Publishing Unbound

Publishing Unbound was a three-day symposium (February 9-11, 2018) co-organized by me, Dr. Erin Wunker, and Heidi Waechtler, in conjunction with the Association of Book Publishers of BC and the Magazine Association of BC. It brought together authors, activists, scholars, and publishing professionals from across Canada for a conversation about systemic barriers to accessing Canadian publishing and the often-exclusive world of Canadian writing known as CanLit. Participants included Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Jordan Abel, Greg Younging, David Chariandy, Shazia Hafiz Ramji, Fazeela Jiwa, Leanne Johnson, Karla Comanda, Jónína Kirton, Laura Moss, Adèle Barclay, Phoebe Wang, Léonicka Valcius, and more.