Literary Journalism - November 2024

Charles Foran is the author of twelve books, including five novels.  His non-fiction ranges from travel narratives set in Northern Ireland and China to a biography of Mordecai Richler, along with a collection of essays on literature and language.  His philosophical memoir, Just Once, No More, was published in 2023. Charlie has also written regularly for magazines and newspapers. He has won awards for his fiction, non-fiction and journalism, and has taught at universities in China and Canada.  He is a member of the Order of Canada.

Ayelet Tsabari is the author of the memoir in essays The Art of Leaving, winner of the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for memoir, and finalist for the Writers’ Trust Hilary Weston Prize and The Vine Awards. Her first book, The Best Place on Earth, won the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, and has been published internationally. Her essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, Foreign Policy, Maclean's, and The National Post, have won a National Magazine Award, a Western Magazine Award, and an Edna Staebler Award. She’s the co-editor of the anthology Tongues: On Longing and Belonging Through Language and has taught at Guelph MFA in Creative Writing, and The University of King’s College MFA in Creative Nonfiction. Her first novel, Songs for the Brokenhearted is forthcoming with Harper Collins in fall 2024.

Micah Toub is an editor, author and journalist with over 25 years of experience. He currently handles long features across sections for The Globe and Mail, several of which were nominated last year for National Newspaper Awards. He previously worked on the editorial staff at Reader’s Digest, Toro and Quill & Quire. His own features and columns have appeared in many publications, including Today’s Parent, The Walrus, Maisonneuve, The Grid, and The West End Phoenix. His personal essay about growing up with psychologist parents won a National Magazine Award, and inspired his memoir, Growing Up Jung: Coming of Age as the Son of Two Shrinks (Doubleday Canada/ W.W. Norton). His short fiction has appeared in The Humber Literary Journal and Rusty Toque. Originally from Denver, Colorado, Micah currently resides in Toronto with his wife, their nine-year-old son, and a dog named Rio.