The Snail That This All Is About by Ezri Wyman
The Decay of Whatever by Anastasia Zaritovskaya
The Man of the Valley by Yaquob Burney
An Illusion of Commitment by Ash Haslett Cuff
Tales Between The Produce by Vanessa Yang
The Dusty Car by Frances McKean
Threnody for the Wounded Man by Adrien Guttman
Deus Ex Machina by Matthew Angell
Small Town Boys by Quinn Evans
Engine Tears by Wiidaaseh Chijinweh-Shawana
Cover Photo: Kim Manganaan “Self-Portrait”
Contest Coordinators
Marlene Bourdon-King Lesley Cowan Victoria Leigh Todd Light
Jeffrey Thomas Jessica Toal with assistance from Will Wallace
JUDGES
Nikita Boodoo Todd Light Vicky Tan Marlene Bourdon-King
Corinna Lin Fraser Tebbutt Holly Chow Maria Marchese
Caroline Toal Nancy Clark Melinda Mah Jeffrey Thomas
Maureen Drew-Brook Cheryl Martin Jessica Toal Rita Furgiuele
Martina Odonkor Peter Wade Austra Gulens Ali Parrott
Karen Wolfe Roberta Howey Tim Prior Wales Wong
Shahnaz Khan Doug Small Susan Woodward Victoria Leigh
Vinuja Shanthasoruban Baruch Zohar
Without the dedication of these volunteer judges, both teachers and members of the community, this contest would not be possible. We thank them for the unwavering support!
Six Guest Authors joined us for AUTHORS’ DAY, sharing their expertise and advice.
We would like to thank these Canadian authors for their generosity
in supporting our student writers by participating in Authors’ Day.
Trevor Corkum Lee Gowan Catherine Graham
Daniel Perry Suri Rosen Jessica Westhead