Program 2026

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Panelists

 

Isabel Atherton-Reimer

Isabel Atherton-Reimer is in her third academic year of an English Honours Degree. While her taste in fiction tends to lean towards fantasy, for both reading and writing, she enjoys a wide array of genres. A wanderer at heart, she is at her happiest when she is travelling, exploring the incredible people, places, and food this vast world has to offer.

Kamryn Heavin

Kamryn Heavin is a graduating English honors student with a psychology minor and creative writing certificate. She hopes to continue her creative writing career through the MFA in Writing program next year.

Dani McLaughlin

Dani McLaughlin (she/her) is in her final year of a Double Honours, majoring in Psychology & English, and she hopes to continue her education in graduate school. She has taken an interest in postmodern literature, with a special focus on feminist and disability theory.

Nina Pham

Nina Pham is a graduating English Honours student with a special interest in science and technology studies and speculative fiction. She currently serves as the co-president of the English Undergraduate Society and enjoys playing board games in her spare time

Arden Poppel

Arden Poppel is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in English with a minor in History. Their main interests in English are feminist and queer literary criticism.

Calla Potter

Calla Potter is a settler on Treaty 6 territory and is currently in her fourth year of an English Honours degree. Her interests lie in the intersections between critical theory, feminism, and postcolonial literatures. She is also the Vice President of Communications for the English Undergraduate Society.

Gillian Skjei

Gillian Skjei (she/her) is in her final year of her Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in English with plans to graduate in the Fall of 2026. Her areas of interest include Gothic literature, film studies, and digital humanities.

Conall Wagner

Conall Wagner (he/him) is a graduating English honours student. His literary interests broadly include postcolonial studies, modernism, and spatial theory. He is also the co-president of the English Undergraduate Society. 

Emily Zbaraschuk

Emily Zbaraschuk (she/her) is a double major in English and Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies. When she is not falling into obscure research rabbit holes, she can be found baking, crocheting, and trying to keep up with her sweet but devilish cat, Orla.