Jonathan Ball    

Jonathan Ball, PhD, writes “stranger fiction”—horror, science fiction, and fantasy influenced by experimental literature. He teaches creative writing and hosts the podcast Writing the Wrong Way, showing writers new ways to work and create innovative art that stands out. His most recent work is The Lightning of Possible Storms, a collection of linked stories published last fall. 

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David Jón Fuller 

David Jón Fuller is a Winnipeg writer and editor. At his day job, he is a copy editor at the Winnipeg Free Press. He holds a B.A. (Hon) in theatre from the University of Winnipeg and studied Icelandic language and literature for two years at the University of Iceland in Reykjavík. In addition to Parallel Prairies, his short fiction has appeared in On Spec magazine as well as anthologies such as No Shit, There I Was; Tesseracts volumes 17 and 18; Long Hidden; Kneeling in the Silver Light; and in French translation in Ténèbres 2017. 

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Darren Ridgley 

Darren Ridgley is a journalist and genre fiction writer residing in Winnipeg. He co-edited Parallel Prairies: Stories of Manitoba Speculative Fiction, released in 2018 by Enfield & Wizenty. His work has also appeared in the anthologies Endless Apocalypse, Fitting In: Historical Accounts of Paranormal Subcultures, and Memories of the Past, as well as publications including Mad Scientist Journal, Empyreome, and Polar Borealis. 

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Alana Levandoski

Alana Levandoski is a Manitoba-born songwriter, recording artist, and producer. Growing up in a church that sang gospel music, where she got to ‘sing out’ at least twice a week, naturally inclined her toward roots music. For 10 years, Alana toured internationally as an alt-country roots singer/songwriter, and was once upon a time signed to Rounder Records. Her second album was produced by Ken Nelson (who produced the first 3 Coldplay albums). In 2010, Alana underwent a “dark night of the soul”, that she sees as a reorientation toward her truest calling… that of the marriage between her spiritual seeker’s heart, and songwriting. She has a sincere love of ALL the mystics and the Celtic monastics, reaching all the way back to her pre-Christian, Celtic and Slavic roots. Alana now calls the music she makes “Contemplative Roots Music”. Another way to describe the music is “Roots music that points to the Incarnation or mysterious animation of the whole of life”… and it is grounded in a mysticism at the most practical level of life. Some listeners have described Alana as “the love child of Emmylou Harris and a Desert Abba” which gives you an idea of what to expect.

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