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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Isobel Cunningham
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Isobel Cunningham

Isobel Cunningham lives on the unceded indigenous lands of the Kaien’keha”ka/Mohawk Nation in Montreal.

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Lucy Wilde
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Lucy Wilde

Lucy Wilde is a writer who lives in a cottage in the forest on Salt Spring Island, BC.

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Elle Warr-Addae
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Elle Warr-Addae

ELLE WARR-ADDAE is an emerging screenwriter, a creator of absurd fictional worlds. Her written works are perfect for being read aloud, or for the stage and screen.

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Rebecca St. Pierre
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Rebecca St. Pierre

Rebecca’s work has been published in national and international publications, and juried into an Ontario public art project and many exhibitions, including shows at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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