Diaspora Dialogues supports the creation and presentation of new fiction, poetry and drama that reflect the complexity of the city through the eyes of its richly diverse writers. Publishing and mentoring activities, as well as a monthly multidisciplinary performance festival, help encourage the creation of a literature that is vibrant and inclusive, while bringing these works to a wide audience. Diaspora Dialogues is supported by Maytree, Canadian Heritage, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, the George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation, TO Live With Culture, the Vital Toronto Fund at the Toronto Community Foundation, and RBC Foundation.

Staff

Helen Walsh
President 

Julia Chan
Program Manager

Aisling Riordan
Program & Marketing Coordinator

Natalie Kertes
Program Coordinator 

Board of Directors 

Alan Broadbent, Chairman
Avana Capital Corporation, Maytree

Robin Cardozo, CEO
Ontario Trillium Foundation

Joseph Kertes, Author
Dean, Humber College School of Performing and Creative Arts
 
Gillian Mason, Senior Vice-President of Strategic Initiatives & Community Partnerships
United Way Greater Toronto

Colin Robertson, Treasurer
Avana Capital Corporation

Shyam Selvadurai, Author

May Wong

Advisory Council

Louise Dennys, Executive Publisher
Knopf Canada, Random House of Canada, and Vintage Canada

Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, Poet Laureate of Toronto

Doug Gibson, Publisher
Douglas Gibson Books/McClelland and Stewart

Bob McArthur
Bob McArthur + Associates
Strategic Thinking + Communications
 
Yvette Nolan, Playwright & Artistic Director
Native Earth Performing Arts  

Nino Ricci, Author

Olive Senior, Poet and Author
 
Nalini Stewart

Jovanni Sy, Artistic Director
Cahoots Theatre Projects

Guillermo Verdecchia, Playwright

Lawrence Hill, Author

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