Contributor’s Notes

Ira Basen has produced several network shows and special series for CBC Radio. He wrote this piece with the support of the Literary Journalism program at the Banff Centre. Basen’s previous article for Maisonneuve was “Citizen Uprising” (Issue 33).

Rebecca Hall is a graduate student in political science at York University, and has written for the Ottawa Citizen.

Sheila Heti is the author of How Should a Person Be? (House of Anansi). This summer, she will release We Need a Horse (McSweeney’s) and The Chairs Are Where the People Go (Faber and Faber), written with Misha Glouberman. Her previous column was “How to Act When You’re Not Acting” (Issue 38).

Andrew Hood’s first book of stories, Pardon Our Monsters (Vehicule Press), won the 2008 Danuta Gleed Award. He is currently working on a novel about treasure hunting in Arizona.

Pasha Malla is the author of The Withdrawal Method (House of Anansi) and All Our Grandfathers Are Ghosts (Snare Books). His first novel, People Park, will be published next year. His previous column was “Great Expectations” (Issue 38).

Naheed Mustafa is an award-winning journalist. Last year she won Gold at the New York Festivals for a CBC Radio documentary about Afghanistan. She has also written for the Walrus and the Toronto Star.

Roland Pemberton is the Poet Laureate of Edmonton. He records and performs music as Cadence Weapon. His first two albums, Breaking Kayfabe and Afterparty Babies, were both nominated for the Polaris Music Prize. His third album, Roquentin (Upper Class Recordings), is forthcoming.

Christine Pountney is the author of two novels: Last Chance Texaco and The Best Way You Know How (Faber and Faber). She has written for the Guardian and the New York Times Magazine, and teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto.

Montreal-based writer Eric Rumble has contributed to Canadian Geographic Travel, Canada’s History, Adbusters and Saturday Night.  He curates a blog about Canadian album art at lpwtf.tumblr.com.

Amelia Schonbek is a former Maisonneuve intern and McGill Daily culture editor, and a current intern at the Walrus. She has written for Matrix, Midnight Poutine and Headlight.

Carmine Starnino is an editor-at-large and former editor-in-chief of Maisonneuve. His last collection of poems, This Way Out (Gaspereau) was nominated for a Governor General’s Award. Lazy Bastardism: Essays and Reviews on Canadian Poetry is forthcoming next year.