Anastasia Koutalianos is Helen Koutalianos' daughter; she has worked in editing, book and magazine publishing, and historical research. A lifelong foodie who was taught everything she knows about cooking ...

Tanya Barnard and Sarah Kramer had known each other for a while. One day in the early nineties, they realized what good friends they had become, and they became roommates for four years.
Tanya grew up ...

Sarah Kramer was named "The World's Coolest Vegan" by Herbivore magazine. She is the author of La Dolce Vegan! and Vegan a Go-Go! and coauthor of How It All Vegan! and The Garden of Vegan, as well as ...

Melissa Edwards is a writer and a former associate editor of Geist; she has been involved in the creation of the Geist maps since 1999. She lives in Vancouver.

jae steele is a registered holistic nutritionist and runs the vegan blog "Domestic Affair." She has authored various self-published cookzines including Vegan Freegan and Ripe. Formerly from Montreal, ...

Jean Smith is the singer and lyricist in Mecca Normal, whose first album was released in 1986. Their tenth album, the Family Swan was released by Kill Rock Stars. As a solo artist, Jean has also released ...

Gabriella Goliger's first book, Song of Ascent, won the 2001 Upper Canada Writer's Craft Award (now available from Lazara Press). She was co-winner of the 1997 Journey Prize for short fiction, a finalist ...

Hasan Namir was born in Iraq in 1987 and came to Canada at a young age. He graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BA in English. His debut novel God in Pink won the Lambda Literary Award for gay ...

Juliana Neufeld is an award-winning illustrator and mixed media artist living in Toronto, Canada. Her work has been inspired by the whimsy of children's illustration, journal art, and an obsession with ...

Noah Tsika is a PhD candidate in Cinema Studies at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts and the author of numerous essays on film, television, and new media.