Winnipeg-native Angela Lopes is a writer and editor and an academic tutor of writing and philosophy. She divides her time between Sao Paulo, Brazil and Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she is an active member in the arts scene and recently worked with the Winnipeg Arts Council's Creative Placemaking Challenge--an art installation project displayed in the alleys of Winnipeg's West Exchange District. Lopes's essays and poems have appeared in an array of publications. Bridge Retakes is her first novel.