Manuel, Jennifer
JENNIFER MANUEL is the author of the novel, The Heaviness of Things That Float. A long-time activist in Aboriginal issues, Manuel taught elementary school in the lands of the Tahltan and Nuu-chah-nulth peoples. She lives on Vancouver Island where she runs the TRC Reading Challenge in an effort to get people to read the Truth […]
McMillen, Rachel
RACHEL (R.J.) MCMILLEN is the author of three books, with a fourth, Green River Falling, just released by Touchwood Editions in May, 2016. Dark Moon Walking, the first book in the Dan Connor mystery series, was nominated for both the Arthur Ellis Award and the Kobo Emerging Writers award in the Genre (Mystery) category. Her poetry […]
Lynch, Jim
JIM LYNCH is the author of four novels set in Western Washington with his latest creation, Before the Wind. New York Times reviewer Janet Maslin picked his most recently published novel, Truth Like the Sun, as one of her 10 favorite books of 2012. That novel was also a finalist for the Dashiell Hammett Prize, given […]
Livingston, Billie
BILLIE LIVINGSTON is the author of three novels, short stories, including the Danuta Gleed and CBC Bookie award-winning collection Greedy Little Eyes, and poetry. Her previous novel, One Good Hustle, a Globe and Mail Best Book, was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and nominated for the Canadian Library Association’s Young Adult Book Award. Her short […]
Letofsky, Rachel
RACHEL LETOFSKY is a graduate from both the Humber Creative Book Publishing Program and the University of Toronto, where she specialized in English literature. She began working for The Cooke Agency in 2010 and is now an Associate Agent. While at the conference, she will be acting as eyes and ears for the Cooke agents […]
Konar, Affinity
AFFINITY KONAR is the author of The Illustrated Version of Things. She received her MFA from Columbia University and lives in Los Angeles. Events: Reading Event 13: Bill Richardson in Conversation
Lederman, Marsha
MARSHA LEDERMAN is the Western Arts Correspondent for The Globe and Mail, based in Vancouver. She covers literature, visual art, film, television, music, theatre, dance, cultural policy, and related issues. Before joining The Globe, Marsha worked for CBC Radio, mostly in Toronto, where she held a variety of positions, including National Arts Reporter. Going way back, […]
Juby, Susan
SUSAN JUBY’S most recent novels are Republic of Dirt, winner of the 2016 Leacock Medal for Humour and The Truth Commission, winner of the BC Book Award/Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize. Her novels have been published all over the world and nominated for many awards, including the Amazon/Books in Canada First Novel Award and […]
JOHNSTONE, VICI
VICI JOHNSTONE of Caitlin Press, publishes work to reflect the diverse cultures, histories and concerns of BC while bridging the gap between the urban and the rural. Caitlin Press is committed to its feminist origins, publishing bold works by and about BC women. After winning the 2015 Jim Douglas Award, Caitlin Press launched Dagger Editions, […]
Irani, Anosh
ANOSH IRANI has published three critically acclaimed and award-winning novels: The Cripple and His Talismans (2004), a national bestseller; The Song of Kahunsha (2006), which was an international bestseller and shortlisted for Canada Reads and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; and Dahanu Road (2010), which was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. His play Bombay Black won the Dora Mavor Moore […]