Ridley, Sandra

RIDLEY, SANDRA is a multiple-award-winning poet, instructor, editor and is the author of three books of poetry: Fallout (winner of a 2010 Saskatchewan Book Award and the Alfred G. Bailey Prize); Post-Apothecary (finalist for the ReLit and Archibald Lampman Awards); and The Counting House (published by BookThug in 2013; finalist for the Archibald Lampman Award and […]

Rowntree, Lenore

ROWNTREE, LENORE grew up in Toronto and now lives beside the heron rookery in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. Her writing has appeared in many journals and anthologies including The Best Canadian Poetry Anthology. Her play The Woods at Tender Creek was produced in Vancouver at the Cultch in 2010, and she is a co-editor and contributor to […]

Redhill, Michael

REDHILL, MICHAEL is a novelist, poet, playwright and former publisher of Brick. He is the author of the novels Consolation and Martin Sloane, a finalist for the 2001 Giller Prize; the short story collection Fidelity; and the poetry collection Light-Crossing; among other acclaimed works. His forthcoming novel, Bellevue Square, will be published in September 2017. He […]

Penn, Briony

PENN, BRIONY has spent the last twenty-two years working as an award-winning newspaper and magazine columnist/ illustrator, having published over 400 columns on natural/cultural history in regional newspapers and magazines, including “Wild Side” for Monday Magazine and “Natural Relations” for Focus. She received a Western Magazine Award for Best Columnist and Feature Writer, won the Silver […]

O’Callaghan, Shelley

O’CALLAGHAN, SHELLEY worked as a volunteer teacher for two years with the Canadian University Services Overseas in Zambia where she fostered literacy among adults in the rural communities and encouraged girls to stay in school and finish their education. She is passionate about history, social justice and the environment. O’Callaghan practiced environmental law for twenty-five years […]

Oakey-Baker, Susan

OAKEY-BAKER, SUSAN is a local Whistler author, public speaker, teacher, guide, and artist. She has explored the outdoors all over the world and has guided more than 150 people, ranging in age from sixteen to eighty-five, to the top of Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Her first book, Finding Jim, was launched in October 2013 by […]

Nielsen, Susin

NIELSEN, SUSIN is the award-winning author of five young adult novels. She got her start feeding cast and crew on the popular television series, Degrassi Junior High. They hated her food, but they saw a spark in her writing. Nielsen went on to pen sixteen episodes of the hit TV show. Since then, Nielsen has written […]

Nason, Jim

NASON, JIM has published five poetry collections as well as a short story collection. Spirit of a Hundred Thousand Dead Animals is his third novel. His work has been published in anthologies across Canada and the U. S., including Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2008, 2010 and 2014. Jim has been a finalist for the CBC […]

Mcsherry, Caren

MCSHERRY, CAREN founded and owns Vancouver’s Gourmet Warehouse, which stocks over 28,000 culinary products in store and online. In 1978, she opened a cooking school in Vancouver, and she has since attended several international culinary academies, including the Culinary Institute of America and the Cordon Bleu, and taught thousands of culinary students, whether in person, on […]

Mazigh, Monia

MAZIGH, MONIA was born and raised in Tunisia and immigrated to Canada in 1991. She was catapulted onto the public stage in 2002 when her husband, Maher Arar, was deported to Syria where he was tortured and held without charge. She campaigned tirelessly for his release. Mazigh holds a Ph.D. in finance from McGill University. She […]