Published for almost forty years, Michael Delisle is a poet, novelist and the author of short stories whose works include six collections of poetry. He won the Prix mile-Nelligan in 1987 and the Prix Adrienne-Choquette in 2005. His novel, Le Feu de mon pre, won the 2014 Grand Prix du livre de Montral and was a finalist for the Prix des libraires du Qubec and the Prix littraire des collgiens. He was a finalist for the Governor General award for French fiction in 2006 and again in 2014, for Le Feu de mon pre. His recent collection of short stories, Le Palais de la fatigue, was a finalist for the 2018 Prix des libraires While continuing to pursue a successful career as a professional artist, American-born translator Kathryn Gabinet-Kroo earned a Certificate in Translation from McGill University and a Master's in Translation Studies from Concordia University. Working out of her Montreal artist's studio where she still paints, she translates contemporary fiction by Quebecois and First Nations authors.