Angela Dallago
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Angela Dallago

From a young age, Angela Dallago has always been fascinated with water… She has dreamed of living by the ocean or sailing for months at a time but, while living in Whistler surrounded by the Coastal Mountains, Angela gets her water fix by paddle boarding on the lakes or swimming in the cool waters.

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Jordan Colledge
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Jordan Colledge

Jordan Colledge is a second-year university student majoring in computer science. Born and raised in Kelowna, BC, Jordan spent his grade school years both gladly and dejectedly walking his path alone.

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Vanessa R. Bradley
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Vanessa R. Bradley

Vanessa R. Bradley’s favourite thing to do is weave together imaginary worlds on paper, but she also works in communications to support her lifestyle of loving imperial stouts and cooking with fancy ingredients.

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Fraser Sager
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Fraser Sager

Fraser Sager was born and grew up in Calgary but now works in the Toronto financial district.

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Anne McGouran
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Anne McGouran

Anne McGouran lives in Collingwood, Ontario where she has developed a fascination with ice huts and orchard ladders.

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Michael R. Sullivan
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Michael R. Sullivan

Michael R. Sullivan is a writer from St. John’s, NL. A reader of fiction these days, his favourite authors and books have inspired him to write in the same vein.

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Chad Norman
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Chad Norman

Chad Norman lives beside the high-tides of the Bay of Fundy, Truro, Nova Scotia.

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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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sharai mustatia
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sharai mustatia

For sharai, creating photographic art has replaced the feeling of isolation with a sense of belonging and connectedness.

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Joanne Morrison
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Joanne Morrison

Joanne Morrison’s work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, and Elephant Journal.

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Tammy Shane
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Tammy Shane

Inside her cozy studio, Tammy works in acrylic and oil on canvas. As a Canadian contemporary realist painter her creations range from landscapes with cloud-filled skies, to animals.

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Jen Jones
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Jen Jones

Jen Jones is a writer/editor (and former police officer) in Hamilton Ontario. She is a City of Hamilton Arts Award (Emerging Writer) recipient, and has taught creative writing at Mohawk College.

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James Dick
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James Dick

James Dick is an actor, writer, screenwriter, and director living in Toronto, Ontario. He has written short stories and novels across the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres.

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Dakota LaMarre
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Dakota LaMarre

Dakota LaMarre is a young writer based in Toronto, Ontario. A lover of philosophy and business as well as fiction, Dakota takes great joy in searching for hidden truths and documenting the human condition.

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Catherine Geiling
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Catherine Geiling

Catherine Geiling has recently rediscovered her love of writing, after a lengthy hiatus to deal with life’s realities, some more real than others.

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Rhonda Skinner
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Rhonda Skinner

Rhonda Skinner is an Edmonton-based writer. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading, playing golf, taking photos of wildlife, or playing her ukulele.

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Melissa Hardy
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Melissa Hardy

Melissa Hardy’s short stories have been widely anthologized, including in Best American Short Stories, Best Canadian Short Stories and in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror.

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