Mentors

Jan 2025 mentors

JJ Lee

Creative Non-Fiction

Claudia Casper

Literary and Speculative Fiction

Leanne Dunic

Fiction and Hybrid Forms

Kevin Spenst

Poetry

Sep 2024-Jun 2025 mentors

Junie Désil

Poetry

Brian Payton

Fiction and Non-Fiction

Stella Harvey

Fiction, Personal Narrative

Saleema Nawaz

Fiction

Roz Nay

Commercial Fiction

Jan–Dec 2024 mentors

Leanne Dunic

Fiction and Hybrid Forms

Emily Stringer

Program Facilitator

JJ Lee

Non-Fiction

Carrie Mac

Speculative/YA Fiction

Rob Taylor

Poetry

Sep 2023–Jun 2024 mentors

  • Eileen Cook, Speculative/YA Fiction
  • Claudia Cornwall, Non-Fiction
  • Kayla Czaga (on leave), Poetry
  • Stella Harvey, Fiction
  • Saleema Nawaz, Fiction
  • Brian Payton, Fiction and Non-Fiction
  • Abby Pelaez, Program Facilitator

Jan–Dec 2023 mentors

  • Joanne Arnott, Poetry
  • Claudia Casper, Speculative/YA Fiction
  • Leanne Dunic, Fiction and Hybrid Forms
  • JJ Lee, Non-Fiction

Sep 2022–Jun 2023 mentors

  • Eileen Cook, Speculative/YA Fiction
  • Claudia Cornwall, Non-Fiction
  • Kayla Czaga, Poetry (on leave)
  • Stella Harvey, Fiction
  • Saleema Nawaz, Fiction
  • Brian Payton, Fiction and Non-Fiction
  • Rob Taylor, Poetry
  • Tamara Jong, Program Facilitator

Jan–Nov 2022 Mentors

  • Joanne Artnott, Poetry (on leave)
  • Claudia Casper, Speculative/YA Fiction
  • Leanne Dunic, Fiction and Hybrid Forms
  • Anosh Irani, Fiction
  • JJ Lee, Non-Fiction
  • Kevin Spenst, Poetry
  • Emily Stringer, Program Facilitator