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Writers, illustrators, artists, translators, editors, designers: the magazine ecosystem brings together the talents and ideas of a vast field of creatives doing cutting-edge work in
Event Details
Writers, illustrators, artists, translators, editors, designers: the magazine ecosystem brings together the talents and ideas of a vast field of creatives doing cutting-edge work in a realm that is experiencing an exciting resurgence. This panel brings together some of the industry’s best literary magazine makers—big and small. Get ready to talk about the ingredients required for a thriving literary scene. We’ll cover how they’re filling crucial gaps in our media diet, the ways they’re supporting emerging writers, and what they hope for the future of print.
Speakers for this event
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Anthony Salvalaggio
Anthony Salvalaggio
Anthony Salvalaggio is one of the founders and editors of Toronto Journal, established in 2022.
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Ariella Garmaise
Ariella Garmaise
Ariella Garmaise is a writer and critic from Toronto. She is currently an assistant editor at The Walrus where she contributes to books coverage and the editing of short fiction. Her writing and literary criticism have been published in the Washington Post, Financial Times, and Los Angeles Review of Books.
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Nicola Hamilton
Nicola Hamilton
Nicola Hamilton RGD (she/her) is an award-winning editorial designer and founder of Issues Magazine Shop. She jokes that she’s best known for her delusional optimism about the state of Canadian media—and print magazines specifically. But that’s not actually far off: part connector, part cheerleader, part community builder, her professional life revolves around championing creative industries and people. For over a decade she’s been art directing and designing publications like The Grid, Chatelaine, The University of Toronto Magazine, Best Health, Precedent, and Serviette.
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Tali Voron-Leiderman
Tali Voron-Leiderman
Tali Voron-Leiderman is the managing editor of The Ampersand Review of Writing & Publishing and teaches in the Honours Bachelor of Creative Writing & Publishing at Sheridan College. Tali was the founder and publisher at The Soap Box Press and is the founder and managing editor at Plume Press. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and completed her Master of Arts in Literatures of Modernity at Toronto Metropolitan University. Tali is driven by her love for good writing, community building, and the desire to make the publishing industry a more accessible space.