Sandra Ridley is the author of three chapbooks and five books of poetry, the most recent of which is Vixen, published by BookHug Press in the fall of 2023.
Mark Frutkin's quiet glow of Hermit Thrush was shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Award in 2016.
Angèle Bassolé Ouédraogo is a poet, a publisher and a university researcher who won the Trillium Prize.
A VERSeFest Hall of Famer and awarded Gatineau's Prix Hommage, Guy Jean's poetry is internationally acclaimed.