Author Spotlights

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

Morgan Murray grew up on a farm near the same backwoods central Alberta village as figure-skating legend Kurt Browning.

Francesca Ekwuyasi is a writer and multidisciplinary artist from Lagos, Nigeria. Her work explores themes of faith, family, queerness,

Genevieve Graham moved to Nova Scotia in 2008 and fell in love with the integral history woven into every

Allison Watson believes in living every day to the fullest. Raised in Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, she had an active

Originally from Cape Breton and now based in Dartmouth, Amy Spurway is a writer, performer, and editor. She has worked

Based in Halifax, Ian Colford writes short fiction, novels, and literary criticism. His first book, the short fiction collection Evidence (Porcupine’s Quill,

Marq de Villiers is a journalist and the author of more than a dozen books. His vision and skill

Anne Kelly’s first published novel is Jacques’ Escape, released by Trap Door Books in 2019. But she has been reading

Jen Powley is a prairie girl living in Canada’s ocean playground. Since moving to Halifax in 2001, she has

Gloria Ann Wesley is an award-winning writer and a retired teacher. She is the author of several books of

Ray Cronin is a writer, editor, and curator. Between 2001 and 2015 he worked at the Art Gallery of

Author/illustrator Emma FitzGerald was born in Southern Africa to Irish parents, and did most of her growing up in

John Read’s journey into astronomy began with a small and rickety telescope purchased at his local pharmacy. He found

Lindsay R. Ruck, born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is a graduate of Carleton University’s School of Journalism in Ottawa. Since

Janice Landry is a regionally and nationally award-winning writer and journalist whose non-fiction work primarily focuses on mental health and