Domenic Cusmano, Publisher
Domenic Cusmano is the co-founder of Accenti Magazine. He is a communications professional, photojournalist and former educator. His work as a photojournalist has taken him throughout Europe, Africa and South America. He holds degrees from Université de Montréal and McGill University.
Licia Canton, Editor-in-Chief
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). She is the director of the documentary film Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian (2021). Licia is the editor of fourteen books, including two volumes on the internment of Italian-Canadians during WWII and two anthologies titled Here & Now: Queer Italian-Canadian Writing (2021, 2024). For her work in culture, she received the Italy in the World Prize (2018). She holds a Ph.D. in literature from Université de Montréal and a Master’s degree from McGill University.
Corrado Cusmano, Creative Director
After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Concordia University, Corrado worked as a graphic designer for several Montreal-area design agencies and companies. He quickly established a reputation for his solution-based design approach and rapid execution – features which continue to characterize his work.
Liana Cusmano, Associate Editor
Liana Cusmano is a writer, editor, filmmaker and spoken word artist. Author of the novel Catch and Release (2022), Liana is a three-time Montreal Slam Champion and runner up in the 2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship. They are also a 2022 finalist for the QWF Spoken Word Prize and winner of the 2024 Society Pages Poetry Contest. Their work explores cultural heritage, sexual orientation and gender identity, relationships, and mental health.
Decio Cusmano, Contributing Editor
Decio Cusmano is a writer, editor, researcher, and ethnographer-in-training. He holds a BA in Anthropology and Philosophy from McGill University. He lives in Montreal.
Carmen Concilio, Editor-at-Large
Carmen Concilio is Associate Professor of English and Anglophone Literatures at the University of Torino, Italy, and holds a Ph.D in English Studies from the University of Pisa. She is editor and co-editor of various scholarly works: Word and Image in Literature and the Visual Arts (2016) and Imagining Ageing. Representations of Age and Ageing in Anglophone Literatures (2018). She is a scholar in Canadian Literature and has contributed to various Italian-Canadian publications. Her main field of research and expertise is Literature and the Arts, and the Environmental Humanities.