Holdstock, Pauline
Pauline Holdstock’s work has been shortlisted for a number of awards, including the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Her novel Beyond Measure was awarded the BC Book Prize Ethel Wilson Award. Pauline returns to the stage this September with The Hunter and the Wild Girl, released by Goose Lane Editions.
Haughian, Karen
While she was working on her master’s degree in English (Creative Writing) and teaching at Concordia University in Montreal, Karen Haughian decided to audit an undergrad publishing class — which resulted in the formation of a publishing company. Originally named Nuage Editions, the press began in 1986 as a 16-person publishing collective, although by 1987 it […]
HARVEY, STELLA
STELLA HARVEY is a fiction writer whose short stories have appeared in The Literary Leanings Anthology, The New Orphic Review, Emerge Magazine and The Dalhousie Review. Her non-fiction has appeared in Pique Newsmagazine, The Question and the Globe and Mail. Signature Editions published her first novel, Nicolai’s Daughters, in 2012 and Psichogios Publications of Athens […]
Harris, Jane
Jane Harris turns complex research into engaging scenes and easily understood messages. Finding Home in the Promised Land is her second book to be published by J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing. The first, Eugenics and the Firewall: Canada’s Nasty Little Secret was published in 2010. Jane has also contributed to two Canadian anthologies. Her articles about business, personal […]
Green, Karen
Karen Green is associate publisher at Anvil Press and reviews editor at subTerrain. She’s also the communications director at Rebus Creative where she works as a publicist for several projects, is part of the programming team for Word Vancouver, and acts as consultant for various clients (communications and publishing). She previously was marketing director for […]
Grady, Wayne
Wayne Grady is the author of the novel Emancipation Day, which won the 2014 Amazon.ca First Novel Award and was named one of the CBC’s Ten Best Books of the Year. He is also the author of 14 books of nonfiction, including Breakfast at the Exit Cafe, a travel memoir co-authored with his wife, novelist Merilyn […]
Gibb, Camilla
Update: Camilla Gibb is unable to attend the festival at this time. Thank you for your understanding. CAMILLA GIBB is the critically acclaimed author of five novels and a memoir. She’s a previous winner of the Trillium Book Award, the City of Toronto Book Award and the CBC Canadian Literary Award for Short Fiction and […]
Fleet, Jonny
Jonny Fleet, originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia has lived in whistler for the past eight years. He has written, produced, and directed 15 short films, as well as music videos, and commercials. He started writing when he was 7 and hasn’t stopped since.
Finkelstein, Jesse
Jesse Finkelstein is the co-founder of Page Two, a strategic publishing firm, and an associate agent at Transatlantic Literary Agency. She brings to her current roles an extensive knowledge of author relations, publishing operations, and sales strategy. She has held several other publishing positions, including that of chief operating officer at D&M Publishers and associate publisher […]
Fernandez, Lisa
Lisa Fernandez obtained her degree in Film Production at Ryerson University, before working as a camera assistant in the Toronto Film scene for a variety of documentaries, music videos, commercials, and feature films. However, her love of the mountains prevailed, and she moved out West where she was able to combine her filmmaking skills with […]