Meeru Dhalwala and Vikram Vij are the authors of Vij’s at Home: Relax Honey, which was short-listed in the English Cookbook Category. Meeru Dhalwala was born in India, and grew up in Washington, DC, where she worked with various interna­tional non-profit organizations on human rights and economic develop­ment projects. Upon moving to Vancouver to join…

Amy Jo Ehman, author of the short-listed title Prairie Feast, grew up in Craik, Saskatchewan surrounded by big gardens and vast fields of wheat. She left the farm for university, studying first at the University of Saskatchewan then completing a BA in Journalism at the University of Regina. Today she is a freelance writer based in…

Patricia Green Patricia is a health-conscious mother, balancing family and career while constantly creating nutritious meals tasty enough to please her husband and two active children. Patricia’s post-secondary studies include nutrition, marketing and geography. Carolyn Hemming Residing just outside of Toronto, Canada, Carolyn Hemming is dedicated to eating right and being physically active. Always busy…

Michele Genest is the author of the short-listed title, The Boreal Gourmet.  Genest discovered cooking that celebrates northern ingredients at the Chocolate Claim kitchen in Whitehorse. Here, along with other transplanted cooks, she met cooks who brought their experience and travels to bear on the food that surrounded them. She has written about food and dining…