Ten years, ten authors, ten critics.

The Canadian Literature Centre/Centre de litt rature canadienne reaches into its ten-year archive of Brown Bag Lunch readings to sample some of the most diverse and powerful voices in contemporary Canadian literature.

This anthology offers readers samples from some of Canada's most exciting writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Each selection is introduced by a brief essay, serving as a point of entry into the writer's work. From the east coast of Newfoundland to Kitamaat territory on British Columbia's central coast, there is a story for everyone, from everywhere. True to Canada's multilingual and multicultural heritage, these ten writers come from diverse ethnicities and backgrounds, and work in multiple languages, including English, French, and Cree.

Ying Chen essay by Julie Rodgers

Lynn Coady essay by Ma t Snauwaert

Michael Crummey essay by Jennifer Bowering Delisle

Caterina Edwards essay by Joseph Pivato

Marina Endicott essay by Daniel Laforest

Lawrence Hill essay by Winfried Siemerling

Alice Major essay by Don Perkins

Eden Robinson essay by Kit Dobson

Gregory Scofield essay by Angela Van Essen

Kim Th y essay by Pamela V. Sing