Poet and dramaturge Pierre Morency is one of Quebec's most honoured writers. He is the recipient of the Prix Ludger-Duvernay (1991), Prix France-Québec (1992), and the prestigious Prix Athanase-David (2000). In 1993 France made him a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Lissa Cowan has worked as a translator and writer in Montreal and Vancouver. She recently received a writing fellowship at the Banff Centre for the Arts to complete a novel. She works as a publication co-ordinator and non-fiction writer in Vancouver, British Columbia.

René Brisebois recently participated in the Canadian Encyclopedia of Writing project (University of Toronto Press) as a researcher and writer. He teaches French and is a research assistant at the University of British Columbia.