Born in Lethbridge, Alberta to a family filled with entertainers and superb storytellers, Diana Kolpak grew up being told she could be anything she wanted to be, so she became a writer, director, and performer who now runs her own theatre company, Whetstone Productions. Her play, Bedtime Stories, is published in Ontario Playwrights: Eight Short Plays. Diana currently lives in Toronto with her husband and, when not on stage or at her desk, can be found happily puttering in her garden.
Dreaming about the stars, Kathleen Finlay had a wish to illustrate a story filled with circus performers. Based in Toronto, Kathleen happily shoots commercial assignments for various publications and advertisers. Her fine art work has been exhibited in Canada and internationally. Kathleen is currently at work on a new book project about a one eyed girl trying to reach the moon.
"In Starfall, Toronto performer, writer, and director Diana Kolpak
has transferred her considerable theatrical skills to the page.
Enlivened by Kathleen Finlay's striking photography. . . Starfall
presents a starkly beautiful, original world. Finlay's images are
sophisticated, fantastical, and unique, though a couple of the
photos - such as the person caught by the Spinner in a swath of
fabric - may be a little disturbing for younger readers. However,
Kolpak's lyrical, melodic prose is reassuring, and in spite of its
light tone, the story works on two levels: as a whimsical tale
about a clown, and as an allegory for the triumph of courage and
belief over evil and darkness."
-- Quill & Quire Starred Review
"In "Starfall," Toronto performer, writer, and director Diana
Kolpak has transferred her considerable theatrical skills to the
page. Enlivened by Kathleen Finlay's striking photography. . .
"Starfall" presents a starkly beautiful, original world. Finlay's
images are sophisticated, fantastical, and unique, though a couple
of the photos - such as the person caught by the Spinner in a swath
of fabric - may be a little disturbing for younger readers.
However, Kolpak's lyrical, melodic prose is reassuring, and in
spite of its light tone, the story works on two levels: as a
whimsical tale about a clown, and as an allegory for the triumph of
courage and belief over evil and darkness."
-- "Quill & Quire" Starred Review
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