Ronald B. Hatch completed his PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 1969, with a dissertation on eighteenth century social history and the poetry of George Crabbe. He joined the UBC English Department in 1969 as Assistant Professor and became Associate Professor in 1974. In 1979–80, he was Visiting Professor at Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany. In 1989–90 he was Visiting Professor at the University of Erlangen/Nuremberg. And again in 1997, he was invited to be Visiting Professor at the University of Chemnitz, where he introduced a program in Canadian Studies. Veronica Hatch is the managing editor of Ronsdale Press and also the children's literature editor. Veronica began her career as a teacher in British Columbia, taught for two years with CUSO in the Punjab in India, and taught in the Calders near Edinburgh for another two years. In later life she taught at universities in Germany. Veronica was at the Clayoquot protests in 1993, and she played an important part in editing the essays by the various contributors to Clayoquot & Dissent.

Ronald B. Hatch completed his PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 1969, with a dissertation on eighteenth century social history and the poetry of George Crabbe. He joined the UBC English Department in 1969 as Assistant Professor and became Associate Professor in 1974. In 1979–80, he was Visiting Professor at Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany. In 1989–90 he was Visiting Professor at the University of Erlangen/Nuremberg. And again in 1997, he was invited to be Visiting Professor at the University of Chemnitz, where he introduced a program in Canadian Studies. Veronica Hatch is the managing editor of Ronsdale Press and also the children's literature editor. Veronica began her career as a teacher in British Columbia, taught for two years with CUSO in the Punjab in India, and taught in the Calders near Edinburgh for another two years. In later life she taught at universities in Germany. Veronica was at the Clayoquot protests in 1993, and she played an important part in editing the essays by the various contributors to Clayoquot & Dissent.