ibutors: contr! JESSE STASIUK Jesse Stastuk began illustrating as a way of supporting his writing. Now he writes to support his illustrations. In time he hopes to make the two coexist harmoniously. WHITNEY ROTHWELL If Whitney Rothwell could have a super power, she'd choose the ability to move objects with her mind. KRISTEN GARDNER Kristen Gardner is a traditional and digital artist who aspires to work as a professional illustrator post graduation. JAKE STEPHENS Jake Stephens currently lives in Castlegar, and enjoys reading science fiction and fantasy. ERIN SIMONEN Erin Sumonen ts an introvert and a big fan of weird art. She is a horror enthusiast who ts afraid of the dark. VIKTOR OLYNYK Viktor Olynyk ts an artest that enjoys tlustrating dead forms doing living things. He 1s inspired by art, music and sport. KODIE SNOW Kodie Snow ts an aspiring photographer and traditional artist who has way too many dogs and not enough hands to pet them all. ANDREW VISSER Andrew Visser is a native of Ontario and a writer on a mission to try and break the dreaded deadline barrier. Reports are inconclusive but when the moon is red and white eye wolves howl, something gets through. PETER MCRORY J Illustrate and reinvent nature, design with a clear purpose, study the science behind the strategies, introduce mystery into the world, and take time to refine. It’s all in the details. JAMES TUCKER James Tucker is a Toronto-born filmmaker, photographer and graphic designer. Hts craft centers on storytelling, and he enjoys food, hockey and the great outdoors. MADISON GREEN Madison’s canvas is where all the magic happens. Her art style is a way of self-expresswon, leaving her thoughts and feelings through dramatic changes in various art preces. Expressing herself from soft or rough brush strokes, to bold or dramatic photography shots. PAULTON SERRING Paulton Serving has been here before but can’t remember most of tt. He likes cats and duck feta. His other car 1s a boomerang. DYLLAN LACHELT Dyllan Lachelt is an aspiring writer from Nelson, attending Selkirk College. She lives with 5 roommates and her adorable Bugg puppy Krieger who loves to try to eat poetry. SHANE GIOFU Shane Giofu fled P.T. Barnum’s Museum of Freaks in 1877 and eventually made his home in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. When he isn’t dreaming about spending time with his granddaughter, he ts busy earning the tribute he pays to the vampires who ensure his longevity and boyish good looks for a man of one-hundred and sixty. MERIN CHRISANTH Merin Chrisanth 1s a traditional artist, graphic designer, and web developer. I work in pen and ink, as well as digital media. He is inspired by the Renatssance masters and Indian pattern designs. Hts illustration 1s detailed, and his design work 1s clean and simple. CALLUM PENGELLY Callum Pengelly ts artistically fascinated by the uncommon sources of wonder we encounter everyday. Ehs artwork and poetry is an attempt at rediscovering the mix of magic and cynicism that wonder invokes. KATIE SAWYER Katte Sawyer lwes in Nelson, BC perched on the side of a mountain where, between battling Canadian winters and mothering her two little ones, she sometimes writes. ELIZABETH CUNNINGHAM Elizabeth Cunningham ts from a hurricane that blew her chimney down the street in Toronto; Ward's Island, where she saved homes; Eden Mills, where her children’s lives rushed by like a turbulent river, and Nelson where she climbs mountains daily. She is from a forest of fallen leaves where all the trees are blowing down. CORRINE BUNDSCHUH Emerging writer Corrine Bundschuh draws on her sixteen years of producing Shambhala Music Festival to bring humorous stories from the inside. SHANNON STASYK Shannon Stasyk writes creative non-fiction and poetry. She has an appreciation for cleverness, dark humour, bold wine and sharp cheese. FLETCHER FITZGIBBON AND JOEL ZUSHMAN Fletcher FitzGibbon and Joel Cushman are aspiring writers and longtime pals originally from Victoria BC. When in their hometown, they can be found at etther Smiths’ Pub or Big Bad Johns. ARIEL CHAO Antel Chao ts a first year pre-med student at Selkirk College. She counts in Chinese, dreams in English, and believes that stories have the power to knock down stereotypes and rock someone’s world. JAIME JENKINSON Jaime Jenkinson is an inspiring illustrator and animator who needs a daily dose of sugar and memes to function in order to get any work done. JORDAN WEISS Jordan Weiss ts an artist specializing in illustration, digital painting, and photography. Ais works heavily use emotion and feeling as a focal point, and he enjoys sharing his life story, and how tt intrinsically connects to his art. BRONWYN LEBLANC Bronwyn ts an aspiring and enthusiastic digital artist that focuses mainly on 3D modeling, concept art, and illustration. 51