Emily Dundas Oke (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist and curator interested in the production and retention of embodied knowledge and shared histories. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and has been artist in residence at the Nida Art Colony (2019) and Access Gallery (2020), among others. Emily is the Curator at Massy Arts Society and Media Manager at Massy Books. Beyond her work with Massy, she is the Arts Editor and Community Engagement with The Capilano Review.

Jason Purcell (they/them) is a writer and bookseller from amiskwacîwâskahikan, Treaty 6 (Edmonton, Alberta). Alongside Matthew Stepanic, they run Glass Bookshop, an independent bookstore that centres queer and racialized writers and the work of independent publishers. They are also Co-Host of Glass Bookshop Radio, the bookstore’s podcast, and one of the Editors of Glass Paper, a literary magazine published by Glass Bookshop. Swollening, their first collection of poetry, will be published in Spring 2022 by Arsenal Pulp Press.

Itah Sadu is award-winning storyteller and children’s author. She is the co-owner of the independent bookstore, A Different Booklist, specializing in African and Caribbean Canadian literature and diverse resources from around the world. She is the managing Director of A Different Booklist Cultural Centre – The People’s Residence.

Kyrell Grant (she/her) is a Sales Manager for Young Readers at Penguin Random House Canada she previously has worked in independent book sales and has been a freelance writer with bylines in Chatelaine and Toronto Life.