Richard Osler

Richard Osler was part of the vibrant poetry community on Southern Vancouver Island. After a career as a journalist, CBC Morningside national business columnist and money manager, Quadra Books published his first full length poetry collection, Hyaena Season, in 2016....

Sarah Gibbs

Sarah Gibbs is a poet and playwright whose work has appeared in publications such as Descant, Filling Station Magazine, and Novelty Magazine. She is a George Orwell scholar and Fellow of the Royal Society of Art (RSA), and holds a PhD in English Literature from...

Bret Crowle

Bret Crowle is an emerging author who was born and raised in rural Alberta. She grew up participating in church and school choirs, and these communities taught her that making noise is a deeply healing art. This debut poetry collection only reinforces this love for...

Brian Bartlett

Brian Bartlett’s seven earlier collections of poetry include The Watchmaker’s Table, The Afterlife of Trees, and Granite Erratics. He has also published several books of nature writing and a gathering of his prose on poetry. His work has received The Atlantic Poetry...

Tom Wayman

Tom Wayman’s long writing career includes more than twenty poetry collections, three collections of critical and cultural essays, three books of short fiction, and a novel. His honours include the 2022 George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award and being named a...