Johnson, Chelsea
Chelsea Johnson is truly one of the most talented singers that Vancouver has ever been blessed with, says vanmusic.ca. Her creative a’cappella compositions force Janis Joplin to sit down to tea with Macy Gray and Bettye Lavette, and consistently launch her in front of thousands of people from coast to coast. She can often be seen […]
Hunter, Catherine
Poet and novelist Catherine Hunter has published three collections of poetry, Necessary Crimes, Lunar Wake, and Latent Heat (which won the Manitoba Book of the Year Award); three thrillers, Where Shadows Burn, The Dead of Midnight, and Queen of Diamonds (Ravenstone Press); the novella In the First Early Days of My Death; and the spoken […]
Humphreys, C.C.
Chris (C.C.) Humphreys is the author of Plague which won the 2015 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel. He was born in Toronto and grew up in the UK. He has acted all over the world and his roles have ranged from Hamlet to Clive Parnell in Coronation Street. Chris has written eight historical novels […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]