Cynthia Woodman Kerkham is the author of the poetry collection Good Holding Ground, the chapbook with feathers, and is the co-editor of the anthology Poems from Planet Earth. Water Quality […]
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Q&A with shō yamagushiku
shō yamagushiku‘s work is grounded in a diasporic Okinawan consciousness. He writes from the homelands of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples (Victoria, B.C.). His first poetry collection, entitled shima, reflects ancestors, […]
Q&A with Dr. Leigh Joseph
Dr. Leigh Joseph is an ethnobotanist, author, and entrepreneur from Squamish First Nation. She contributes to cultural knowledge renewal in connection to Indigenous plant and land-based relationships. Weaving together ancestral teachings […]
Q&A with Debbie Bateman
Debbie Bateman graduated from The Writer’s Studio at SFU. Her short stories have appeared in literary magazines and an anthology. Your Body Was Made for This is her first book. […]
Q&A with Melanie Siebert
Melanie Siebert Melanie Siebert is the author of two poetry collections, Signal Infinities and Deepwater Vee—a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry. Her non-fiction book, Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental […]
Q&A with Shelley Wood
Shelley Wood is an award-winning author, journalist, and editor, currently based in BC. Her latest novel, the Leap Year Gene, is a medical mystery that spans decades and takes you […]
Q&A with Karen Whetung
Karen Whetung is Anishinaabe and mixed European ancestry and currently lives and works in Victoria, B.C., as an Indigenous Mentor and Storyteller in the local school districts. She believes that through […]
Q&A with Maurice Vellekoop
Maurice Vellekoop is a cartoonist and illustrator from Toronto whose work spans decades and has been featured in dozens of publications, including The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, GQ, and Time. […]
Q&A with Jen Sookfong Lee
Jen Sookfong Lee, a Vancouver-born writer, is known for her books such as Superfan, named a Best Book of 2023 by The Globe and Mail and Apple Books; The Conjoined, […]
Q&A with jaz papadopoulos
jaz papdopoulos is an interdisciplinary writer, educator and video artist. They hold an MFA from the University of British Columbia and are a Lambda Literary Fellow. A self-described emotionalist and […]
Q&A with Tim Bowling
Tim Bowling is the author of 23 works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. He is the recipient of numerous honours, including five Alberta Literary Awards, a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum […]
Q&A with Ren Louie
Ren Louie, known by his traditional name Wikinanish, originates from the Nuu-chah-nulth from Ahousaht. His ancestry is a blend of Nuu-chah-nulth, African American and Ukrainian. Louie’s professional pursuits are grounded […]