Laurie Laird 4/12/22 Laurie Laird 4/12/22

Allan Toews

I began as a practising artist in Winnipeg, MB, where I graduated from the University of Manitoba, School of Art in 1972 and continued my practice in Winnipeg until 2004 when I moved to Victoria, BC, where I maintain a studio at Rock Bay Square, a old building catering to artist and artisans. Winnipeg, Toronto and Victoria are places where my art has been exhibited.

Wallace Stegner 1/25/21 Wallace Stegner 1/25/21

Tara Dawn Solheim

January 2021

Tara Dawn Solheim works across genres, her original creations integrate poetry and melody in performance. Tara Dawn spent a year in the UK and later five years in Japan where she performed extensively and wrote for a number of music groups. Her experiences have led her to explore the physicality of the voice. She is currently working on a new collection of performance poetry pieces.

Wallace Stegner 1/12/21 Wallace Stegner 1/12/21

Kim Fu

Kim Fu is a Canadian-born writer living in Seattle, Washington. She is the author of two novels and a collection of poetry. Her first story collection, Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, will be published by Tin House Books in 2022.

Wallace Stegner 1/11/21 Wallace Stegner 1/11/21

Deborah Willis

Deborah Willis was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. Her first book, Vanishing and Other Stories, was named one of the Globe and Mail's Best Books of 2009, and was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award. She was a bookseller at Munro's Books in Victoria, BC, a writer-in-residence at Joy Kogawa House in Vancouver, BC, the 2012-2013 Calgary Distinguished Writers Program writer-in-residence at the University of Calgary, and the Writer in Residence at MacEwan University in Edmonton. She currently works for Freehand Books in Calgary and is a proud volunteer at The Women’s Centre of Calgary.