Mark Leslie Lefebvre has worked in the book industry since 1992, the same year his first short story was published. An author who has embraced both traditional and self-publishing paths, Mark is known for his expertise in digital publishing, the book industry and inspiring and empowering writers to navigate the changing landscape of publishing. Perhaps you are…

We had a wonderful group of writers talk about their work and share their stories with us this past Wednesday. Click here for part 1 and here for part 2 of the recorded live stream of our September 10th event featuring Christopher Yusko, Steffi Tad-y, Mark Sampson, and Farah Ghafoor, with guest speaker Mark Leslie Lefebvre who spoke to…

Farah Ghafoor is the author of Shadow Price (House of Anansi, 2025). Selections of her debut won the E.J. Pratt Medal and Prize in Poetry, and were finalists for the CBC Poetry Prize and the Far Horizons Award. Farah resides in Tkaranto (Toronto). Excerpt from Shadow Price Mercy My first time fishing, I flung the seizure back into…

Steffi Tad-y is a disabled artist and writer from Manila. She is the author of “From the Shoreline” and “Notes from the Ward” published by Gordon Hill Press. Receiving support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the BC Arts Council, Steffi’s poems often reflect on kinship, diasporic geographies, and formations of the mind. She…

Christopher Yusko spends his days working as a librarian somewhere in the frozen wastes of Canada, where he lives with his wife, his two daughters, and a cat named Dave Waller. His short fiction appears in Paramnesia: A Grendel Press Horror Anthology, Aurealis and Speculative City. Five Books for the Season The warmth of summer recedes,…