Leanne Dunic is a BC-based poet and winner of the Alice Munro Short Story Contest in 2015. She is both a songwriter and a poet, and her most recent collection, “One and a Half of You,” was published by Talonbooks in 2021. It is a poetic memoir chronicling a child of biracial origin growing up in British Columbia.

Dunic’s work is deeply connected to the place she grew up. What part of your and your personality are a result of the place you’ve grown up?