Stephen Sinisi
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Stephen Sinisi

Stephen Sinisi is a writer based in Maple, where he lives with his wife and four children (two with fur, two without).

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Frances Koziar
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Frances Koziar

Frances Koziar has published prose and poetry in over 100 different literary magazines and outlets, and has had over 20 professional-rate publications.

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Gillian Lowry
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Gillian Lowry

Gillian Lowry is a multidisciplinary artist, working in illustration, printmaking, painting and sculpture.

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Andrea Bernard
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Andrea Bernard

Andrea Bernard is a marine biologist. Her short fiction work has been published in the Antigonish Review and On Spec.

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Ian Fisher
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Ian Fisher

Ian Fisher’s first byline appears in his birth notice—‘Boy Arrives at Fishers’—that for 90% of his life hung framed on a pine-panelled wall in Montréal, and now hibernates in an L.L.Bean tote in a hall closet in Pacific Heights.

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Debra Bennett
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Debra Bennett

Debbie was an Early Childhood Educator for many years.She has published poetry in various Canadian and American magazines and journals.

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Oliva B. Li
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Oliva B. Li

Olivia (Bo) Li is an undergraduate student studying cognitive science, sociology and creative writing at the University of Toronto.

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India Das-Brown
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India Das-Brown

India Das-Brown is based in Toronto. Currently working as a barista at an artisanal French bakery, she is interested in art, life, and photography, and always on the lookout for new opportunities.

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Pauline Shen
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Pauline Shen

Pauline Shen is an emerging writer in London, Ontario. Her writing aims to showcase beauty and courage rooted in unexpected and challenging places. Her work is published or forthcoming with Amethyst Review, Blank Spaces, CommuterLit, and Dreamers Creative Writing.

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Ivanka Fear
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Ivanka Fear

Ivanka Fear is a former teacher now pursuing her passion for writing. Her poems and short stories appear in Spadina Literary Review, Montreal Writes, Adelaide Literary, October Hill, Scarlet Leaf Review, The Sirens Call, The Literary Hatchet, Wellington Street Review, Aphelion, Muddy River Poetry Review, and elsewhere.

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Sarah Law
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Sarah Law

Sarah Law is a reporter for the Gravenhurst Banner newspaper and lives in Muskoka, Ontario. She enjoys writing, running, and playing with her cat, Panda.

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Terence Young
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Terence Young

Terence Young lives in Victoria, British Columbia. He is a co-founder and former editor of The Claremont Review, a literary journal for younger writers.

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