Born in Chatham, Ontario, Daniel Wells attended the University of Windsor as a history and philosophy major. He opened a second-hand bookshop, Biblioasis, on Ouellette Avenue in Windsor in 1998.
Dan and his wife Alexis helped to found BookFest Windsor in 2002, where he was inspired to think about publishing a book by another author. The Biblioasis bookshop was moved to Wyandotte Street in the trendy Walkerville district of Windsor, and now the Biblioasis press has grown, and now has its own location on Ottawa Street.
Biblioasis publishing has just celebrated its 15th year, with books shortlisted and finalists for many prizes, including the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and now even long-listed for the Man Booker prize. You can find out more about the press on its website, biblioasis.com.
