Shelly Kawaja is the author of The Raw Light of Morning. Her work has appeared in several magazines such as Riddlefence, The Humber Literary Review, The Dalhousie Review, and PACE. She was longlisted for the Bridge Prize, the Writer’s Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Fresh Fish Award, and won the GritLIT 2020 short fiction contest. Full bio.
Sabyasachi Nag‘s newest poetry collection, The Alphabet of Aliens (Mawenzi House) is due in the fall of 2025. He is the author of Hands Like Trees, a story collection, (Ronsdale Press, 2023) and three poetry collections. His work has appeared in Arc, Canadian Literature, Diagram, Grain, The Antigonish Review, The Dalhousie Review, The Windsor Review, and The Guardian among other places. Sachi received an M.F.A. from the University of British Columbia. Full Bio.
Tena Laing recently completed her MFA at the University of British Columbia, where she was on the Prism Magazine editorial board. Tena won the Muskoka Novel Marathon Manuscript Contest and was on the shortlist for the Fiddlehead Fiction Prize. Her fiction and non-fiction have appeared in various literary magazines and anthologies including Horseshoe Literary Magazine, The Read, Writing in the Time of Covid, and Writing From the Inside Out. Full Bio.
Paul Dhillon (he/him) is a second-generation newcomer to Canada. He lives on the unceded and ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, where he is a high school English teacher. His work has appeared in multiple literary journals including The Malahat Review and Prairie Fire. He has been a finalist for a National Magazine Award. He earned his MFA at the University of British Columbia. Full Bio.
Sandra McTavish works in educational publishing. She co-wrote The Cricket War with Tho Pham, (Kids Can Press, 2024) and the US Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) Joint Winner.
She and her partner, Doug, divide their time between Toronto and Doug’s family farm in Madoc, Ontario, where they have a few “pet” cows and barn cats.