Tom Prime is a PhD candidate at Western University (specializing in 17
th century female prophesy). His solo debut collection of poetry
Mouthfuls of Space (Anvil) was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial prize. He has published 2 collaboratively written collections of poetry with Gary Barwin (
Bird Arsonist on New Star and
A Cemetery for Holes on Gordon Hill Press). His forthcoming solo collection of poetry
Male Pregnancy in Reverse will be released on New Star in September. He has been published in Lana Turner, Fjords Review, Typo, and many other journals, periodicals, anthologies, and chapbooks.
Gary Barwin is a writer, composer, musician, and multidisciplinary artist and has published 25 books of fiction, poetry, and numerous chapbooks. His latest books include
For It Is a Pleasure and a Surprise to Breathe, ed. Alessandro Porco, and
Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted: The Ballad of Motl the Cowboy. His national bestselling novel,
Yiddish for Pirates, won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour and the Canadian Jewish Literary Award and was also a finalist for both the Governor General's Award for Fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario, and at garybarwin.com.