The winners of the 40th annual National Magazine Awards were announced at a gala in Toronto on May 26, and we are delighted to announce that our client Nancy Macdonald took home two of the prestigious prizes.
We are delighted to share, Page Two principal Jesse Finkelstein is now representing writer Ester Zirkind!
An alumna of the Humber School for Writers, Ester has been mentored by David Adams Richards and her writing has been workshopped by Wayson Choy and David Besmozgis.
We’re delighted to welcome our new client, Louisa Jewell!
Louisa Jewell is the founder and president of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association. The CPPA brings together leading-edge researchers and practitioners from around the world to study and understand where human potential, success, and happiness intersect.
We’re delighted to welcome new client, Paulina Cameron! Paulina is an impact-driven leader, working in the spaces of entrepreneurship, youth, and gender equality. She leads the BC & Yukon team for Futurpreneur Canada, a national non-profit focused on fueling youth entrepreneurship.
We’re thrilled to share that True North: The Canadian Songbook releases today, and it launched as an Amazon.ca bestselling book!
In this book, renowned singer Eleanor McCain showcases Canada’s most iconic songs through word and image.
We’re so happy to share the self-publishing success story of Page Two client Michael Bungay Stanier—recently published on Growthlab. Over 180,000 copies sold! It’s a story we’re truly honoured to be part of.
We’re thrilled to share that Amanda Lewis, Page Two’s most wonderful Project and Development Manager, has been shortlisted for the 2016 Tom Fairley Award! The award, presented annually by the Editors’ Association of Canada, recognizes an editor’s outstanding contribution to a work published in Canada in English or French.
We could not be happier to share, Page Two principal Jesse Finkelstein is now representing the talented and innovative Chef Joshna Maharaj. Joshna’s involvement in food has deep roots in social justice and sustainability ethics, including with her work developing delicious food programs at The Stop, a community food centre in Toronto.
Our client Meg Salter has a wonderful new website! Please check it out at www.megsalter.com.
Meg is a meditation teacher and an accredited coach, with thirty years’ experience as a senior business manager and change management consultant.
It’s always exciting when new books arrive from the printer, and this week we were overjoyed to receive early copies of Jean Hough Davey’s memoir. The Only Woman in the Room is Jean’s story of becoming one of the first women in North America to be licensed as a stockbroker, at a time when women weren’t welcome in the financial world.
Serious writers are also serious readers. They learn by reading how other talented writers craft a sentence or an argument, how they handle pacing and character development, and the various other elements that must be considered when writing a book.
We’re very happy to share that This is That: Travel Guide to Canada is a 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards National Medalist, taking the gold medal for humor! From publisher Ron Tite:
“On the cover of “This is That Travel Guide to Canada,” you’ll see “Winner Bookshelf Award of Canada”.
