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 was 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 on a regular basis. Stein’s debut poetry collection, Love Songs: Prayers to Gods, Not Men will come out on July 31, 2025.