Seán Virgo
Seán Virgo was born in Malta, and grew up in South Africa, Malaya, Ireland and the U.K. He immigrated to Canada in 1966 and became a citizen in 1972. Virgo has published a number of works of both poetry and fiction, most recently, A Traveller Came By (2000); nonagon fugue ( 2007); and, Begging Questions (2007). He has read his work around the world, and has worked as a writing teacher, actor, and television host.
Sherry Johnson
Born in Craik, Saskatchewan in 1972, Johnson grew up in Eastend, Saskatchewan. The Eastend area has deeply influenced her and has become, as she says, a template for her sensibility. Johnson has had poems appear in a number of Canadian literary magazines.
Gregory Nelson
Gregory Nelson is an award-winning writer and producer for television, theatre and radio who has dedicated his career to creating characters and stories that are uniquely Canadian. A prolific playwright, Nelson’s works for the stage have been published and produced across Canada and have won multiple awards, including two Alberta Book Awards and first prize in the Canadian National Playwriting Competition.