Talia C. Johnson Talia C. Johnson is a Jewish ritual and service leader, writer, poet, sensitivity editor, public speaker, workshop facilitator, educator, mentor, coach, and activist. She is a woman who is, in no particular order, an out queer autistic lesbian trans woman. Talia is Chair of the Heartspark Press Board of Directors, part of… Continue reading Talia C. Johnson
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Su J. Sokol
is a social rights advocate and a writer of speculative and interstitial fiction. A former legal services lawyer from New York City, xe now makes Montréal xyr home. Sokol is the author of three novels: Cycling to Asylum, which was long-listed for the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic and has been… Continue reading Su J. Sokol
Stephen Graham-King
Stephen Graham King Stephen Graham King lives in Toronto. His first book, Just Breathe, tells the funny, blunt, uncompromising story of his three year battle with metastatic synovial sarcoma. Since then, he has concentrated on writing speculative fiction, in particular, queer-themed space opera, and his short fiction has appeared in the anthologies North of Infinity… Continue reading Stephen Graham-King
The Spirit of Holidays by Jennifer Carole Lewis
Our countdown to the winter solstice continues! Around this time of the year comes a number of important religious celebrations around the world. To celebrate, we’ve brought together quite a few amazing independent authors and artists for an advent calendar of blog posts. Each of them will write a short piece or create something related to… Continue reading The Spirit of Holidays by Jennifer Carole Lewis
A Family by Choice Christmas by Nathan Caro Fréchette
Our countdown to the winter solstice continues! Around this time of the year comes a number of important religious celebrations around the world. To celebrate, we’ve brought together quite a few amazing independent authors and artists for an advent calendar of blog posts. Each of them will write a short piece or create something related to… Continue reading A Family by Choice Christmas by Nathan Caro Fréchette
La Bafana by Derek Newman-Stille
Our countdown to the winter solstice continues! Around this time of the year comes a number of important religious celebrations around the world. To celebrate, we’ve brought together quite a few amazing independent authors and artists for an advent calendar of blog posts. Each of them will write a short piece or create something related to… Continue reading La Bafana by Derek Newman-Stille
The Guardian by Jen Desmarais
Our countdown to the winter solstice continues! Around this time of the year comes a number of important religious celebrations around the world. To celebrate, we’ve brought together quite a few amazing independent authors and artists for an advent calendar of blog posts. Each of them will write a short piece or create something related to… Continue reading The Guardian by Jen Desmarais
The Year Christmas Got Canceled by JF Garrard
Our countdown to the winter solstice continues! Around this time of the year comes a number of important religious celebrations around the world. To celebrate, we’ve brought together quite a few amazing independent authors and artists for an advent calendar of blog posts. Each of them will write a short piece or create something related to… Continue reading The Year Christmas Got Canceled by JF Garrard
Night of the Sisters by Éric Desmarais
Our countdown to the winter solstice continues! Around this time of the year comes a number of important religious celebrations around the world. To celebrate, we’ve brought together quite a few amazing independent authors and artists for an advent calendar of blog posts. Each of them will write a short piece or create something related to… Continue reading Night of the Sisters by Éric Desmarais
Derek Newman-Stille
Derek Newman-Stille holding a Prix Aurora Award Derek Newman-Stille, MA, PhD ABD (They/Them) is a Disabled, Queer, Nonbinary activist, author, artist, academic, and editor. They edited the anthologies Over the Rainbow: Folk and Fairy Tales from the Margins (Exile) and We Shall Be Monsters (Renaissance Press) and are the 9 time Prix Aurora Award-winning creator… Continue reading Derek Newman-Stille
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