Joel Fishbane writes fiction and plays. His plays have been honored in numerous contests and festivals throughout both Canada and the United States, including the Samuel French New Canadian Play Contest, the Dayton Playhouse Futurefest, Alive Theatre’s Long Beach Play Poppin’ Contest and the NAAA Playreading Festival. His fiction has appeared in several literary journals both in North America and across the pond. He has a diabetic cat and sometimes plays the clarinet.