Author Spotlights

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.

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