SILAB

SILAB 2026, Calgary

Featured artist

Authors and artists

• Suzanne de Courville NicolAuthor, community historian and Francophone activist based in Calgary. For decades she has promoted Francophone education, culture and history.
• Roger FodjoWriter of Cameroonian origin based in Edmonton, novelist and translator in French, English and Spanish.
• Judith JustePoet and author born in Haiti and based in Alberta. Her work draws on memory, exile, adaptation and resilience. An active member of KAYANOU.
• Kristina Kamba KasenguluYoung author from Edmonton. Her novel My Miami 1992, written in her teens, was published in 2024.
• Carol OffiAuthor trained in communication and journalism in Côte d’Ivoire. She founded Fun d’Écrire, a program that helps bilingual and Francophone children strengthen their speaking and writing.
• Sathya RaoProfessor at the University of Alberta, specialist in translation studies, Francophone literatures and minority media. Cofounder of Alternative Francophone.
• Salamane YameogoEntrepreneur, trainer, speaker and essayist, active in leadership, team cohesion and personal development.
• Alice ProphèteProfessor and researcher at Campus Saint-Jean of the University of Alberta. She works on equity, diversity and inclusion in Francophone education. Author of Destination Canada, le froid de l’étranger.
• Ariane Mahrÿke LemireBilingual author, composer and performer from Alberta. Her folk poetry brings together folk, jazz, blues and electroacoustic sounds. Winner of two Western Canadian Music Awards.
• Robert Suraki WatumOriginally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, writer, poet and playwright based in Edmonton. His work explores exile, identity and cultural memory.
• Albert TshiakatumbaAuthor, publisher and retired teacher of Congolese origin based in Edmonton. His works for young people and adults connect cultures and generations.
• Amson SaintiméMusician born in Haiti, bassist, music teacher, producer and speaker. He has enriched communities for four decades.
• Medgine MathurinPoet and spoken word artist, author of the bilingual collection Attendre dans le monde des vivants. Poet laureate of the City of Edmonton since July 2025.
• Pierrette RequierBilingual poet from Alberta.

SILAB 2024