Moscow-born Olga Stein studied English and cultural studies at York University. She has a PhD in contemporary Canadian fiction and cultural institutions. Stein teaches communications, sociology of sport, and modern and contemporary Canadian and American literature. Before embarking on a PhD, Stein served as the chief editor of the literary review magazine, Books in Canada. More recently, Stein served as the non-fiction editor for WordCity Literary Journal, a multi-genre, global online literary journal (https://wordcitylit.ca/), and contributed critical essays, editorials, interviews, and poems. Stein’s literary reviews are published by The Great Lakes Review regularly. Stein’s debut poetry collection, Love Songs: Prayers to Gods, Not Men was published on July 31, 2025.