AccentiFest
2025
Festival Committee
Licia Canton, Accenti Magazine
Licia Canton is co-founder of Accenti Magazine. She is the author of two short story collections: The Pink House (2018) and Almond Wine and Fertility (2008), and the editor of 14 books. Her writing has been published in Canada and abroad. She holds a Ph.D. in Literature from Université de Montréal.
Domenic Cusmano, Accenti Magazine
Domenic Cusmano is co-founder and publisher of Accenti Magazine. His work as a communications professional and photojournalist has taken him throughout Europe, Africa, South America and Asia. He holds degrees from Université de Montréal and McGill University.
Maria Cristina Seccia, University of Pescara
Maria Cristina Seccia is a Senior Research Fellow in English and translation at the G. D’Annunzio University in Pescara and a member of the Centre for Canadian Culture, University of Udine. She holds a PhD from Bangor University (UK).
Advisory Committee
Michela Baldo, University of Birmingham
Domenic Beneventi, Université de Sherbrooke
Annalisa Bonomo, Università di Enna “Kore"
John Calabro, Writer
Silvia Caporale-Bizzini, University of Alicante
Mirko Casagranda, Università della Calabria
Trina Costantini-Powell, National Congress Italian Canadians
Liana Cusmano, Spoken word artist
Christopher DiRaddo, Writer
Russell Fralich, HEC Montreal
Paolo Frasca, University of Toronto
Elio Iannacci, Journalist and poet
Julian A M.P., University of Toronto
Anna Maiolo, Lasalle College
Lianne Moyes, Université de Montréal
Robert Norton, Photographer
Rosanne Pagano, Alaska Pacific University
Vincenzo Pietropaolo, Photographer
Alessio Ponzio, Memorial University
Christine Sansalone, Association of Italian-Canadian Writers
Concetta Sigona, University of Burgos
Maria Pia Spadafora, Translator and writer