George Melnyk is a cultural historian who teaches Canadian Studies at the University of Calgary. He is also author of the two-volume
Literary History of Alberta. Tamara Palmer Seiler is an interdisciplinary scholar who teaches Canadian Studies at the University of Calgary. She has written widely on the impact of immigration and ethnic diversity on Canadian culture and, in particular, on Canadian literature.
With contributions by: George Bugnet, Hugh Dempsey, Cheryl Foggo, Hiromi Goto, Katherine Govier, Monica Hopkins, Thomas King, W.P. Kinsella, Illia Kiriak, Joy Kogawa, Myrna Kostash, Henry Kreisel, Robert Kroetsch, Sid Marty, W.O. Mitchell, Howard O'Hagan, Andy Russell, George Ryga, Mary Schaffer, Sam Selvon, Fred Stenson, Christine van der Mark, Aritha van Herk, Emma Lee Warrior, Shelia Watson, Thomas Wharton, Rudy Wiebe, Kerry Wood, and Ninoxkyaio
