WILKINS, JULIE
JULIE WILKINS is a storyteller and entrepreneur. The owner of Gather Bookshop, an independent bookstore where her passion for inclusive and diverse literature comes alive on the shelves, Julie is excited to be finding her own voice as an author. We’re Happy You’re Here is her first book. Julie lives in Squamish, British Columbia.
VAIL, ALLI
ALLI VAIL is a former journalist for national and provincial award-winning community newspapers. She is a content writer and marketer for literary festivals and nonprofits, and has worked in tech, video games, and politics. She studied creative writing at Simon Fraser University and lives in Vancouver. Her first novel, Brooklyn Thomas Isn’t Here, came out […]
TREGEBOV, RHEA
RHEA TREGEBOV is the celebrated author of poetry, novels and children’s picture books. Her eighth collection of poetry is Talking to Strangers, from Véhicule Press. Born in Saskatoon and raised in Winnipeg, she lives in Vancouver, where she is Associate Professor Emerita at the School of Creative Writing at UBC.
SUK, SARAH
SARAH SUK (pronounced like soup with a K) lives in Vancouver, where she writes stories and admires mountains. She is the author of young adult novels The Space between Here & Now and Made in Korea, and co-writer of John Cho’s middle grade novel Troublemaker. When she’s not writing, you can find her hanging out by […]
SUE, NATALIE
NATALIE SUE is a Canadian author of Iranian and British descent. She spent her formative years moving around western Canada with a brief stint in Scotland, where she discovered her passion for storytelling as a means of connection and reading as a means of comfort. She lives in Calgary with her husband, daughter, and dog. […]
STEVENS, TARA JEAN
TARA JEAN STEVENS is the host and creator of Heaven Bent, a chart-topping true-crime podcast that spotlights the Pentecostal and Charismatic church. Tara Jean has also been a fan-favourite on Vancouver radio and TV, for nearly 25 years. Today, you can hear her Smooth Jazz morning show on WAVE 98.3 – Vancouver’s Coolest Vibe.
SMITH, MICHAEL V.
MICHAEL V. SMITH is a writer, performer, filmmaker, and full professor at UBCO in Kelowna. Smith’s most recent project is The Floating Man, a feature documentary memoir examining a lifetime of untrue stories about his body. His latest book, Queers Like Me, is a poetry collection about growing up as a small town queer, released […]
SIMPSON, LEANNE TOSHIKO
LEANNE TOSHIKO SIMPSON is a mixed-race Yonsei writer who lives with bipolar disorder. She was named Scarborough’s Emerging Writer in 2016 and was nominated for the Journey Prize in 2019. She co-founded a reflective writing program at Canada’s largest mental health hospital and teaches at the University of Toronto. Since her hospitalization, Simpson has connected […]
SHARP, LAURA
LAURA SHARP is a Scottish poet whose work seeks the delicate balance between sass and soul. Her poetry has been featured in The Lupine Review and the BBC. Places You Catch Yourself is her first collection, compiling the chaos of the never ending search for home in new places and strangers’ faces.
SEA TO SKY STRING ORCHESTRA
SEA TO SKY STRING ORCHESTRA features classical musicians from Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton. They are devoted to sharing the joy and beauty of string music on violin, viola, cello and upright bass.