Michael Winter is the author of
The Architects Are Here, which was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and
This All Happened, winner of the Winterset Award. He is also the recipient of the Writers' Trust Notable Author Award.
Patrick deWitt is the critically acclaimed author of the novels Ablutions: Notes for a Novel, The Sisters Brothers, which was short-listed for the Booker Prize and most recently Under Major Domo Minor. Born in British Columbia, he has also lived in California and Washington, and now resides in Portland, Oregon.