Canadian writer Madeleine Thien was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1974, the year her Chinese-Malaysian family immigrated to Canada. Pursuing her childhood interest in ballet, Thien studied modern dance at Simon Fraser University. From 1994 on she was a student at the University of British Columbia, where she received
Canadian poet, essayist and translator, began publishing in the early 90s in Vancouver. She also extends her work with language and sound beyond the page, into exhibition and performance. Her 9th book of poetry, »3 Summers«, is about to be published by Coach House books. She lives in France.
Leanne Shapton was born in 1973 in Toronto. She studied at McGill University in Montreal and at Pratt Institute in New York. Among other things, she worked as editor and art director at the »National Post« and as an illustrator for the »New York Magazine«, and was art director at
Kenneth Bonert was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1972, where he grew up until he and his parents emigrated to Canada in 1989. In Toronto, Bonert studied Journalism at Ryerson University and then worked as a reporter for newspapers like the »Globe and Mail« and the »National Post«. Bonert’s
Kenneth Oppel was born in 1967 in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. Even as a child he enjoyed writing fantasy stories, and when he was in seventh grade he decided he was going to be a writer. While still a high-school student at St. Michaels University School in Victoria, his
Ken Babstock was born into a pastor’s family in Newfoundland in 1970 and grew up in the Ottawa Valley. In his youth, he occupied himself with poetry in order to distance himself from the church’s language, which he found fraudulent. His interest in philosophy led him to enrol at the
Author of eleven books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, Karen Connelly has been called »one of Canada’s smartest, fiercest and most intrepid writers«. Born in 1969, she was raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, but began living outside of Canada at the age of seventeen, in Asia. An outspoken human
Jon Klassen was born in 1981 in Winnipeg, Canada. He studied illustration in Oakville until 2005 and subsequently moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a designer and illustrator, among others on motion pictures like »City of Ember« (2008), »Coraline« (2009) and »Kung Fu Panda 2« (2011). He was
Johanna Skibsrud was born in 1980 and grew up in rural Nova Scotia, Canada. She studied English Literature at the University of Toronto and creative writing at Concordia University in Montreal, with studies abroad in England and Greece. She has been a wilderness instructor in Canada and the U.S., coordinated
Jane Urquhart was born in the northern Canadian mining community of Little Long Lac and grew up in Cramahe Township, Northumberland County, and in Toronto. She studied English literature and art history at the University of Guelph and first published three volumes of poetry, in which the visual power of
Iain Lawrence was born in 1955 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. During his childhood he accompanied his father on his journeys through Canada. He later studied journalism in Vancouver and subsequently wrote for various Canadian newspapers. He also wrote a number of children’s books, which initially remained unpublished. After a
The Canadian journalist, historian and Middle East expert was born in 1943 and taught at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst before his seven-part documentary, »War«, earned him international recognition and an Oscar nomination. The series, broadcast in forty-five different countries, was based on his experiences in the military during
