Licia Canton is the author of ‘The Pink House and Other Stories’ (2018). Her short story collection ‘Almond Wine and Fertility’ (2008; second edition 2018) was published in Italy as ‘Vino alla mandorla e fertilità’ (2015). Her writing has been anthologized internationally. She is also a literary translator and founding editor-in-chief of ‘Accenti Magazine’. She mentors emerging writers through the Quebec Writers' Federation. She has been a guest author and keynote speaker at universities and literary events in Canada and abroad. Licia Canton has published ten volumes as (co)editor, including two on the internment of Italian Canadians during World War II, and ‘Writing Cultural Difference’ (2015), ‘Conspicuous Accents’ (2014), ‘Writing Our Way Home’ (2013), ‘Reflections on Culture’ (2010), ‘Writing Beyond History’ (2006), ‘Adjacencies: Minority Writing in Canada’ (2004) and ‘The Dynamics of Cultural Exchange’ (2002). She has served on the board of the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF) and is past-president of the Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW). She is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Hull, United Kingdom. She holds a Ph.D. from Université de Montréal and an M.A. from McGill University. Licia Canton is the recipient of the Premio Italia nel Mondo (2018) and the Premio Donna Veneta (2015). She lives in Montreal. She can be reached at lcanton@accenti.ca www.accenti.ca