Verena Berger

This author explores the process of immigrating, integrating, and becoming Canadian through her writing. Her creative nonfiction, shaped by her life in Switzerland and subsequent move to British Columbia, often reflects cultural differences and personal experiences of making a new home. Drawing on a bilingual background and enriched by experiences in travel, hobby farming, and parenting, she offers a unique voice that resonates in publications across North America and Europe. Her work celebrates the acceptance of one's distinctiveness and the beauty of becoming part of a new society.