythical Man (shortlisted for the 2021 ReLit Poetry Award) and Dream of Me as Water, both published under the

Diane Tucker was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she got a B.F.A. from the University of B.C. in 1987. Her first book

Dorothy Mahoney is the author of several poetry collections including, Off-Leash (Palimpsest Press, 2016). Her poetry has been included in numerous anthologies, most recently Heartwood,

Elisabeth Harvor’s fiction and poetry have appeared in The New Yorker, The Hudson Review, PRISM international, The New Quarterly, and many other publications. Her stories

Elizabeth Ross is from Vancouver Island and now lives in Hamilton. Her first book of poetry, Kingdom, came out in 2015 (Palimpsest Press). Her poetry

Em Dial is a queer, Black, Taiwanese, Japanese, and white, chronically ill writer born and raised in the Bay Area of California, currently living in

Fawn Parker is a Giller-nominated author of five books including the forthcoming Hi, it’s me (McClelland & Stewart 2024). Her story “Feed Machine” was nominated

G. A. Grisenthwaite is Nłeʔkepmx, member of the Lytton First Nation. His stories and poems have appeared in The Anitgonish Review, Our Stories Literary Journal,

Gail Sidonie Sobat is a multi-award-winning teacher and author, with eleven books for children, teens and adults, and a number of educational and academic articles.

Jaclyn Desforges is a Pushcart-nominated poet and the author of a picture book, Why Are You So Quiet? (Annick Press, 2020). She’s the winner of

Jade Wallace (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, and disabled writer, editor, and critic, and co-founder of the collaborative writing entity MA|DE. Wallace’s books include the

Jamie Tennant is a writer, author and broadcast(er) director based in Hamilton, ON. He has covered music pop culture both locally and nationally. His debut

Jeffery Donaldson teaches poetry and poetics at McMaster University. He is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently Slack Action (Porcupine’s Quill, 2013).

Jenny Haysom was born in England and raised in Nova Scotia. She has a Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Ottawa, and

Jim Johnstone is a Toronto-based poet, editor, and critic. He is the author of seven books of poetry, most recently The King of Terrors (Coach House Books,

John Barton is the current Poet Laureate of Victoria. His eleven books of poetry and nine chapbooks include For the Boy with the Eyes of

John Nyman is a poet, critic, and book artist of mixed European and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. His previous works include a Gerald Lampert Award-shortlisted poetry

John Wall Barger is the author of six collections of poetry. His poems and critical writing have appeared in American Poetry Review, Kenyon Review Online,

Jon R. Flieger’s work has appeared in numerous journals including Canadian Literature, Descant, The Malahat Review, filling Station, The Windsor Review, Rampike, The Capilano Review,

Julie Cameron Gray is originally from Sudbury, Ontario. She is the author of Tangle (Tightrope Books, 2013), and has previously published in The Fiddlehead, Prairie

Kasia Jaronczyk is a Polish-Canadian writer, artist and microbiologist. She immigrated to Canada at the age of 14. Her debut short story collection Lemons was published in

In addition to five books of non-fiction, Kate Braid has published five books of poetry: Covering Rough Ground (about her experience in construction, to be

Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi (They/Them) is a queer, Iranian born, Toronto-based poet, writer and translator. They are the winner of the 2021 Vallum Poetry Prize and

Kim Conklin is a writer, filmmaker and podcaster. Kim’s stories, poems and films have appeared in journals, anthologies and film festivals. Her journalism has appeared

Kirby’s work includes What Do You Want To Be Called? (Anstruther Press, 2020), This Is Where I Get Off (Permanent Sleep Press, 2019) and She’s

Klara du Plessis is a poet, scholar, and literary curator. Her debut poetry collection, Ekke, won the 2019 Pat Lowther Memorial Award and her critical

Laura Lush has an Honours B.A. in English and Creative Writing from York University and an M.A. in English and Creative Writing from The University

Educated at Vassar and Cornell, M. Travis Lane came with her family to Fredericton in 1960, where they became Canadian citizens. She is Honorary Research

Marc di Saverio hails from Hamilton, Ontario. His poetry has appeared in such outfits as The Dalhousie Review, Misunderstandings, The Toronto Quarterly, Modern Haiku, Haiku

Margaret Christakos is a widely published award-winning poet, fiction author, critic, and creative writing instructor. Her work has won the ReLit Award for Poetry and

Mark Lavorato is the author of four other books, Serafim & Claire (House of Anansi, 2014), Believing Cedric (Brindle & Glass, 2011), and Veracity (Rain

Mark Sampson is the author of the novels Off Book and Sad Peninsula, as well as the short story collection The Secrets Men Keep. His

Mary Dalton has published five volumes of poetry, including Merrybegot (2003) and Red Ledger (2006), and Hooking (2014). Her work has been widely anthologized in

MA|DE (est. 2018) is a collaborative writing entity, a unity of two voices fused into a single, poetic third. It is the name given to the

Melanie Janisse-Barlow is a poet and artist. Her collection of poetry, Orioles in the Oranges (Guernica, 2009), was listed for the Relit Award, and her essay

Michael Trussler writes poetry, short stories, and creative non-fiction. He is also a photographer. He’s published various books, most recently Rare Sighting of a Guillotine

Michelle Brown’s first full-length collection of poetry, Safe Words was shortlisted for the 2018 ReLit award. A finalist for The Malahat Review‘s Open Season award, CV2’s Young Buck prize and the CBC poetry prize,

Molly Peacock is a poet, biographer, and memoirist. Her latest poetry collections are The Analyst and Cornucopia: New and Selected Poems from Biblioasis and W.W. Norton and Company.  She

Nadja is a writer and a veterinarian. Her work has been published in Understorey, Room, Canthius, and The Dalhousie Review. The Nap-Away Motel is her first novel. She

Nathaniel G. Moore was born in Toronto in 1974. He has lived and worked as a writer and book publicist in Quebec, British Columbia, Ontario,

Nisa Malli is a writer and a researcher, born in Winnipeg and currently living in Toronto. She holds a BFA in Creative Writing from the

Patricia Young has published eleven books of poetry, most recently, Night-Eater, which was shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Award in 2010. She has received numerous

Pauline Conley recently forayed from an established career as a painter and explainer to “do comics.” Fire Monster is her first graphic novel. Buy FIRE

Priya Ramsingh is a writer and photographer. Her debut novel, Brown Girl in the Room, was published by Tightrope Books (2017). Her short story, Pies

Robert Colman is a Newmarket, Ont.-based writer and editor. He has been involved in trade publications for the manufacturing industry for more than ten years.

The disabled poem-making entity known as Roxanna Bennett gratefully resides on Indigenous land. They are the author of The Untranslatable I (Gordon Hill Press, 2021) and

Ruth Roach Pierson has published four poetry collections including Aide-Mémoire, which was a Governor General Literary Award for Poetry finalist in 2008. In 2014 Guernica Editions published

Sadiqa de Meijer is the author of the poetry collections Leaving Howe Island and The Outer Wards. Alfabet/alphabet won the 2021 Governor General Literary Award for Non-Fiction. Her

Sam Cheuk is the author of Love Figures (Insomniac Press, 2011) and Deus et Machina (Baseline Press, 2017). He holds an MFA in creative writing

Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang is the author of the poetry books Status Update (2013), which was nominated for the Pat Lowther Award, and the Gerald Lampert award winning Sweet

Shane Neilson is a poet, physician, and scholar who completed his Ph.D. in McMaster’s English and Cultural Studies Department on the representations of pain in CanLit. His

Sharon McCartney is the author of For and Against (2010), The Love Song of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2007), Karenin Sings the Blues (2003) and Under

Shawna Lemay is the author of The Flower Can Always Be Changing (shortlisted for the 2019 Wilfred Eggleston Award for Non-Fiction) and the novel, Rumi

Steven Heighton’s most recent books are the Trillium Award finalist The Dead Are More Visible (stories), Workbook, a collection of memos and fragmentary essays, and

Suzanne Collins has been called a “late bloomer” by critics. Her first book, Wonders at the Corner, was published after she retired from her lengthy

Tea Gerbeza is a queer, disabled writer and multimedia artist creating in oskanakâ-asastêki in Treaty 4 territory (Regina, SK) and on the Homeland of the

Theresa Kishkan lives on the Sechelt Peninsula in British Columbia. She has published 14 books, most recently Euclid’s Orchard (Mother Tongue Publishing, 2017). She has

Tolu Oloruntoba is the author of the Anstruther Press chapbook Manubrium. His poetry has appeared in Pleiades, Columbia Journal, Entropy, and other publications, and his short fiction

Valerie Stetson is the author of The Year I Got Impatient (Oolichan Books). In 2001, she received The Bronwen Wallace Award for short fiction. Her

Vanessa Shields is the owner of Gertrude’s Writing Room—A Gathering Place for Writers. She is the author of Laughing Through A Second Pregnancy (2011), I

Victoria Mbabazi is a Pisces with an Aries Moon. Their first chapbook, chapbook, is available with Anstruther Press and their double chapbook, Flip, is available

Yvonne Blomer is an award-winning travel writer and poet. The Last Show on Earth, her fifth book, came out with Caitlin Press in 2022. Yvonne’s poetry books include As