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From directing the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia and finishing her Master’s thesis nearly a decade after her coursework, Heidi sheds light on finding a meaningful place in the publishing industry.

Guest Bio:

Heidi Waechtler (MPub cohort 2011–12) is currently director of sales and distribution at Figure 1 Publishing, a leading publisher of high-quality illustrated books. She's held roles including executive director of the Association of Book Publishers of BC, managing editor at Toronto's Coach House Books, and visiting faculty at �鶹��ƵPublishing. She lives in Port Moody, BC on the unceded, occupied, ancestral and traditional lands of the Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Stó:lō Nations.

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Host Bio:

Genevieve (Gen) Cheng is a final semester Communication major and Publishing minor who loves to make homemade sushi, take in new movies at local theatres, and is currently occupied leash training her kitten.

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Episode Produced by Genevieve Cheng and Stacey Copeland

Theme music: Chad Crouch “Illustrated Novel” is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

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