Amanda Hale
July 2023
Amanda Hale is a multi-genre Canadian writer with four novels, two collections of short fiction, and two poetry chapbooks published. She won the Prism International prize for creative non-fiction and has twice been a finalist for the Relit Fiction award. She is the librettist for Pomegranate, an opera to be toured by the Canadian Opera Company in 2023, based on her poetry collection - Pomegranate: A Tale of Remembering. For more information about Amanda check here: www.amandahale.com
Emilie Smith
June 2023
Emilie Teresa Smith is an Argentine-born, Canadian-raised Anglican priest who has dedicated her life to the defense of our sacred planet home. Since the age of seven she has loved writing, crafting her first book (with illustrations) called The Poor Snake. Since then she has written several books, for adults and for children. She has also published numerous articles and essays, especially about her work in Latin America, where she has lived on-and-off for several years. Emilie believes that NOW is the time for us to take hold of what it means to be human creatures, part of this wide web of life, and to rediscover the power of radical love for one another.