About Branch

Collaborating since 2005, Gillian Sze and Roberutsu decided to turn the creative table on you. Branch Magazine is a national quarterly online magazine devoted to exploring the rifts and overlaps of visual and literary arts while showcasing emerging and professional Canadian artists and creators. Branch features contemporary literature, art and design and aims to produce a compelling panoply of art in different media. Each issue is prompted by a particular theme and, depending on how artists interpret the subject, Branch strives to present how artistic minds may bring together a magpie's nest arranged by its clash and compatibility.

Founders / Editors

GILLIAN SZE was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her poetry collection, Fish Bones (DC Books, 2009), was shortlisted for the QWF McAuslan First Book Prize. She is the author of three chapbooks published by Withwords Press and her work has appeared in a number of national and international journals. The Anatomy of Clay, a poetry collection, is forthcoming from ECW Press in April 2011. She has a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Concordia University and resides in Montreal. www.gilliansze.com

ROBERUTSU is a multidisciplinary designer from the Canadian Prairies. His work has been produced for venues such as the Toronto International Film Festival and the National Screening Institute of Canada. Following an internship in Los Angeles with world-renowned artist David Lachapelle, Roberutsu continues to pursue personal artistic endeavours and collaborations with friends.www.roberutsu.com