Author Spotlights

John Graham-Pole graduated from University of London College of Medicine in 1966 and was a clinician, teacher, and researcher

Born in Musquodoboit Harbour and raised in Halifax, Louise Michalos brings an authentic voice to Marilla Cuthbert’s story. The

TEDx speaker, writer, and activist, Angela Bowden is a descendent of the stolen Africans sold through the Trans-Atlantic slave

Philip Moscovitch is a writer and audio producer living in Glen Margaret, Nova Scotia. He is the author of

Michelle Sylliboy is a Two-Spirited L’nu (Mi’kmaw) artist, and Assistant Professor at St.FX University in N.S. in three departments:

Nolan Natasha is a queer and trans writer, performer, and filmmaker. Of Faroese and English ancestry, Nolan is a

Virginia Konchan is the author of three poetry collections, Hallelujah Time (Véhicule Press, 2021), Any God Will Do and The

Jane Doucet is a journalist whose articles have appeared in myriad national magazines, including Chatelaine and Canadian Living. In

Becca Babcock grew up in Alberta, but since 2005, she’s lived just outside of Halifax with her husband Trent,

Chad Lucas has been in love with words since he attempted his first novel on a typewriter in the

Joanne Gallant is a pediatric nurse and writer. She is a graduate of Mount Allison University and the University

Jacqueline Dumas’s latest novel is The Heart Begins Here (Inanna Publications, 2018). Her previous writing includes two published novels:

Deborah Hemming lives and writes in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. She holds an MA in English from McGill University, a

Tyler LeBlanc is a historian, storyteller, and author based in E’se’katik (Lunenburg), Nova Scotia. He has bachelor degrees in

Rebecca Rose is a Cape Breton-born queer femme writer and activist who lives in Dartmouth with her partner and

Anne Simpson’s third novel, Speechless, and her second book of essays, Experiments in Distant Influence, came out in 2020.