Amanda Lewis

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Jamie Gillingham, PR Manager at Eighty-Eight Agency, about the work we do at Page Two. We chatted about our acquisition and editing process, what changes I’ve seen in publishing over the past decade, and what’s next for the industry. Check out our conversation here.

I’m delighted to be moderating this special event at The Hive bouldering gym on April 12, 2018. I edited End of the Rope and Lands of Lost Borders, so I’ll be asking questions about the writing and publishing process, plus the appeal of living and writing out of bounds. What a bonus to be able to climb […]

“Thomas Merton wrote, ‘There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues.’ There is always an enormous temptation in all of life to diddle around making itsy-bitsy friends and meals and journeys for itsy-bitsy years on end. It is so self-conscious, so apparently moral, simply to step aside from […]

“I reached a stubby little tree growing out of a crack in the middle of the cliff. Standing on a ledge about the width of my feet, I held on to a spindly branch and looked down. It was a long way to the ground, maybe thirty feet, but instead of feeling fear, I tingled […]

If you haven’t been to Gabriola Island yet, just a short ferry ride from Nanaimo, April is the perfect month! The Isle of the Arts festival runs from April 4 to 15, and there are loads of events and workshops…something for everyone. I’m happy to be presenting my “Relax into Creativity: Yoga and Writing” workshop […]

I started bouldering a week ago, with an intro course at The Hive. (For the uninitiated, picture rock climbing without ropes, maybe 20 feet off the ground.) It’s been on my “list” for years, and I unabashedly fell in love with it right from the start. I’m drawn to the technique and skill, and of […]

I was delighted to interview my writer and dear friend Kate Harris just before the release of her new book, Lands of Lost Borders (Knopf Canada). We discussed the author-editor relationship, the purpose of travel literature, how paths diverge in life, and of course, Virginia Woolf. Check it out on Hazlitt.

Honoured to have edited this new collection of stories by Djamila Ibrahim for House of Anansi. On sale February 13, 2018.

Being outdoors is essential for me to recharge my creativity. Restoring my spirit in nature allows me to bring my best to my writing and editing. That’s why I’m so excited to be participating in the Canadian Ecology Centre’s Words in the Woods on Earth Day, April 20, 2018. This day of workshops features writers […]

I spent a splendid afternoon at Ahimsa Yoga Centre, facilitating a workshop on relaxing into creativity. We discussed the creative process and how ideas flow most easily when we’re relaxed. Then I led the participants through a restorative yoga sequence that paired grounding and action. We concluded by unpacking the why behind our big dreams […]