Gerald Thibeault
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Gerald Thibeault

When Gerry is not writing poetry he can be found running, or with a wrench in his hand, a welder sometimes, or maybe a big hammer. 

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Susan Smith
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Susan Smith

Susan Smith merges her storytelling instincts as a former Globe and Mail editor with her passion for visual narratives through photography.

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Lori Lupul
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Lori Lupul

Lori Lupul was born in North Vancouver and raised on a ranch near Princeton, British Columbia.

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Shadi Rajabi
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Shadi Rajabi

Shadi Rajabi is a Montreal-based short fiction writer and avid reader. She has written stories since she was twelve.

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Selena Mercuri
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Selena Mercuri

Selena Mercuri is a Toronto-based writer currently working on her debut novel, which explores themes of identity and generational trauma.

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Cadence Edgcumbe
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Cadence Edgcumbe

Cadence Edgcumbe turned the limitations of boat life in artistic innovation, creating striking portraits using watercolors on lamination sheets.

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David Halliday
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David Halliday

David Halliday has published poems across the United States and Canada including murder by Coach House Press, winner of the 2001 Eppie for poetry.

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Justin Pulice
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Justin Pulice

Justin Pulice is a poet and graduate of the BA Honours English and Creative Writing program at Concordia University.

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Lilah Warren
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Lilah Warren

Lilah Warren dreams of, loves, and has to be near the sea. She would like to be a seagull, but has settled for being a poet.

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Arielle Friedman
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Arielle Friedman

Arielle Friedman is an award-winning documentary screenwriter who bounces between Toronto and New York.

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Doris Von Tettenborn
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Doris Von Tettenborn

Doris von Tettenborn lives in the shadow of the Alberta Rocky Mountains and is grateful for her mountain panorama sunset views.

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Helen Robertson
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Helen Robertson

Witch, bitch, and full-time disaster, Helen Robertson is a trans, bisexual, genderqueer woman moving through the lifelong process of accepting how lucky they've been.

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Véronik Le Duc
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Véronik Le Duc

Véronik Le Duc (she/her) is from Ottawa, Ontario, and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow.

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Alison Gadsby
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Alison Gadsby

Alison Gadsby is a writer whose work appears in The Temz Review, The Ex-Puritan, Blue Lake Review, Coastal Shelf, Synchronized Chaos, and more.

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Patti Edgar
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Patti Edgar

Patti’s writing has appeared in publications such as The Dalhousie Review, FreeFall, Grain, Prairie Fire, The Antigonish Review, and Waiting: An Anthology of Essays.

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Daniela Waheed
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Daniela Waheed

Daniela Waheed is a proud Canadian artist, currently residing in the UAE. Her journey with art has been a remarkable odyssey that led her to the captivating world of Ebru.

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Wilder Simpson
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Wilder Simpson

After sustaining a concussion while skiing, Wilder Simpson was forced into his mind where he confronted, with turmoil and love, the parts of himself he had long buried.

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