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…

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…

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…

Sarah Elton, author of the short-listed title Locavore, is a journalist and writer who focuses on food and agriculture, science and sustainability. She is the food columnist for CBC Radio’s  Here & Now and writes regularly for publications across North America including The Globe and Mail,  Maclean’s, and TheAtlantic.com. Elton speaks regularly…

Carolyn Herriot is a passionate organic gardener, photographer, lecturer and a cook who loves to eat. After 20 years of operating her nursery, Carolyn continues to grow “Seeds of Victoria” at The Garden Path Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. She is also a regular contributor to GardenWise magazine and the author…

Flavours of Prince Edward Island is co-authored by Jeff McCourt, Allan Williams and Austin Clement. It’s short-listed in the Canadian Culinary Culture category.

Ian Coutts is the author of the short-listed title Brew North. An eclectic writer, some of this several books include Titanic: The Last Great Images (with Robert Ballard), Backyard Birds (with Robert Bateman), and The Ultimate Guys’ Q and A (released in the United States as Do Nymphomaniacs Really Exist?). His writing has appeared in Toronto Life, Canadian Geographic,…