Chelsee Ivan was born and raised in a rural town in southern Alberta. She obtained her bachelor of design in photography from the Alberta College of Art and Design. She has been living and working in Toronto for the past five years. Ivan photographed this month’s cover subject, Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
Heather Camlot is the author of Clutch, and a writer, editor, and translator whose work has appeared in publications including Owl, Style at Home, Canadian Living, The Globe and Mail, and CAA-Quebec. When she’s not at her computer, you can usually find her curled up with a book or binge-watching Netflix with her kids. This month, she profiled picture book author-illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi (p. 18).
Sarah Ellis is the award-winning author of more than 20 books for children and young adults. In 2013 she was awarded the British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence, and this year was named one of Canada’s nominees for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Her latest book is Waiting for Sophie, illustrated by Carmen Mok. She reviews two new picture books in this issue’s Books for Young People section.