Author: Heidi Waechtler

Heidi Waechtler is executive director of the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (www.books.bc.ca), an industry association that advocates for the health of the BC-owned book publishing ecosystem. She lives on the traditional and unceded territories of the Kwikwetlem, Musqueam, Squamish, Stó:lō and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
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On Resolving to Publish: Book Publishing in 2021 and Beyond

January 12, 2021 by Heidi Waechtler | 4 Comments on On Resolving to Publish: Book Publishing in 2021 and Beyond

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 get into the industry itself. […]

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

August 7, 2018 by Heidi Waechtler | 4 Comments on On Community and Citizenship: How the Claudette Upton Scholarship Helped Bring My Career Into Focus

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. Looking back, six years later, […]

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