
Andreas Kessaris grew up in Montreal's Park Extension district, the son of Greek immigrants. He is a graduate of Dawson College and Concordia University, where he earned a BA in Communications & English. His column, Read On! with Andreas Kessaris was a popular feature in the West-End community paper The Local Herald. His writing has also appeared on Suite101.com, in the literary journal The Write Place, and on the Montreal entertainment website Curtainsup.tv. His first book, The Butcher of Park Ex & Other Semi-Truthful Tales, was released in 2020 to great acclaim. Follow him on Twitter (@Akessaris) or Instagram (andreas_kessaris).