Alana Paterson is an editorial and commercial photographer based on the West Coast of Canada. She likes trucks, dogs, boats, plants and photography. She shot our cover subject

Mélanie Ritchot (Work-in-Progress) is a Nunavut-based journalist who abides by the Benjamin Franklin sentiment “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” You can find her reporting at the Nunatsiaq News.

Toronto artist Winnie Truong (Artist’s Block) works with drawing, cut paper and animation to explore the ideas of identity, feminism and fantasy. She has exhibited across North America and Europe.

Chantal Braganza is a Toronto-based writer and senior editor at Chatelaine. In this issue, she shares her thoughts on motherhood and creativity (Rethink). Her first book, Guardian Flesh, is forthcoming from Strange Light.