Susan Musgrave has published more than 30 books and received awards
in six categories -- poetry, novels, non-fiction, food writing, editing and
books for children. She lives on Haida Gwaii where she owns and manages Copper
Beech House. Her most recent book is Exculpatory Lilies, which was
a finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Governor General's Award for
Poetry, 2023.

Micheline Maylor is a Poet Laureate Emerita of Calgary (2016-18). She
was awarded the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Award for literary contributions to
Alberta in 2022. Her most recent book The Bad Wife (2021) won
the BPAA Robert Kroetsch Award for best book of Alberta poetry. She won the
Lois Hole Award for Editorial excellence for poetry in Alberta (2019).