He is a member of Writers' society of Mauricie and a psychosocial counsellor. Adis was born in Mostar, in Bosnia Herzegovina. In 1988, he had to flee to Canada. He became a 9 year old refugee. Adis is an editor-in-chief at DL&DR editions ; he also founded a nonprofit called "Des livres et des réfugié-e-s" whose mission is to facilitate the integration of refugee kids at school. Adis has a diploma in sociology (UQAM).