Amanda Lewis

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  • Yiddish for Pirates nominated for the GG

    Yiddish for Pirates nominated for the GG

    Another award nomination for Yiddish for Pirates! Gary Barwin’s novel is shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction.

    Amanda Lewis

    October 5, 2016
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  • Joining Page Two publishing agency

    I’m very happy to announce that I will be joining Page Two as Project & Development Manager, effective October 17th. I couldn’t be more excited. I’m in BC now and will be meeting the whole team next week in Vancouver. Here’s our press release.

    Amanda Lewis

    October 5, 2016
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  • On taking stock and allowing dreams to evolve

    Sue Carter at Quill & Quire commissioned me to write a personal essay about my decision to leave my job. This piece ran on the Quill & Quire site today and was picked up by Publishers Weekly.

    Amanda Lewis

    September 29, 2016
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  • Yiddish for Pirates shortlisted for the Giller Prize

    Yiddish for Pirates shortlisted for the Giller Prize

    It was a thrilling morning at the AGO…Yiddish for Pirates by Gary Barwin was named a finalist for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize. The book joins five other finalists, selected from 161 books.

    Amanda Lewis

    September 26, 2016
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  • Vital Little Plans

    Vital Little Plans

    It’s here! I’m immensely proud to be the Canadian editor of this new collection of essays and speeches by Jane Jacobs, edited by Samuel Zipp and Nathan Storring.

    Amanda Lewis

    September 17, 2016
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  • Re:New

    Re:New

    I recently had the pleasure of proofreading the 2016 edition of Re:New, the magazine of New College at the University of Toronto. The magazine is sent to over 18,000 alumni and friends, in print and digital formats. I keep in touch with my alma mater, UBC, by reading the alumni magazine and newsletters, so I […]

    Amanda Lewis

    September 12, 2016
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  • Transitions

    Transitions

    I’m currently in a period of rapid change. I’m in the process of launching a freelance business while maintaining my job as an editor at Penguin Random House Canada (my last day is September 30th). The changes are self-induced and all positive, but I’m learning that everything they say about transitions is true…it can be completely […]

    Amanda Lewis

    September 11, 2016
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    #downtime, #entrepreneur, #freelance, #transitions
  • Shepping nachas

    Shepping nachas

    The announcement of the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist is a little like Christmas in the publishing world, particularly if you’re fortunate enough to have a title on the list. I am so happy to share that Yiddish for Pirates by Gary Barwin, a novel I acquired and edited, is on the 2016 longlist! I am thrilled, […]

    Amanda Lewis

    September 7, 2016
    Uncategorized
    #canlit, #gillerprize, #nfof, #yiddishforpirates
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