Emily Gillespie Emily Gillespie (she/they) is a mad and autistic author, disability activist, and professional daydreamer. Gillespie has a BA in Gender Equality and Social Justice an MA in Critical Disability Studies and a certificate in Creative Writing. They have volunteered and worked in the disability community as an activist, researcher, and facilitator for over… Continue reading Emily Gillespie
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Elvira Cordileone
Elvira Cordileone,photo by Peter Rehak I got on a ship with my mother in sunny Naples, Italy in 1952 at the age of 3. We landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and got on a train to Montreal to join my father. I learned French on the city’s poorer east-end streets with neighbourhood children, However, like… Continue reading Elvira Cordileone
Carolyn Charron
Carolyn Charron Carolyn Charron is a speculative fiction writer who has always wanted to be a pirate or a wizard, preferably with a dragon companion. Her short stories have appeared in Renaissance Press’ Nothing Without Us anthology of disabled writers which was nominated for a 2020 Prix Aurora award and in three of Flame Tree… Continue reading Carolyn Charron
H.E. Casson
H.E. Casson H. E. Casson is a queer, disabled/mad poet, voice actor, and storyteller. They have lived in every borough of Toronto (Tkaronto), located on land included in Treaty 13 and the Williams Treaty. They decided they were a poet in the fifth grade, and words have helped them survive and celebrate experiences of homelessness,… Continue reading H.E. Casson
Dorothy Palmer
Dorothy Palmer Dorothy Ellen Palmer is a mom of two, a binge knitter, a former English/Drama teacher, improv coach and union activist, now a disabled senior writer and disability activist. Her novel, When Fenelon Falls, (Coach House) and adoption-disability memoir, Falling for Myself, (Wolsak and Wynn), were acclaimed by The Toronto Star, The Globe and… Continue reading Dorothy Palmer
Mariam Pal
Born in Montréal, Mariam Pal spent her childhood in Victoria, B.C. where Ballet is not for Muslim Girls is set. Mariam returned to Montréal four decades ago to study economics and law at McGill. A former resident of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire and Manila, Philippines, Mariam has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa. She is… Continue reading Mariam Pal
Bruce Gordon
Bruce Gordon Bruce Gordon is originally from Montreal, Quebec, and lives in the suburbs of Ottawa with his wifey, Cait Gordon, who is also a published author. Bruce’s love for writing was sparked by the challenge of NANOWRIMO 2017, which spawned this first book of his Dissatisfied Me series. When he is not working as… Continue reading Bruce Gordon
Heather Chambers
Canadian author Heather Chambers dedicates her time to raising awareness through her writing. She’s made her first step with her debut apocalyptic novel, Earth Sucks, published at 19, which underlines how one only has to look outside to see horror resides not only in fiction.Now, armed with search histories that’d pique the FBIs attention if ever… Continue reading Heather Chambers
Lynne Sargent
Lynne Sargent is a writer, aerialist, and philosophy Ph.D student currently studying at the University of Waterloo. Their works have appeared in venues such as Strange Horizons, Wild Musette, and Augur Magazine, and have been nominated for Aurora and Rhysling awards. A Refuge of Tales is their first poetry collection, and it was funded through… Continue reading Lynne Sargent
Raluca Balasa
Raluca Balasa holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Nevada, Reno. Her approach to writing is character oriented, often dealing with love/hate relationships, antiheroes, and antagonists who make you agree with them. Her short work has appeared in Andromeda Spaceways, Aurealis, Psychopomp, and Grimdark Magazine, among others. Currently, Raluca works as a… Continue reading Raluca Balasa
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