Authors
Zoe Whittall is the author of two books of poetry: The Emily Valentine Poems (Snare, 2006) and The Best Ten Minutes of Your Life (McGilligan, 2001). Her first novel, Bottle Rocket Hearts, was published in May 2007.
Angela Carr
Angela Carr lives in Montreal.
Jason Christie is a poet and visual artist who has lived in Milton, Toronto and Calgary. In 2001, Jason obtained a BA HONS from York University with a double major in English Literature and Creative Writing. During his stay at York, he was an active member of the student collective Writers at York. In 2005, Jason completed his MA at the University of Calgary. Jason has been an editorial board member for dANDelion, existere, and filling Station. He was also co-editor of Open Letter’s small/micropress issue. Jason’ popular community reading series, YARD, also spawned his micropress project, yardpress. He recently compiled a collection of noise poems and plans to exhibit his visual poetry in the near future.
Melissa A. Thompson
Melissa A. Thompson is a writer, artist and researcher currently living in Montreal. Her written and photographic work has appeared in various Canadian literary magazines and her installations have been exhibited in Canada and the U.K. Dreadful Paris (Snare, 2006) was shortlisted for the McAusland First Book Prize.
Natalie Zina Walschots blog
Natalie Zina Walschots recently completed her MA in Creative Writing at the University of Calgary. She serves as the Managing Editor for filling Station and is the co-organizer of the Flywheel reading series. She has also served as the Managing Editor for dANDelion. Her work has recently appeared in Matrix and The Capilano Review. Sections of Thumbscrews have appeared as the No Press chapbooks Passion Play and Christening, and the work is the 2007 Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry winner.
Jay MillAr blog
Jay MillAr is a Toronto poet, editor, publisher, and virtual bookseller. He is the author of False Maps for Other Creatures, Mycological Studies and The Ghosts of Jay MillAr. Most recently he published Double Helix, a collaborative novel written with Stephen Cain. He is the figure behind BookThug, an independent publishing house dedicated to cutting edge work by well-known and emerging North American writers, as well as Apollinaire’s Bookshoppe, a virtual bookstore that specializes in the books that no one wants to buy. He currently teaches creative writing at George Brown College.
ryan fitzpatrick blog
Born and raised in Calgary, ryan fitzpatrick is a founding editor of (orange) magazine and a past editor and board member of filling Station magazine. His poetry has been published across Canada, most notably the anthologies Post-Prairie (2005, Talonbooks, Eds. Robert Kroetsch and Jon Paul Fiorentino) and Shift and Switch: New Canadian Poetry (2005, Mercury Press, Eds. derek beaulieu, Jason Christie, and a. rawlings). FAKE MATH is his first full-length collection of poems.
