Edmonton is home to an amazing collection of artists, musicians, and writers who captivate the city with their emotions and ideas. The following Edmontonians will be sharing their work and hosting library programs as our new Capital City Featured Creators.
Featured Artist
Tina Yan (aka XANUROK) is a Chinese-Canadian illustrator, designer and educator based in Edmonton with an energetic approach influenced by manga, street art, skateboarding, and rock music. She holds a MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design and a BDes from OCAD University, both in illustration. Through her work and teaching, she blends bold narratives and fearless experimentation to inspire others to find their voice and enjoy the process. She self-published her first manga RUDBECKIA in 2022 and continues to explore storytelling through personal comics and creating zines.
Featured Musician
Loud in the Pines is the indie-folk duo of Edmonton musicians Kelin Flanagan (vocals, keys, banjo) and Spencer Taubner (vocals, guitar). Through seamless vocal harmonies and thoughtful storytelling, they explore themes of heartfelt connection in the natural world. The first full-length Loud in the Pines record, Every Colour Left, came out in May 2025 and received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination.
Featured Writer
A first generation Bengali-Canadian, Aurora Palit grew up in rural Alberta, where she was always the only South Asian student in her class. Her love of reading began at age four but it wasn’t until high school—when she wandered into the romance section of a bookstore—that she realized happily-ever-afters are her jam.
Aurora is now writing those stories with her own unique brand of humor, perspective, and belief that people of colour deserve love stories too. During her time pursuing a master’s degree in English literature, Aurora was drawn to discourses on diaspora and identity, racism, and multi-generational immigrant experiences; topics she now explores in her writing. Her debut novel, Sunshine and Spice, was published by Berkley Romance in 2024 and featured in the New York Times, followed by Honey and Heat in 2025.
Learn More!
- Capital City Art promotes and celebrates local visual art and artists in Edmonton. The Library connects Edmontonians with visual art through the promotion of local artists, curation of community art in all our locations, and classes or events linked to EPL's art collections.
- Capital City Press is a gathering place, both digitally and physically, for the exchange of ideas and education on the craft of writing. It gives Edmontonians a chance to discover fantastic local writers and discuss their creations. Capital City Press aims to help support and grow writing in the community.
- Capital City Records celebrates Edmonton's music scene and its history. This special digital collection includes some of Edmonton’s best contemporary local music, as well as a gig poster archive and NTT Films' Dead Venues documentary. Anyone can stream albums and, with your library card, you can download your favourite tracks.
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