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Anita Chong

Anita Chong is the Editorial Director of Fiction at McClelland & Stewart, where she edits literary fiction and memoir, and champions writers from traditionally underrepresented communities. Some of the highly acclaimed books she has edited include Sharon Bala’s The Boat People, Shashi Bhat’s Death by a Thousand Cuts, Michael Christie’s Greenwood, Tsering Yangzom Lama’s We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies, Jen Sookfong Lee’s Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart, Janika Oza’s A History of Burning, and Souvankham Thammavongsa’s How to Pronounce Knife.

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Category: Festival of Literary Diversity
Format: In-Person Audience: Adults Location: The Rose Theatre

Workshop: Publishing 101

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Anita Chong

Date
May 2, 2026
Time
9:30AM - 10:30AM ET
Location
The Rose Theatre

In this industry-based morning in-person workshop, take a crash course on the publishing industry with McClelland & Stewart editor, Anita…

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