Gord Grisenthwaite is a mainly-urban, mixed-blood nłeʔkepmx, and member of the Lytton First Nation. He has earned an MA in English Literature & Creative Writing at the University of Windsor (2020). He also completed his BA (Hon) at the University of Windsor in 2018, almost 30 years after he started his post secondary education. His second book, Tales for Late Night Bonfires was released September, 2023 and his first, Home Waltz, was a finalist for the 2021 Governor General’s Award for fiction.  His work has appeared in Prairie Fire, FreeFall, Exile Quarterly, The Antigonish Review, Our Stories Literary Journal, Prism International, ndnCountry, Offset 17,  Bawaajigan: Stories of Power, and Food of My People. His work has earned a number of prizes, including the 2013 John Kenneth Galbraith Literary Award. https://www.gordongrisenthwaite.com/

JP Longboat is Kanyen’kehà:ka (Mohawk), Turtle Clan from Six Nations of the Grand River, he grew up along the River Ouse, Haldimand Deed territory, Ontario.  JP has a BFA degree in Visual Arts from the University of Michigan and Ontario College of Art and has worked as a visual artist, graphic designer, actor, storyteller dancer and choreographer. He has performed, danced and collaborated with many professional performing companies across Canada. JP has also served as Program Officer in Dance at the Canada Council for the Arts and has been on the faculty of Aboriginal Arts at the Banff Centre for the Arts. His work emanates from the cultural traditions of his people: language, land and territory, teachings, and stories shared within Longhouses and lodges, gatherings and ceremonies. JP creative process is grounded in Indigenous artistic experience, practice, and legacy. https://www.instagram.com/jplongboat/?hl=en

Sarah McCullough works with textiles, movement, plants, and tissue to re-create moments and note the connections they make. Her artistic education comprises a full and busy childhood learning many and diverse artistic forms in Windsor & Detroit. This past year has been devoted to dancing, costume design, and construction for HNM Dance Company’s 30th anniversary performance gala, and she is looking forward to bringing that experience into other creative efforts.  https://hnmdance.ca/bios

Patricia Fell received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (with distinction), Department of Theatre (Concordia University), and a Masters of Educational Psychology, specialization in design and integration (McGill University) both in Montréal, Québec. Patricia’s career as a professional artist for close to 40 years has embraced award winning design for the theatre, education, and the promotion of social injustice issues.  Her extensive background in community based arts initiatives place her in an educated position from which to project a unique and achievable production outcome.  Her body of work includes experience in design for the theatre, installation art, performance art, production management, and all forms of art and craft.

Louise is a Windsor based artist who studied Craft and Design at St. Clair College and her creative journey has had many twists and turns over the last 40 years. She has taken many classes to improve her skills, taught many classes, and was a founding member of the Southwestern Ontario Basketry Guild. Besides being a master basket weaver, Louise has also loved the art of jewelry making. She spends a lot of her time on Pelee Island where she is inspired by the island and its diverse eco system.  She loves to incorporate found objects from the beach: beach glass and stones will often find their way into her jewelry.