{"product_id":"toronto-trailblazers-women-in-canadian-publishing-hardback-9781487505578","title":"Toronto Trailblazers; Women in Canadian Publishing (Hardback) 9781487505578","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eToronto Trailblazers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWomen in Canadian Publishing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRuth Panofsky (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487505578\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 September 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 7 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eToronto Trailblazers\u003c\/i\u003e explores the influence of seven key women who, despite pervasive gender bias, helped advance a modern literary culture for Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublisher Irene Clarke, scholarly editors Eleanor Harman and Francess Halpenny, trade editors Sybil Hutchinson, Claire Pratt, and Anna Porter, and literary agent Bella Pomer made the most of their vocational prospects, first by securing their respective positions and then by refining their professional methods. Individually, each woman asserted her agency by adapting orthodox ways of working within Canadian publishing. Collectively, their overarching approach emerged as a feminist practice. Through their vision and method these trailblazing women disrupted the dominant masculine paradigm and helped transform publishing practice in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. \"Exceptional in building a Canadian company\": Irene Clarke\u003cbr\u003e2. A \"Principal Architect\" of the University of Toronto Press: Eleanor Harman\u003cbr\u003e3. The \"Editorial Conscience\" of the University of Toronto Press: Francess Halpenny\u003cbr\u003e4. \"She knew the business ... and the Canadian literary market\": Sybil Hutchinson\u003cbr\u003e5. A \"tremendous job of editing\": Claire Pratt\u003cbr\u003e6. Publishing \"Maestro\" and Cultural Advocate: Anna Porter\u003cbr\u003e7. The \"Grande Dame\" of Literary Agents: Bella Pomer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595470598424,"sku":"9781487505578","price":47.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/toronto-trailblazers-women-in-canadian-publishing-hardback-9781487505578","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}