About Æ Silverstar Press

Æ SilverStar Press publishes lively, upscale fiction and poetry, themed around international mobility. The books are characterized by compelling, disciplined writing and an expansive worldview. They feature stories about "The road less travelled by" and "Taking the long way around".
(Thank you, Robert Frost and Dixie Chicks).

About Marguerite Emily Beaulieu

Marguerite Emily Beaulieu has written two novels, Vermilion Riptide and Boy in Quarter Tones (Æ SilverStar Press, Gothenburg). Born close to the St. Lawrence River in Cornwall, Ontario, she grew up in Toronto, earning a BA at the University of Toronto, before studying Marketing and Public Relations at BCIT in Vancouver.

Non-fiction publications include Looking Good in English (Studentlitteratur, Lund) and 20+ magazine articles on corporate communication skills for Swedish industry (Populär Kommunikation and Kunskapsbrevet).

She divides her time between Gothenburg, Sweden and various cities in the Quebec City-Windsor corridor, Canada.

About Jerry Y. Diakiw

Jerry Diakiw grew up an outcast, the child of non-English-speaking Ukrainian immigrants to Canada. Ironically, his secondary education was at residential school, an infamous bastion of wealthy Anglo-Canadian conservative privilege.

His career as an educator began as a high school Geography teacher, and continued as Director of Instructional Services at a radically innovative school.

New horizons: In the 70’s, Diakiw spent five years on a military base as the groundbreaking principal of Baden Senior School in Germany. He fostered his lifelong love of travel, eventually crossing the seven great deserts of the world as a solo back-packer. In 1983, Diakiw started as superintendent at York Region District School Board. Responsible for 28 schools, his focus was literacy, noting that disadvantaged language development caused poor or immigrant students to miss opportunities throughout their lives.

Next act: After retiring, Diakiw promptly enrolled in a doctoral program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. He went on to teach Social Justice and Equity courses at York University for another 20 years. Numerous articles by Jerry Y. Diakiw have appeared in American and Canadian periodicals, including: Toronto Star, Reading Teacher, Education Week, and Education Canada. Diakiw remains a creative force who continues to influence the lives of students and colleagues.

He currently resides in Markham, Ontario, with his wife Ann.