Kim Thúy arrived in Canada in 1979, at the age of ten. She has worked as a seamstress, interpreter, lawyer and restaurant owner. She currently lives in Montreal where she devotes herself to writing.
Fanny Britt is a Quebec playwright, author and translator. She has written a dozen plays (among them Honey Pie, Hôtel Pacifique and Bienveillance) and translated more than fifteen. She has also writte…
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is a Canadian novelist, film director, and screenwriter from Quebec. Her films are known for their "organic, participatory feel." Barbeau-Lavalette is the daughter of filmmaker…
Natasha Kanapé Fontaine (born 1991) is an Innu poet and actress. Born in Pessamit, Quebec, Fontaine first became noticed in 2012 as part of the Montreal poetry scene. Her first poetry collection, Do N…
Geneviève Pettersen est née en 1982 à Wendake, après que sa mère ait été prise de contraction en magasinant de l’artisanat Huron. Elle a grandi entre Québec, Jonquière, Chicoutimi, St-Honoré et Falard…
Caroline Dawson est née en 1979 à Valparaiso au Chili. Elle est professeure de sociologie au cégep Édouard-Montpetit à Longueuil et autrice de Là où je me terre (2020) publié aux Éditions Remue-ménage…
Gabrielle Filteau-Chiba est traductrice et auteure. Gabrielle a quitté Montréal à la mi-vingtaine, il y a déjà cinq ans, tombant en amour avec la région du Kamouraska. La traductrice s’est installée al…
Simon Paré-Poupart ramasse les ordures depuis vingt ans. Ses études universitaires en sociologie et en administration internationale, ainsi que son expérience comme intervenant social n’auront pas eu …
