Q&Q Omni Category: Personnel change
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Personnel change: Ontario Arts Council
Effective immediately, Michael Schellenberg is no longer the literature officer with the Ontario Arts Council. According to OAC director of communications Kirsten Gunter, program... Read the rest »
Personnel change: BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada has hired Jennifer Gauthier as an account manager. She will be working out of Vancouver and focus largely on clients in Western Canada. Read the rest »
Personnel changes: James Lorimer & Company
James Lorimer & Company children and teens editor Carrie Gleason has been promoted to children and teens associate publisher. Christine Innes has been hired... Read the rest »
Janice Zawerbny to lead Anansi’s Canadian fiction program
House of Anansi Press confirmed on Thursday that Janice Zawerbny, formerly the editorial director of Thomas Allen Publishers, has joined the company as senior editor,... Read the rest »
Personnel change: McGill-Queen’s University Press
Susan McIntosh, marketing director at McGill-Queen’s University Press, has been appointed to the new role of associate director. Read the rest »
Michael Schellenberg joins Ontario Arts Council as literary officer
Former Knopf Canada associate publisher Michael Schellenberg has joined the Ontario Arts Council as its new literary officer. His first day was Feb. 25.... Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Rights Factory
The Rights Factory has hired Harry Endrulat as associate agent. Endrulat has close to 20 years of experience as an in-house and freelance editor for... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Literary Press Group of Canada
Literary Press Group of Canada has hired Tan Light as its interim sales manager, covering for Laura Cameron while she remains on medical leave.... Read the rest »
Scott Sellers promoted to associate publisher, Random House of Canada
Random House of Canada has promoted Scott Sellers to associate publisher. Sellers will also retain his current title, vice-president and director of marketing strategy. According... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Scotiabank Giller Prize has hired Michelle Kadarusman as executive assistant. Reporting to executive director Elana Rabinovitch, Kadarusman is responsible for literary submissions and... Read the rest »
Don Sedgwick named executive director of creative non-fiction MFA program
Don Sedgwick, chairman and part owner of the Transatlantic Agency, has been appointed executive director at the new Master of Fine Arts in Creative Non-fiction... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Publishers Group Canada
Publishers Group Canada has promoted Shannon Deverell to sales associate. Tina Belcamino is promoted to sales assistant.... Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Rights Factory
The Rights Factory has hired Olga Filina as an associate agent. Filina, a graduate of Humber College's Creative Book Publishing program, has spent more than... Read the rest »
Personnel change: P.S. Literary Agency
Effective immediately, P.S. Literary Agency associate agent Carly Watters has been promoted to agent. Read the rest »
Personnel change: Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador has hired Alison Dyer as its new executive director, effective immediately. The freelance journalist and former WANL... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Penguin Canada promotions
Penguin Canada has several promotions to report, all of which took effect at the beginning of the year. Beth Lockley has been promoted from... Read the rest »
Personnel change: James Lorimer & Company
James Lorimer & Company has hired Cy Strom as acquisitions editor. Strom, who works out of the company’s Toronto office, will focus on Lorimer’s adult... Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Bukowski Agency
The Bukowski Agency has hired Sarah Jones as contracts and translation rights manager. Jones, who just completed an internship at the agency, is a... Read the rest »
Lien De Nil to coordinate international rights for WCA
Westwood Creative Artists has several personnel changes to report: Natasha Daneman will not return to the position of director of international rights following a... Read the rest »
Personnel change: ECW Press
Effective Jan. 7, Michelle MacAleese joins ECW Press as editor. MacAleese formerly worked as associate editor at Random House Canada. She joins ECW’s in-house... Read the rest »
Writers' Trust names new executive director
The Writers’ Trust of Canada has named a new executive director. Mary Osborne will step into the role in January, taking over from Don Oravec.... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Banff Centre Press
Robyn Read has been hired as managing editor for Banff Centre Press. Read is a freelance editor who worked as acquiring editor for Freehand... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Heritage Group
Heritage Group Distribution has hired Lisa Pearce as publishers’ representative for Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Based in Winnipeg, Pearce brings over 13 years of book-trade... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Dundurn
Effective Jan. 16, Diane Young joins Dundurn Press as editorial director. She replaces Michael Carroll in the role, who stepped down last month. ... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Nelson Education
Nelson Education has hired Pat O’Neill as Library Market Manager, responsible for public library wholesalers and public libraries. O’Neill, who will oversee the Thorndike Press... Read the rest »
Kate Walker to retire from Ampersand Canada
Kate Walker has announced she is retiring from Ampersand Canada’s Book & Gift Agency, the long-serving independent sales rep group (formerly known as Kate Walker... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Ampersand Canada
Ampersand Canada has hired J. Mark Penney as account manager for inside sales. Penney, who is based out of the agency’s main office in... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Owlkids Books
Owlkids Books has hired Judy Brunsek as director of sales and marketing, effective Dec. 3. Brunsek, who has been working with Owlkids as a... Read the rest »
Phyllis Bruce joins Simon & Schuster Canada
Q&Q has learned that Canadian publishing veteran Phyllis Bruce has landed at Simon & Schuster Canada. Although S&S Canada has not confirmed details of... Read the rest »
Personnel change: House of Anansi Press
House of Anansi Press has hired Eric Jensen as vice-president of marketing, responsible for the Anansi and Groundwood lists. Jensen, who brings 35 years... Read the rest »
John Degen to take over as TWUC executive director
John Degen is set to take over from Kelly Duffin as executive director of The Writers’ Union of Canada. His first day will be Nov.... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: HarperCollins Canada
HarperCollins Canada has several personnel changes to report. Brad Wilson has been promoted to executive editor of the Collins imprint. Since joining the Collins... Read the rest »
Dan Lee to take over as Pearson Canada CEO
Dan Lee has been named the new CEO of Pearson Canada, replacing Allan Reynolds, who retires on Dec. 31. Lee has held several positions... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Open Book
There are several organizational changes at Open Book, an OMDC-funded intiative that promotes Ontario authors and books. Executive director Amy Logan Holmes, who had... Read the rest »
Personnel change: eBound Canada
eBound Canada, the not-for-profit organization that provides digital services to Canadian publishers, has hired Christen Thomas as its new manager of technology. Her first day... Read the rest »
Nick Rundall takes over as publisher at Whitecap
Whitecap Books vice-president Nick Rundall has stepped into the role of publisher following the departure last month of founder Michael Burch. Rundall, who joined... Read the rest »
Dundurn editorial director to step down
After nearly seven years at Dundurn Press, associate publisher and editorial director Michael Carroll is leaving the firm to take on the role of publications... Read the rest »
TWUC executive director Kelly Duffin to step down
Kelly Duffin, executive director at The Writers’ Union of Canada, has announced that she will resign to take a position at an unnamed organization. Her... Read the rest »
Jane Warren joins HarperCollins Canada
HarperCollins Canada has added another editor to its publishing division. Jane Warren, who was hired to fill a one-year contract position last year, will... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Publishers Group Canada
Publishers Group Canada has hired Tina Belcamino as office assistant. Belcamino has previously worked as a freelancer for Kids Can Press and as an... Read the rest »
Personnel change: James Lorimer and Company
James Lorimer and Company has hired Kendra Martin as publishing assistant effective immediately. Martin handles publicity out of the company ’s Toronto office for all... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Richmond Hill Public Library appoints new CEO
Louise Procter Maio has been named CEO of the Richmond Hill Public Library in the Greater Toronto Area. Maio steps into the position Aug.... Read the rest »
Anne McDermid promotes Martha Webb and Chris Bucci to full partners
Anne McDermid & Associates has announced that company directors Martha Magor Webb and Chris Bucci have been made full partners in the agency. Webb... Read the rest »
Winstanley to lead all-Canadian team at Penguin Canada
Penguin Canada publisher Nicole Winstanley continues her ascent up the corporate ladder with Tuesday’s announcement that she has been promoted to president. She takes over... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: HarperCollins Canada
HarperCollins Canada has several promotions to report, effective immediately: Emma Ingram has been promoted from senior publicist to publicity manager. Ingram, who started at... Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Rights Factory adds new associate agent
The Rights Factory has hired Haskell Nussbaum as an associate agent. Nussbaum, who recently returned to Toronto from New York, is already shopping around... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Kelsey Attard joins Freehand Books as managing editor
Kelsey Attard will join Freehand Books as managing editor, effective July 4. Attard has previously worked as an editor at Lone Pine Publishing and... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Carolyn Forde promoted to agent at WCA
Westwood Creative Artists has several personnel changes to report. Effective Aug. 7, Carolyn Forde will be promoted from her role as executive assistant to... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Doubleday Canada
Janice Weaver has joined Doubleday Canada as senior editor on a one-year contract to replace Amy Black, who is on maternity leave. She will report... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Arsenal Pulp Press
Effective June 1, Gerilee McBride will join Arsenal Pulp Press as production manager. McBride is the former executive assistant at the Association of Book... Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Banff Centre's Wired Writing Studio
Lynn Coady has been hired on as a faculty member at the Banff Centre’s Wired Writing Studio program. Coady joins Charlotte Gill and Jessica Grant... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Guernica Editions
Toronto’s Guernica Editions has hired Cristina Rizzuto as publicist, replacing former publicist Laura Carter. Read the rest »
Personnel changes: library CEOs appointed in Gravenhurst, Meaford, and Brock
Three Ontario library systems have announced the appointment of new chief executive officers. Gravenhurst Public Library has hired Rita Orr as CEO and chief... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Breakwater Books
Breakwater Books has hired James Langer as managing editor, effective immediately. Langer will oversee acquisitions and manuscript editing, while maintaining the publisher’s current list. He... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Hamilton Public Library names new chief librarian, CEO
The board of the Hamilton Public Library has named Paul Takala chief librarian and chief executive officer, effective June 1. Takala steps into the... Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Walrus Foundation
The Walrus Foundation has hired Nic Boshart as its first manager of digital initiatives, effective mid-May. Boshart will be responsible for the business development... Read the rest »
Nick Garrison promoted to associate publisher at Penguin Canada
Penguin Canada has promoted executive editor Nick Garrison to the position of associate publisher, effective immediately. In his new role, Garrison will maintain his... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Ampersand Canada
Effective May 14, Ampersand Canada’s Book & Gift Agency has hired Judy Parker as account manager for its Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Northwest Ontario regions, and... Read the rest »
Janice Zawerbny to build on Crean’s legacy at Thomas Allen Publishers
Two months after Thomas Allen Publishers’ longtime editor Patrick Crean stepped down, the Toronto company has announced that senior editor Janice Zawerbny has been promoted... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: The Cooke Agency
The Cooke Agency has two personnel changes to announce. Former intern Gordon Brown has joined the agency as a full-time assistant. Literary assistant... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival
WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival has added two full-time staff members. Sandra Paire has been hired as book rapport/festival des mots manager, overseeing... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Ottawa Public Library names new CEO
The Ottawa Public Library Board has appointed Danielle McDonald as chief executive officer at the library system, effective March 5. McDonald steps into the... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Kobo
Effective immediately, Kobo has hired Santiago Melo as merchandiser for the Canadian market. Melo was previously employed as ebook sales associate at Simon & Schuster... Read the rest »
Karen Boersma to lead Owlkids Books
Owlkids is showing renewed commitment to its publishing program with the announcement that it has hired Karen Boersma to head up its books division, Owlkids... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Tundra Books
Tundra Books has hired Samantha Swenson as editor, effective March 5. Swenson was previously employed as associate editor at Kids Can Press.... Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Rights Factory
Effective immediately, The Rights Factory associate agent Ali McDonald has been promoted to agent. Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Random House of Canada
Random House of Canada has a pair of personnel changes to report. Frances Bedford, who has been with the firm for a decade, has been... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Kids Can Press
Kids Can Press senior editor Yvette Ghione has been promoted to editorial director. Ghione, who has been with Kids Can for 13 years, is now... Read the rest »
Writers’ Trust to begin search for new executive director
Don Oravec, the executive director of the Writers’ Trust of Canada, will step down by the end of the year. Oravec, 57, announced his... Read the rest »
Yvonne Hunter out at Penguin Canada
After six years with the firm, Yvonne Hunter is no longer in charge of publicity and marketing at Penguin Canada. Hunter’s title at Penguin... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Random House of Canada, Doubleday Canada
Kristin Cochrane has been promoted from vice-president to senior vice-president of Random House of Canada. Cochrane, who started with the company in 2005, remains as... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Knopf Random Canada
Knopf Random Canada has two staffing changes to report. Effective immediately, Marion Garner has been promoted to associate publisher. Garner will continue in her... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Publishers Group Canada
Effective Feb. 1, Publishers Group Canada publicist Jennifer Lynch will handle publicity for Perseus Books Group. Lynch will continue in her role as publicist... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Kids Can Press
Kids Can Press has hired Michaela Cornell in the newly created role of communications strategist. Reporting to Lisa Charters, vice-president of brands, new media,... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Hachette Book Group Canada and Hachette U.K. Canada
Hachette Book Group Canada has several promotions to report. Effective immediately, Martha Bucci has been promoted to director of marketing, and Melanie Storoschuk has been... Read the rest »
Sachiko Murakami joins Insomniac as poetry editor
Insomniac Press has named Sachiko Murakami its new poetry editor, following the departure last month of Paul Vermeersch, who had held the role for the... Read the rest »
Coach House establishes poetry board, temporarily suspends poetry acquisitions
Kevin Connolly has stepped down as poetry editor at Coach House Books, though he won’t be straying far from the Toronto press that published his... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Paul Vermeersch joins Wolsak and Wynn
Wolsak and Wynn has hired poet Paul Vermeersch as senior editor. Vermeersch will oversee poetry acquisitions and will develop a new literary imprint for the... Read the rest »
Personnel change: UBC Press appoints Melissa Pitts as director
Melissa Pitts has been appointed director of University of British Columbia Press. Currently based out of Toronto, Pitts holds the position of assistant director of... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Cheryl Fraser becomes partner in Ampersand agency
Cheryl Fraser has been named a partner in Ampersand Canada’s Book & Gift Agency, the new moniker of the sales agency formerly known as Kate... Read the rest »
Personnel change: BookNet Canada
Neha Thanki has joined BookNet Canada as a project manager working mostly on SalesData and BiblioShare. A former BookNet intern, Thanki joins the company full-time... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Authors at Harbourfront Centre
Authors at Harbourfront Centre has appointed A. Charles Baillie as president of its board of directors. Baillie, an Officer of the Order of Canada, is... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Canadian Booksellers Association
The Canadian Booksellers Association has announced several changes to its board of directors. Current CBA board member Christopher Smith, from Collected Works Bookstore... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Ann Ledden joins Firefly Books
On Dec. 1, Ann Ledden stepped into the role of Canadian sales manager at Firefly Books. Last week, Ledden announced she had left her position... Read the rest »
Ann Ledden steps down at McArthur & Company
McArthur & Company announced today that, after nearly a decade with the firm, Ann Ledden has left her role as vice-president of sales. “We... Read the rest »
Personnel change: TLA adds three new agents
The Toronto-based Transatlantic Literary Agency has appointed three new agents to its children’s/YA and adult divisions. Meghan Macdonald joins the firm as a part-time... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Random House of Canada
Random House of Canada associate publicity director Nicola Makoway has been promoted to publicity director, effective immediately. Makoway will continue reporting to Tracey Turriff,... Read the rest »
Personnel change: D&M Publishers
Effective immediately, Jesse Finkelstein has been promoted to the newly created position of director, publishing services and operations at D&M Publishers. Finkelstein, who previously held... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Dalhousie University Libraries
Dalhousie University has hired Donna Bourne-Tyson as its university librarian. Bourne-Tyson comes to Dalhousie from Mount Saint Vincent University where she was university librarian from... Read the rest »
Sheila Barry joins Groundwood as co-publisher
Groundwood Books has hired Sheila Barry in the newly created position of co-publisher, effective January 2012. Barry, who will work alongside Groundwood founder and... Read the rest »
Personnel/agency change: House of Anansi Press/Groundwood Books
Effective immediately, House of Anansi Press/Groundwood Books sales associate Emily Mockler will take on the title of sales associate, national accounts. Starting in 2012, Mockler... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Canadian Library Association
The Canadian Library Association has elected five new members to its executive council. Pilar Martinez, executive director of public services at Edmonton Public Library,... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Penguin Canada
Penguin Canada has hired Brent Richard in the newly created role of director of online and digital sales, effective Oct. 24. Richard was previously employed... Read the rest »
Tara Walker joins Tundra; Kathryn Cole out as editorial director
Tundra Books has hired Tara Walker as its editorial director, effective Nov. 1. Walker has spent the past 16 years at Kids Can Press,... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Robert Wheaton joins Random House of Canada
Random House of Canada has hired Robert Wheaton in the newly created role of vice-president and director of strategic digital business development, effective Oct. 17.... Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Rights Factory
Kelvin Kong has returned to The Rights Factory as foreign rights manager after a stint as rights associate at Kids Can Press. Kong had worked... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Kids Can Press
Kids Can Press has several promotions to announce. Samantha Swenson, who has been with the company for eight years, has been promoted from production... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Lisa Charters steps down at Random House of Canada, joins Kids Can Press
Lisa Charters has resigned from her position as senior vice-president and director of digital at Random House of Canada to take up the role of... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Canadian Manda Group
Canadian Manda Group sales manager Peter Hill-Field has been promoted to the position of director, sales and marketing. Hill-Field will focus on the day-to-day management... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Tightrope Books
Tightrope Books editor Shirarose Wilensky has left the Toronto press. Her last day was July 31. There are no immediate plans to replace Wilensky, whose... Read the rest »
Personnel change: BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada has hired Lauren Stewart as office manager. Stewart is the former associate director of the Professional Writers Association of Canada. Read the rest »
Freehand Books suspends acquisitions
Nearly three years after launching with a bang, Calgary’s Freehand Books, the literary imprint of academic publisher Broadview Press, has announced it is freezing acquisitions... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Random House of Canada
Random House of Canada has hired Michael Bowles as its director of e-books and e-product development, effective Aug. 29. Bowles was previously employed as... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Canadian Booksellers Association
The Canadian Booksellers Association has hired Stephanie Quinlan as marketing and communications manager. Quinlan has been on board with the CBA since May and replaces... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Canadian Manda Group
Canadian Manda Group has promoted Anthony Iantorno from sales representative to national accounts manager, effective immediately. Iantorno will continue to sell to his current accounts,... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Ronsdale Press
Ronsdale Press publisher’s assistant Erinna Gilkison is leaving the company in September to return to New Zealand. Gilkison will be replaced by Deirdre Salisbury,... Read the rest »
Personnel change: House of Anansi
Lisa Nave is stepping down as rights director at House of Anansi Press and Groundwood Books to attend the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Broadview Press
Broadview Press reports a number of personnel changes that come into effect immediately. The board of directors has appointed Marjorie Mather as publisher. Based out... Read the rest »
Personnel change: McClelland & Stewart
McClelland & Stewart managing editor Elizabeth Kribs has been promoted to executive managing editor effective immediately. Kribs has been with M&S for 10 years and... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: The Walrus
Effective Sept. 1, The Walrus has appointed Nick Mount as its new fiction editor. Mount is associate chair of the English department at the University... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Publishers Group Canada
Publishers Group Canada has a couple of personnel changes to announce. Lorena Azucena has been promoted from inventory coordinator to senior inventory coordinator and... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: ECW Press
Effective immediately, ECW Press senior publicist Sarah Dunn has been promoted to marketing manager. Former sales and marketing manager Erin Creasey moves into a new... Read the rest »
Tom Best tapped by First Book Canada to increase publisher support
U.S. charity First Book has tapped industry veteran and literacy advocate Tom Best as the new executive director of its Canadian division. First Book... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Paul Whitney re-elected to IFLA board
Paul Whitney, former chief librarian of the Vancouver Public Library, has been re-elected to the governing board of the International Federation of Library Associations and... Read the rest »
Whitecap says it’s business as usual following Robert McCullough’s departure
It’s business as usual, says Whitecap Books president Michael Burch, in response to the departure of long-time publisher Robert McCullough, who announced Monday that he’s... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Karen Adams named CLA president
The Canadian Library Association has tapped Karen Adams to be its new president. Adams, who is director of libraries at the University of Manitoba,... Read the rest »
Random House hires Whitecap publisher Robert McCullough to head up new imprint
Random House of Canada has hired Robert McCullough, the long-time publisher of Vancouver’s Whitecap Books, to head a new independent imprint. The still-unnamed publishing line... Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Cooke Agency International
After a decade in the publishing industry, Krista Willis, a manager of subsidiary rights for The Cooke Agency International, is leaving to pursue a position... Read the rest »
Personnel change: ECW Press
ECW Press has hired Jenna Illies as a full-time publicist. In January 2011, the former Key Porter Books publicist began a six-month temporary contract... Read the rest »
Anansi hires The Walrus’s Jared Bland as managing editor
House of Anansi Press has hired Jared Bland as its new managing editor. Bland’s first day at the Toronto publisher will be July 4.... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Canadian Manda Group
Canadian Manda Group has announced a series of personnel changes. Joanne Adams returns to her position as sales representative after a year–long maternity leave. Her... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Scholastic Canada
Scholastic Canada has hired Cali Hoffman as its new online marketing and print promotions coordinator. A former production editor at Robert Kennedy Publishing, Hoffman has... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Harlequin Enterprises
Harlequin Enterprises executive editor Birgit Davis-Todd has been promoted to senior executive editor of its Toronto acquiring office, effective March 1. The promotion... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Kimberly Walsh joins Nimbus Publishing
Kimberly Walsh has left her position as associate producer for the CBC Book Club and Canada Reads to become online and digital coordinator for Halifax’s... Read the rest »
Word on the Street Halifax hires new director
The Word On The Street Halifax has hired Colleen Ritchie as its new executive director. Ritchie, who has a background in public relations and event... Read the rest »
Emily Sinkins leaves Canadianbookseller Magazine
Three weeks ago, Emily Sinkins, communications manager for the Canadian Booksellers Association and editor at Canadianbookseller Magazine, tendered her resignation. Her last official day is... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Owlkids Books
Owlkids Books has hired Kendal Gerard as its new marketing and social media manager, effective immediately. In 2008 Gerard began work as an intern at... Read the rest »
Agent Meghan Macdonald joins TLA
The Transatlantic Literary Agency has added a new full-time agent to its roster. Meghan Macdonald, who has worked as a freelancer for the agency since... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Thomas Allen & Son
Thomas Allen & Son has hired Catherine Whiteside as its new publicity manager. A former publicist at Random House of Canada, Whiteside is responsible for... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Ryerson Publishing Program
Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education has hired Meg Taylor as academic coordinator of its publishing program. Taylor, who will be working... Read the rest »
Hadley Dyer named new children’s editor at HarperCollins Canada
HarperCollins Canada has hired children’s author Hadley Dyer as the new executive editor for children’s books. Dyer is the author of Johnny Kellock Died Today... Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Cooke Agency
The Cooke Agency has hired former intern Rachel Letofsky as a literary assistant. Letofsky is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the Humber... Read the rest »
Jim Gifford named editorial director for non-fiction at HarperCollins Canada
HarperCollins Canada has promoted executive editor Jim Gifford to the role of editorial director for non-fiction and the Collins imprint. In his new role,... Read the rest »
Rob Sanders to take the reins at New Society
Rob Sanders has been named publisher of New Society Publishers, the small, environmental-themed imprint based on Gabriola Island. He takes on the role effective March... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Penguin Canada
Lynne Missen, longtime executive editor of children’s books at HarperCollins Canada, has been named publishing director of Penguin Canada Young Readers, effective Jan. 31, 2011.... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Canadian Children’s Book Centre
The Canadian Children’s Book Centre has hired Holly Kent for the newly created position of sales and marketing manager. Kent will be responsible for promoting... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Kevin Williams takes over as publisher of Talonbooks
Talonbooks president Kevin Williams has assumed the role of publisher. Former publisher Karl Siegler will continue as editor-in-chief. Williams, a former executive at Raincoast... Read the rest »
Former Indigo exec takes the reins at Canadian Publishers Digital Services
The Association of Canadian Publishers has appointed Robert Hayashi as the new director of its digital arm, known as Canadian Publishers Digital Services. Hayashi’s... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: ECW Press
ECW Press is beginning the new year by expanding its publicity department. Publicist Sarah Dunn has been promoted to the role of senior publicist, effective... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Literary Press Group
The Literary Press Group is adding to its sales team. Effective Jan. 10, Taryn Boyd (taryn@lpg.ca) joins the company as the new sales rep for... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Arsenal Pulp Press
Arsenal Pulp Press has a new marketing manager following the departure of long-time staffer Janice Beley last November. Cynara Geissler, a graduate of Simon Fraser... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: University of Toronto Press
In preparation for the Dec. 24 retirement of long-time executive editor Virgil Duff, the University of Toronto Press has announced several changes to its social... Read the rest »
Susan Shipton to leave Annick
After more than nine years with the company, Annick Press sales and rights manager Susan Shipton is stepping down to pursue a career in healthcare.... Read the rest »
Blue Met names new president
The Blue Metropolis Foundation, which organizes the Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival, has named Ms. William St. Hilaire as succesor to current president Linda... Read the rest »
Dundurn hires former Key Porter staffers
Two of the 11 staffers laid off from Key Porter Books in September have resurfaced at Dundurn Press. According to Dundurn publicity manager Karen McMullin,... Read the rest »
Janice Beley to step down at Arsenal Pulp Press
After 10 years in the industry and almost six at Arsenal Pulp Press, marketing director Janice Beley will step down from her role at the... Read the rest »
Vancouver Sun hires new books editor, expands coverage
The Vancouver Sun has hired a new books editor to replace Rebecca Wigod, who retired last week after 22 years in the role. Tracy Sherlock,... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Random House of Canada
Random House of Canada e-book production coordinator Jessica Scott has been promoted to assistant manager of online marketing, effective Nov. 4. Scott will be reporting... Read the rest »
Contact info for former Key Porter staffers
In the wake of last month's layoffs at Key Porter Books, several former staffers have asked Q&Q to disseminate their contact info: Jane Warren,... Read the rest »
Mark Medley named new books editor at National Post
In the wake of Sarah Murdoch’s departure earlier this month, the National Post has named reporter Mark Medley as its new books editor. According... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Tundra Books
Tundra Books has laid off assistant editor Lauren Campbell (née Bailey); her last day with the company was last month. Tundra publicity manager Pamela... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Anne McDermid & Associates
Agents Martha Magor Webb and Chris Bucci have been appointed to the board of Anne McDermid & Associates. “Both Martha and Chris have made a... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Kristin Cochrane
Doubleday Canada vice-president and publisher Kristin Cochrane has been appointed to the executive committee of Random House of Canada. Read the rest »
Coach House hires Leigh Nash
In an effort to fill the void created by the recent departure of managing editor Christina Pallassio, Coach House Books has hired poet Leigh Nash... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Writers' Trust hires publicist Becky Toyne
The Writers’ Trust of Canada has retained freelance publicist Becky Toyne to promote the 10th annual Writers’ Trust Awards. Toyne, the former communications coordinator for... Read the rest »
Kobo hires former Lavalife CEO
Kobo has hired former Lavalife CEO Marina Glogovac as chief marketing officer. Glogovac will be responsible for branding, global customer acquisition strategy, and marketing and... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Penguin Canada
Penguin Canada assistant publicist Bronwyn Kienapple has been promoted to the position of online marketing coordinator. Kienapple takes over from Chelsea Sargautis, who left the... Read the rest »
Kate Cassaday promoted at HarperCollins
Collins Canada associate editor Kate Cassaday, who acquired Gail Vaz-Oxlade's bestselling Debt-Free Forever, has been promoted to editor, effective immediately. Cassaday's other authors include Claudia... Read the rest »
Carolyn Forde recognized at WCA
Carolyn Forde, executive assistant to Westwood Creative Artists president Bruce Westwood, has been made a shareholder of the agency. Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Bukowski Agency
Former Key Porter Books international rights manager Sandra Homer has joined The Bukowski Agency as the new manager of contracts and translation rights. Besides working... Read the rest »
Christina Palassio to leave Coach House Books
After six years with the company, Coach House Books managing editor Christina Palassio is leaving to begin a new career outside of publishing. Her last... Read the rest »
Martha Kanya-Forstner steps down at Doubleday [UPDATED]
[THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED] After more than 12 years with the company, Doubleday Canada editor-in-chief Martha Kanya-Forstner has decided to step down. Instead of... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Key Porter Books
Key Porter Books international sales manager Tara Roy-DiClemente has resigned in order to run for a municipal council seat in her hometown of East Gwillimbury,... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Doubleday Canada
Earlier this week, Doubleday Canada vice-president and publisher Kristin Cochrane announced that, due to "changes in the company," senior managing editor Christine Innes has been... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Canadian Plains Research Center
Deborah Rush, the former marketing manager of Coteau Books, has joined the Canadian Plains Research Center in the position of sales and marketing manager. Her... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Writers’ Trust of Canada
The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced that Peter Kahnert of Oakville, Ontario, will begin a two-year term (starting September 2010) as chair of the... Read the rest »
Sarah Labrie leaves ACP for Hachette
Sarah Labrie, the former project coordinator for the Association of Canadian Publishers, has left the organization to become marketing and publicity coordinator for Hachette Canada.... Read the rest »
BookRiff brings in new CEO
BookRiff Media, the Vancouver-based Web service that lets users create customized print-on-demand titles, has named Rochelle Grayson as its new CEO. According to former CEO... Read the rest »
McClelland & Stewart trims editorial in staff reshuffle
McClelland & Stewart has made several major staffing changes in the past week that will result in a leaner, more aggressive company, according to president... Read the rest »
Catherine Mitchell leaves Tundra
Veteran Tundra Books staffer Catherine Mitchell announced on Monday that she is stepping down as director of foreign and special markets to pursue other opportunities... Read the rest »
New appointments: Public Lending Right Commission
Earlier this week, Ken McGoogan and Aline Apostolska became the newly elected chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Public Lending Right Commission. McGoogan will represent... Read the rest »
Personnel change: BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada has hired Samantha Francis as interim marketing manager. Francis previously worked at Penguin Canada as an associate editor (from 2004–08), and spent the... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Thomas Allen & Son
As of June 1, 2010, several sales agents from Thomas Allen & Son will be handling new territories. Aydin Virani will be handling trade sales... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Robert Rose
Beginning June 14th, Martine Quibell will be joining Robert Rose in the newly created role of publicity manager. She comes to Robert Rose from the... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Canadian Manda Group
Emily Patry has joined Canadian Manda Group as sales and marketing assistant. ... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Publishers Group Canada
Lori Richardson has joined Publishers Group Canada in the role of sales director; Jennifer Lynch has been promoted to publicist; and Chris Harding becomes full-time... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Corey Redekop joins Goose Lane
Author Corey Redekop (Shelf Monkey) is taking over from Susan Baker as publicist at Goose Lane Editions. Redekop and Baker will be working together until... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Dundurn Press
Michael Carroll, editorial director at Dundurn Press, has been promoted to the position of associate publisher. He will retain his duties as editorial director, but... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Wilfrid Laurier University Press has hired Ryan Chynces in the position of acquisitions editor. Chynces, who held previous positions with Broadview Press and Oxford University... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Canadian Manda Group
Canadian Manda Group inside sales rep Chris Hickey has been promoted to full-time sales representative, commencing May 2010. Hickey will be responsible for the Southwestern... Read the rest »
Personnel change: H.B. Fenn and Company
H.B. Fenn and Company has hired Ben Elia in the role of national accounts manager for alternate markets. ... Read the rest »
Personnel change: H.B. Fenn and Company
H.B. Fenn and Company publicist Lisa Mior has been promoted to the position of senior publicist, effective immediately. Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Cooke Agency International
After several months on short-term contracts, both Ron Eckel and Krista Willis of The Cooke Agency International have joined the company as full-time employees. Eckel,... Read the rest »
Personnel change: ECW Press
ECW Press has hired Troy Cunningham, formerly of TSAR Publications, in the role of interim production manager. Cunningham will be filling in for Rachel Ironstone,... Read the rest »
Katherine Wilson hired as publicist for Key Porter Books
Katherine Wilson, who has worked in the publicity and marketing departments of H.B. Fenn and Company since 2006, has been hired as a publicist for... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Penguin Canada
Penguin Canada has hired Bonnie St. Aubin to be its new sales representative for Southwestern Ontario, with responsibility for independent and university accounts, as well... Read the rest »
Key Porter Books lays off publicity manager
Key Porter Books has let go of publicity manager Jennifer Fox. "This move was made as a part of a retructuring of our publicity and... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: HarperCollins Canada
There have been a number of promotions at HarperCollins Canada. Sara James has been promoted to sales director, national accounts; Jeremy Rawlings has been promoted... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Nimbus Publishing
Kate Kennedy, previously an editor with Gaspereau Press, has joined Nimbus as in-house editor. Jenn Embree has been hired as assistant production editor. Meanwhile, former... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Cormorant Books
Cormorant Books has a number of staff changes to announce. Laura Houlihan, publicist, has left the company. She has been replaced by Meryl Howsam. Meanwhile,... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Random House of Canada
Random House of Canada has a number of staff changes to announce: Craig Pyette and Angelika Glover have both been promoted to senior editor; Kylie... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Canada Council for the Arts
The Canada Council for the Arts has hired Robin Ghosh, a former senior director with Canada Post, to be its new director of finance and... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Penguin Canada
Penguin Canada publicity manager Alina Goldstein has left the company for a position as public relations and events manager for Foster’s Wine Estates. Penguin has... Read the rest »
Personnel change: M&S
McClelland & Stewart associate editor of non-fiction Trena White has been promoted to editor. Read the rest »
Personnel change: HarperCollins Canada
HarperCollins Canada senior editor of non-fiction Jim Gifford has been promoted to executive editor. Read the rest »
Personnel change: WordFest
Former Kids Can Press publicist Mary Kapusta has become interim marketing manager for the Calgary-based WordFest. The position is a maternity leave contract, filling in... Read the rest »
PWAC names new executive director
The Professional Writers Association of Canada has named a new executive director: former board member Sandy Crawley, who will take over the position starting Jan.... Read the rest »
HarperCollins’ Jennifer Lambert goes on maternity leave
HarperCollins Canada editorial director Jennifer Lambert has taken a year-long maternity leave. She has been temporarily replaced by Alex Schultz, who recently finished covering another... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Whitecap Books
The Vancouver-based Whitecap Books has added a third member to its two-person editorial team: Viola Funk, who will report directly to publisher and acquiring editor... Read the rest »
Staff changes: D&M Publishers
D&M Publishers has made several staff changes to its editorial and production department. Former associate editor Iva Cheung has returned to D&M on a part-time... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Anansi/Groundwood
There are several staffing changes to report at House of Anansi Press and Groundwood Books. Former business director Matt Williams has been named vice-president of... Read the rest »
Greystone hires natural history editor
Rob Sanders, publisher of Greystone Books, has invited author and biologist Richard Cannings to join the team in the newly created position of consulting editor,... Read the rest »
Personnel Change: Indigo Books & Music
Ed Wilkinson has joined Indigo Books & Music as the vice-president of bargain books (packages and remainders), replacing Robert Hayashi in the role. Wilkinson was... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Transit Publishing
Transit Publishing international marketing and communications manager Richard Cazeau will be leaving the company as of Sept. 5. All inquiries should be redirected to... Read the rest »
Personnel Change: Hornblower Books
Debra Schram, former owner and partner of Hornblower Books, has left the company to become sales director for Taschen America. Bridget Barber and Karen Stacey... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Kids Can Press
Two members of Kids Can Press’s marketing department will be departing this month. Scott Robins, institutional marketing manager, is headed back to school to pursue... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Phaidon Press
Phaidon Press has appointed James Whittaker to the newly created role of sales director, North America. Prior to the appointment, Whittaker was responsible solely for... Read the rest »
Personnel change
Jennifer Knoch has joined ECW Press as associate editor. Read the rest »
Personnel change: Penguin re-hires sales rep Leith Hayman
Penguin Canada has hired veteran sales agent Leith Hayman as its new sales representative for southwestern Ontario, effective Tuesday, Aug. 4. Hayman worked for Penguin... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Stephanie Stewart named publisher of Fifth House
Fifth House Publishers, an imprint of Fitzhenry & Whiteside, has a new publisher. Effective Tuesday, Aug. 4, Stephanie Stewart will step into the top spot.... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Canadian Manda Group
Canadian Manda Group is reporting several internal promotions and one new hire: sales rep Tim Gain’s territory is changing to include mostly Toronto-area and national... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Canadian Manda Group
Mark Wilson has joined Canadian Manda Group as the new national accounts sales representative. Read the rest »
Personnel change: Lise Henderson retires from McDermid
After less than four years as a literary agent, Lise Henderson has left Anne McDermid & Associates. According to the agency’s website, Henderson has decided... Read the rest »
Personnel change: John Kruusi joins Penguin
John Kruusi has joined Penguin Canada in the role of contracts and rights co-ordinator, a position previously held by Harmony Ho. Kruusi’s responsibilities include negotiating... Read the rest »
Personnel change: McArthur & Company
Devon Pool is now director of publicity and production at McArthur & Company, having taken over the position from Taryn Manias, who has moved to... Read the rest »
Staff changes: more promotions at D&M
Following Chris Labonté’s promotion earlier this week, a number of other D&M Publishers staffers have received promotions. Richard Nadeau has been promoted to national sales... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Labonté promoted at D&M
D&M Publishers acquiring editor Chris Labonté has taken on the added title of assistant publisher. In his expanded role, Labonté will be responsible for managing... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Georgetown Publications
Georgetown Publications has hired Pat O’Neill, formerly of Scholastic Canada and Fitzhenry & Whiteside, in the role of key account manager. O’Neill will be handling... Read the rest »
Personnel change: John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons Canada has hired Alison Maclean, previously of Madison Press Books, to oversee the development of a multi-title program of officially licensed... Read the rest »
Personnel change: McGill-Queen’s
McGill-Queen’s University Press has hired Anna Lensky in the role of rights and special projects manager. Lensky was most recently marketing and publicity manager for... Read the rest »
Personnel change: The Bukowski Agency
The Bukowski Agency has hired a replacement for outgoing manager of contracts and translation rights David Whiteside. Jericho Buendia, a former intern with the agency,... Read the rest »
Personnel change: JackPine Press
J. Jill Robinson, the administrator for JackPine Press, will be leaving the company as of Feb. 1, 2009. She will be replaced be Mike Thompson. Read the rest »
Personnel change: LPG
Sales veteran Petra Morin has resurfaced at the Literary Press Group of Canada, where she is filling in on a short-term contract for former sales... Read the rest »
Personnel change: WOTS Vancouver
Fernanda Viveiros, former executive director of the Federation of B.C. Writers, is now producer for The Word On The Street Vancouver and the B.C. Book... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Word on the Street Toronto
Cindy Goldrick has been named the new festival director of Word on the Street Toronto. She replaces Alexandra Moorshead, who recently moved on to become... Read the rest »
Promotions at Doubleday, Penguin
Martha Kanya-Forstner has been promoted from editorial director to editor-in-chief at Doubleday Canada. A 10-year Doubleday veteran, Kanya-Forstner recently scored a double Governor General’s win:... Read the rest »
Michelle Benjamin teams with Greystone
Former Raincoast publisher Michelle Benjamin has partnered with Greystone Books as consulting editor. In the newly created role, Benjamin will propose book ideas and new... Read the rest »
Reeve-Zilberberg leaves Tundra
Tundra Books publicist Melissa Reeve-Zilberberg will be leaving the company as of Dec. 5. After that date, all publicity requests should be directed to publicity... Read the rest »
Georgetown Terminal Warehouses
Georgetown Terminal Warehouses has altered its senior management structure. Christine Costello, previously director of finance, administration, and IT, now occupies the newly created position of... Read the rest »
Rajani leaves Self-Counsel
Selina Rajani is moving on from her position as publicity manager at Self-Counsel Press. She has accepted a job with the Vancouver Opera as communications... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Penguin Canada
Barbara Bower, a former publicist at HarperCollins Canada, has joined Penguin Canada as senior publicist. Read the rest »
Random House of Canada's new "Digital" team
The “Online” team at Random House of Canada was recently renamed the “Digital” team, and, subsequently, there have been several promotions and title changes. Heather... Read the rest »
John Degen to take over for Filyer at OAC
The Ontario Arts Council has found a replacement for literature officer Lorraine Filyer. John Degen will step into the job on Nov. 24. Degen... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Editors' Association of Canada
The Editors' Association of Canada has appointed Carolyn L. Burke to the position of executive director. Burke, a former management consultant and infosecurity expert, joins... Read the rest »
Personnel changes: Canadian Manda
Canadian Manda has hired Tracey Boisvert to fill the newly created position of publicist. She starts in her new role on Oct. 14. Also,... Read the rest »
Name change: Douglas & McIntyre
Douglas & McIntyre Publishing has renamed itself, in an attempt to better reflect its entire line of imprints. Henceforth, Greystone Books, New Society Publishers, and... Read the rest »
Personnel change: SFU names "adjunct professors"
Nine "adjunct professors" have been named to Simon Fraser University’s Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing (CCSP). The CCSP is home to the Summer Publishing... Read the rest »
Simon & Schuster Canada
David Millar, vice-president of sales at Simon & Schuster Canada, has been promoted to the position of vice-president of sales and marketing. Amy Cormier, director... Read the rest »
Penguin Canada
Penguin Canada editorial director Andrea Magyar has been promoted to managing director of business development. In her new role, Magyar will be responsible for all... Read the rest »
HarperCollins Canada
HarperCollins Canada associate editor Kate Cassaday has moved into the new role of associate editor for the Collins imprint, where she will be responsible for... Read the rest »
McClelland & Stewart
McClelland & Stewart senior publicist Ruta Liormonas has been promoted to publicity manager, working alongside existing manager Josh Glover. Read the rest »
Personnel change: Leeson joins Gaspereau
Emily Leeson, a fomer marketing and publicity assistant at McClelland & Stewart and Random House of Canada, has joined Gaspereau Press, filling the marketing and... Read the rest »
Personnel change: Iwasutiak moves to Random House
McClelland & Stewart publicist Adria Iwasutiak has moved to a new position as senior publicist at Random House of Canada. She takes over from former... Read the rest »
New interim editor at Penguin
Penguin Canada senior editor Helen Reeves has gone on maternity leave, and has been replaced by Alex Schultz, a freelance editor and former senior editor... Read the rest »
Wilf Clarke out at Fenn
Vice-president of sales Wilf Clarke is out at H.B. Fenn and Company, a move president and CEO Harold Fenn describes as part of a larger... Read the rest »
Staff changes at Firefly Books
David Lewis has joined Firefly Books as school and library sales associate. A 20-year veteran of library and educational wholesalers, Lewis previously worked as the... Read the rest »
Drawn and Quarterly hires new director of operations
Drawn & Quarterly has hired Montreal-based illustrator Kit Malo as the company’s director of operations. Malo will oversee operations of D&Q’s retail, event, and workshop... Read the rest »
Lloyd Kelly leaves HarperCollins Canada
HarperCollins Canada’s vice-president of sales Lloyd Kelly is leaving the company. Having started 30 years ago as a student working in the former Collins warehouse,... Read the rest »
Staff change at Kate Walker & Company
Kate Walker & Company sales rep Caroline Woodward, who has covered northern Vancouver Island and the north coast of B.C. for the past seven years,... Read the rest »
Staff changes at Doubleday Canada
Martha Leonard will be taking on the newly created position of associate managing editor, effective immediately. Leonard came to Random House of Canada as an... Read the rest »
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