Stephanie Bolster’s first book won the Governor General’s Award, one of Canada’s highest literary honours, in 1998. She has published three others, most recently A Page from the Wonders of Life on Earth, and edited two anthologies. She teaches creative writing at Concordia University in Montreal.

Barbara Nickel is the author of two books of poetry, The Gladys Elegies and Domain. She is a recipient of the Pat Lowther Memorial Award and the Malahat Review Long Poem Prize.

Christopher Patton is the author of Ox, a book of poetry; Jack Pine, a story in verse for children; and Curious Masonry, a volume of translations from Old English. He teaches creative writing and literature at Western Washington University.

Matt Rader is a Vancouver Island writer and rabble rouser. His work has appeared in magazines, journals, and anthologies across North America, Ireland, and Australia. His poems and stories are rooted in the ecology, geography, and social history of Vancouver Isalnd.