Catherine Gutsche
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Catherine Gutsche

Catherine Gutsche is an Ottawa-based abstract painter whose work explores texture, scale, and emotional resonance.

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Daniel Schertzer
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Daniel Schertzer

Daniel Schertzer grew up in Vancouver, British Colombia and found his passion for creative writing while studying at the University of Victoria.

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Ross Peacock
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Ross Peacock

Ross Peacock lives beside a lake in Haliburton, Ontario, where he volunteers with the Red Cross and is active with the Haliburton Arts Council.

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Leslie Stark
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Leslie Stark

Leslie Stark is a teacher, mom, poet, playwright, dancer, singer, hula hoop maker, excellent baker, expert cat napper, champion of the arts, and wildly busy person.

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Alan Hill
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Alan Hill

Alan Hill has been writing since working and living in Botswana twenty-five years ago.

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Sandra Whitworth
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Sandra Whitworth

Sandra Whitworth lives in rural eastern Ontario on traditional Mohawk territory and is a retired faculty member from York University in Toronto.

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Taimi Poldmaa
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Taimi Poldmaa

Taimi Poldmaa, artist/instructor/writer, is inspired by the elements of nature, filling her canvases with vivid colours and bold shapes.

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E. P. Lande
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E. P. Lande

E. P. Lande was born in Montreal, has lived in France and in Vermont. As Vice-Dean, he taught at l’Université d’Ottawa.

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Lauren Kalinowski
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Lauren Kalinowski

Lauren Kalinowski is an MFA candidate at the University of King's College in Halifax and co-editor of Edmonton Scene.

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Leah Smith
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Leah Smith

Leah Smith lives within the countryside of Cape Breton Island, a small rock hidden within Nova Scotia.

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Chanice Boyd
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Chanice Boyd

Chanice Boyd is a copywriter who’s lately been wandering off the brief and into her own imagination. These days, she’s exploring fast fiction and personal essays.

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Kristina Kasparian
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Kristina Kasparian

Kristina Kasparian is a writer, health activist, translator, and travel photographer with a PhD in neurolinguistics.

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Laurence Lumsden
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Laurence Lumsden

Once upon a time Laurence Lumsden worked in tech, but he escaped under the cover of the pandemic, just to tell stories.

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Beveley Brenna
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Beveley Brenna

Emerging visual artist Beverley Brenna brings a unique perspective to the Saskatchewan art scene, one deeply informed by her distinguished career as a writer and educator.

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Hilary Shirra
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Hilary Shirra

Hilary Shirra is a hydrotechnical engineer, and emerging writer from Calgary, Alberta.

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Renee Cronley
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Renee Cronley

Renee Cronley is a writer from Manitoba that stepped away from nursing to prioritize her children, and has been channelling her knowledge and experiences into a poetry book about nursing burnout.

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Spencer Gorham
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Spencer Gorham

Spencer Gorham (they/them), born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, is a musician and poet.

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