Our Creators
Jamie Michaels
Jamie Michaels is a writer, educator, and filmmaker from Winnipeg. He researches the potential of historically informed graphic novels to generate social change as a SSHRC Bombardier Doctoral Fellow, Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar, and Killam Laureate at the University of Calgary. His most recent graphic novel Christie Pits unpacks the tensions between immigrants and proto-fascists in 1930s Toronto that culminated in the Christie Pits Riot.
Frances V Reilly
Frances V Reilly is from British Columbia and now lives in Toronto, Ontario. She started making comics while completing her PhD in history at the University of Saskatchewan. This is her first graphic novel.
Doug Fedrau
Doug Fedrau is an illustrator and graphic designer based out of Winnipeg. He is best known for his talented line work, and historically accurate renditions of real world locales in Christie Pits. Doug is also a gifted teacher and charcoal artist.
Keegan Steele
Keegan Steele is a visual artist and illustrator based in Treaty 1 territory. He lives in Winnipeg with his partner and two cats. He is an Aquarius.
