Short Stories

Nora Decter is a writer and educator who grew up on Treaty 1 Territory in the North End of Winnipeg. She is the author of two novels: How Far We Go and How Fast (Orca Book Publishers, 2018) and What's Not Mine (ECW Press, 2024). In 2019 she was the recipient of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in literary fiction.

Nora has been teaching writing at post-secondary institutions in the U.S. and Canada for the last ten years. She was honoured to serve as the 2024-2025 writer-in-residence at the Winnipeg Public Library, where she worked with a record number of writers from across Manitoba.

She lives in Winnipeg, near the foot of Garbage Hill.

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

Hello, my name is Safra and I'm a university student at the University of Manitoba. I have been drawing for as long as I can remember, and my favourite mediums to use are copic markers and oil paint. I mainly do anime art, however I am slowly practicing more and more realism, and I am also trying new art mediums to help my expand as an artist. If I'm not doing art in my spare time, then I'm either reading or ice skating. Don't be afraid to reach out to me for any questions :).