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In 2024, the 17^th edition of the International Visitors (IV) Programme will welcome publishing leaders from around the world and across Canada to discover the wealth and diversity of the Canadian literary scene and to enjoy exclusive opportunities for professional development during the Festival. The IV Organizing Committee invites all who are interested in publishing, and love the written word, to join them for this special IVY Award & Conversation event, presented in conjunction with the IV Programme. This 90-minute event will feature the presentation of the annual IVY Award, followed by a keynote talk and conversation.

Nicole Winstanley, the President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster Canada, will be the 13^th recipient of the IVY Award, given annually to an individual who has made a substantial contribution to Canadian publishing.

The keynote speaker will be Dawn Davies, the Founder and Publisher of 37 INK and Senior Vice President & Publisher at Simon & Schuster USA.

The IV Programme is supported by:

Nicole Winstanley

Nicole Winstanley is the President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster Canada, a global leader in general interest publishing, where she oversees all publishing and operations across Canada. Prior to her appointment, Nicole served as Publisher of Penguin Canada and Vice President of Penguin Random House Canada.

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Photo credit: Lorne Bridgman.

Dawn Davis

The Poets & Writers 2019 Editor of the Year, Dawn Davis is the founding publisher of 37 INK, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. She has edited many prizewinning and New York Times bestselling books, including one of the 2023 New York Times’s 10 Best Books of the Year, Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo; How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair; The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan; Never Caught, a finalist for the National Book Award, by Erica Armstrong Dunbar; The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton; The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, by Issa Rae; Tough Love by Ambassador Susan Rice; I Can’t Make this Up by Kevin Hart, and various books by weight loss expert JJ Smith, including the 10 Day Green Smoothie Cleanse.

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