Leila Salloum Elias is an instructor in the Arabic program at Penn State University.

Sarah Schulman is the author of twenty books: the novels Maggie Terry, The Cosmopolitans, The Mere Future, The Child, Rat Bohemia, Shimmer, Empathy, After Delores, People In Trouble, Girls Visions and ...

Muna Salloum works at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto.

Travis Lupick is an award-winning journalist based in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. He has more than a decade's experience working as a staff reporter for the Georgia Straight newspaper and has also written ...

Robin Konstabaris is a visual artist whose work has been shown in numerous galleries across Canada.

Carys Cragg is an instructor in Child, Family & Community Studies at Douglas College. Her personal essays and reviews have appeared in such venues as The Globe & Mail and The Tyee. She is a graduate of ...

Pierre LeBlanc is a chef and caterer who has worked in cafes and restaurants in Vancouver, Europe, and the great beyond.

John Barton has published eight award-winning volumes of poetry and five chapbooks. He lives in Victoria, where he edits The Malahat Review.

David Homel is a writer, journalist, filmmaker, and translator, and the author of nine novels. He has translated many French-language books into English and is a two-time recipient of the Governor General's ...

Raymond Biesinger's work has appeared in such publications as The New Yorker and the New York Times.