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On Resolving to Publish: Book Publishing in 2021 and Beyond

January 12, 2021 | Filed under: Heidi Waechtler

I’ve worked in publishing for about 15 years, but every year I’m caught off guard by the January phenomenon of aspiring authors who’ve resolved that this is the year they’re publishing a book. Manuscript submissions and calls about the publishing process become more frequent, as do inquiries about how to …

On Community and Citizenship: How the Claudette Upton Scholarship Helped Bring My Career Into Focus

August 7, 2018 | Filed under: Heidi Waechtler

I received the Claudette Upton Scholarship* in 2012 at a critical point in my career path: I was nearing the completion of my Master of Publishing coursework at Simon Fraser University and preparing to move from Vancouver to Toronto to take on a summer editorial internship at McClelland & Stewart. …

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