Contributor’s Notes

Jon Evans is the author of four novels, including Invisible Armies and the Arthur Ellis Award-winning Dark Places. His journalism has been published in Wired, the Globe and Mail and the Guardian. His previous column for Maisonneuve was “What’s Wrong With Africa” (Issue 33).l

Dave Bidini has written eight books and two plays, and directed three films. His next book, Home and Away: Adventures at the 2008 Homeless World Cup, is forthcoming. His previous column for Maisonneuve was “The Great Comeback” (Issue 33).

John Semley has been published in Cinema Scope, Exclaim!, CineAction and Cineaste. He currently working on a study of Brian DePalma’s 1974 cult film Phantom of the Paradise. Read his reports on film at maisonneuve.org.

Jay Somerset has been published in Spacing, MusicWorks, Maclean’s and Canadian Business. A Toronto-based editor and writer, he has been nominated for two National Magazine Awards.

Shaun Pett is a Montreal-based journalist whose writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Montreal Gazette and Now. His last article for Maisonneuve was “Web 2.0 to the Rescue” (Issue 31).

Nathan Whitlock wrote A Week of This: A Novel in Seven Days (2007). His work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Maclean’s and Best Canadian Essays. His last article for Maisonneuve was the short story “Poor Eugene” (Issue 31).

Les Horswill lives in Toronto, where he comments and consults on politics and government. He returns to writing after a wide-ranging career in public service. He is currently completing a book on Canadian nationalism and the promise of North America.

Myles Estey lives and works in Monrovia, Liberia as a media trainer and freelance journalist. He  contributes regularly to a number of publications including Vice, Global Post and World Politics Review. Visit his blog at esteyonage.blogspot.com.

Joel Elliott is a writer of fiction and non-fiction, a musician and a regular contributor to Coke Machine Glow. He currently resides in Toronto, where he is completing his MFA in Documentary Media at Ryerson University.

Christopher Miller’s new novel The Cardboard Universe (Harper Perennial) was released in April. Alongside his interest in comic strips, Miller has a large collection of fake and novelty foods gathered from around the world. He currently teaches at Bennington College in Vermont.

Stephen O’Shea latest book is Sea of Faith: Islam and Christianity in the Medieval Mediterranean World (2006). He is working on a book about a monk who shut down the Inquisition in fourteenth-century Languedoc. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

A.M. Hinton is a pseudonym for a well-known Canadian freelance writer and editor. She has written for a wide variety of publications and organizations.

Susan Briscoe has been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Awards and won the 2001 Lina Chartrand Award. Her first book of poetry, The Crow’s Vow, is due out in Spring 2010.