Publisher Nicole Winstanley Named the 2024 Ivy Award Recipient
The 17th edition of the International Visitors (IV) Programme, in association with the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA), today announced that Nicole Winstanley, will be the 13th recipient of the Ivy Award, given annually to an individual who has made a substantial contribution to Canadian publishing. Winstanley will be honoured during the 2024 Ivy Award & Conversation taking place at Harbourfront Centre Theatre during TIFA on Tuesday September 24 at 2pm (ET). The event will also feature a conversation with Keynote Speaker Dawn Davis, Founder and Publisher of 37 INK and Senior Vice President & Publisher at Simon & Schuster USA. TIFA takes place from September 19 to 29, 2024.
“I’m stunned to have been chosen as the recipient of this award by my publishing peers, and also to have my name mentioned in the company of the previous winners whom I so greatly admire,” said Ivy Award recipient Nicole Winstanley.
“Nicole Winstanley is known to all who have had the privilege of working with her as a passionate and energetic champion for her authors and their books. She is known for her exceptional taste and her great enthusiasm. Her commitment to our industry - both at home here in Canada and internationally is unrivalled and we are so delighted to recognize her with the IVY Award and add her name to the prestigious list of recipients,” said Carolyn Forde co-chair of the IV Committee.
This year’s Ivy Award jury is composed of Deborah Dundas, Opinion Editor, Toronto Star; Carolyn Forde co-chair IV Committee, Partner & Senior Literary Agent, Transatlantic Agency; Alana Wilcox, Editorial Director, Coach House Books; Kyle Wyatt, Editor Literary Review of Canada and TIFA Director Roland
Gulliver.
Past Ivy Award recipients include: Alana Wilcox (2023) Iris Tupholme (2022), Errol Sharpe (2021), Nurjehan Aziz (2020), Anne Collins (2019), Brian Lam (2018), Phyllis Bruce (2017), Linda McKnight (2016), David Kent (2015), Dean Cooke (2014), Louise Dennys (2013) and Scott McIntyre (2012).
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