Writing & Publishing

I am Charles- a student leader, writer, and aspiring filmmaker who cares deeply about people, stories, and the impact we leave behind.

I currently serve as President of the Brandon University Students’ Union, where I’ve had the privilege of representing student voices and working to build a more inclusive and supportive campus community. I’m also in my third year studying Computer Science, with a growing interest in the intersection between technology and storytelling

I’m a poet and writer. My first poetry book, “How You Feel” is set to go live on Amazon on the 25th of August 2025 and set to have a book launch at Brandon University on September 25th 2025.

I’ve always believed that my calling is to bring people together and that is what I have set out to do in my first poetry collection. How You Feel’s purpose is to let its reader realize that someone out there- perhaps unknown to them- feels they way that they do.

I am really passionate about writing and acting and directing. Last year I served as a Script Supervisor, and Assistant Stage Manager in a live theatre play titled “Life is Wonderful” at Brandon University. This play was directed by a drama professor and it was a great experience for me. I also played a character named “Charlie” in the play (it was funny because I’m Charles)

I’m also working on a screenplay that explores the complexities of family dynamics. I am looking at the impact on a family whose mother is an alcoholic.

I am looking to be mentored as I believe I have so much to learn. I believe I have the potential to tell powerful stories through poetry, public speaking, film, and screenwriting. I also want to collaborate with others so I can learn more and contribute to their projects as well

Gillian Crawford is a self-described creative and grief walker of Métis and settler ancestry, living on Treaty One Territory. She is the creator of The Connection Desk, a small participatory public art installation in Winnipeg’s North End that explores grief and invites meaningful engagement.

Her eclectic and ever-evolving practice spans multiple mediums including poetry, photography, and installation. Her work is deeply rooted in the landscapes of home, exploring identity and uncovering the sacred in everyday life. Since the death of her father in 2024, Crawford has been transmuting a grief larger than her physical form into art, connection, and community—meeting herself anew along the way and discovering what each evolving self has to offer the world.

I am an author, illustrator, and sociologist inspired by the conditions of the world around me. I believe that art never exists as a standalone piece, but rather is informed by and reproduces the world around it. My work highlights the complexities of human interpretation of the world and how perspectives differ based on social conditions. As such, I strive to take big ideas and break them down into consumable forms of media to make them more accessible to a wider audience, such as working through the comic medium, which forces a concise breakdown of text, while adding a visual element which is both attention-drawing and a secondary text in itself.

Author, Columnist, Multi-Platform Writing Professional, Public Speaker

Adept at features, interviews, professional & non-profit association newsletter content, humour writing and entertainment reviews. Published work has appeared in national & local magazines, major-market newspapers and online. Active in social media on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Substack - as well as blogging and podcasting.

Highlights:

20+ years national humour column

12+ years digital and print columnist for Postmedia,

6 years weekly humour column supplemental to The Kelowna Daily Courier

Podcast interviews have featured authors, singer/songwriters, actors, comics, directors, and more

2023 presentation at St. Norbert Arts Centre's annual Gerryfest on The Power of Storytelling To Connect With Audiences.

Laughter In The Library & Add Some Funny To Your Writing presentations in B.C. and Alberta. Presentation in Indianapolis to The National Society Of Newspaper Columnists on Reinventing Yourself As A Writer. 3x panelist at Calgary's When Words Collide writer's festival.

I am a Filipino-Canadian emerging actor and creative storyteller/filmmaker passionate about bringing authentic, emotionally grounded characters to life. My work is driven by a belief that stories have the power to connect people across cultures, inspire empathy, and spark meaningful conversations.

Growing up between cultures has shaped my perspective and fuels my interest in portraying diverse experiences with honesty and depth. Whether performing on screen, collaborating with fellow artists, or developing my craft through continuous training, I am committed to creating work that resonates with audiences and reflects the richness of our shared humanity.

Natalie Mark 麥月明 is a local Winnipeg/Treaty 1 illustrator and cartoonist.

In 2023-4, Natalie received an award for emerging cartoonists and made a comic for CAKE Chicago. They have also facilitated various community and public art projects for Winnipeg’s Chinatown, and run many art and comics workshops in Winnipeg and beyond including the Snoopy and the Red Baron traveling exhibit from the Charles M. Schulz Museum, at VanCAF in Vancouver, and MICE in Boston.

Natalie’s comics are somewhere between a reflection of life and small curiosities. Their work plays with myth-making and whimsical fantasies projected onto social realism. Storytelling is Natalie's primary tool for understanding themselves and exploring the world around them.

When they are not drawing, Natalie loves going to their local library, playing TTRPGs, and going on picnics! Visit their site: https://nataliemark.ca or follow along with their art journey @floodkiss across the internet.